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92Excellent

Blade and Bow Solera Reserve 12 Year Bourbon

Bourbon
  • Distiller

    Undisclosed

  • Bottler

    Stitzel-Weller Distilling Co.

  • ABV

    52%

  • Age

    12 Years

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Blade and Bow 12-Year-Old Solera Reserve is a Kentucky straight bourbon produced at the historic Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville under Diageo ownership. Made from bourbon aged at least 12 years, it undergoes a multi-vat solera finishing process using Cognac, Bordeaux, Moscatel and Port casks before bottling. It is bottled at 52% ABV and retails for around $64.99 per 750 mL bottle.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Whiskey Reviewer
  • By Richard Thomas
  • The palate opens fruity, turns nutty and turns spicy on the backend, but never really loses touch with any single part of the flavor profile and sustains a current of vanilla throughout
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Jordan Moskal
  • Utilizing a multi-vat solera finishing and blending process, Blade and Bow 12-Year-Old Solera Reserve delivers a sip that is hard to dislike.
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  • Raided Score: 93
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • A luscious bourbon with a spectacular profile. Impressive stuff.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Delectable nose. Sweet cream and green apple plus brown sugar and caramel.

  • Taste:

    Oily viscosity. Barrel char intertwine with green apple, cinnamon, clove and molasses.

  • Finish:

    Browned butter and barrel char lead the finish, followed by espresso, leather, butterscotch and orange peel.

  • Overall:

    A luscious bourbon with a spectacular profile. Impressive stuff.

  • Score:

    93

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By David Morrow
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources