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Abraham Bowman Oak Series: Hungarian Oak

Bourbon A. Smith Bowman
  • Distiller

    A. Smith Bowman

  • Bottler

    Abraham Bowman

  • ABV

    57.5%

  • Age

    12 Years

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Released in August 2025, this is the latest limited-edition release in A. Smith Bowman's Abraham Bowman Oak Series. Aged 12 years in Hungarian oak, this bourbon is bottled at 115 proof and has a suggested retail price of $80.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 96
  • VinePair
  • By David Thomas Tao
  • It’s a delicious whiskey with a uniquely fruit-forward profile, one that showcases its maturity without leading with astringency or leaning on wood tannins.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Charles Steele
  • I think this is a remarkable example of what curated bourbon is about.
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  • Raided Score: 98
  • Robb Report
  • By Jonah Flicker
  • There’s a decadence to the flavor profile, and the higher (but not too high) proof adds a bit of heat to complement all those rich, creamy notes.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Eric Hasman
  • Abraham Bowman Oak Series: Hungarian Oak is a bold and perfectly balanced whiskey that expertly showcases the robust, full flavors influenced by Hungarian oak aging.
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  • Raided Score: 93
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • It tastes like nothing else I've had this year and is delicious
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Beautiful, confectionary nose full of maple, sweet cream, soft oak, cherry, cinnamon, fondant, gingersnap cookies and mint.

  • Taste:

    This bourbon has a wonderful, silky viscosity and plenty going on on the palate. Toasted oak, cherry cola, frangipane, burnt caramel, clove, anise, mint, tobacco, lemon curd, cinnamon leather.

  • Finish:

    The finish is medium in length, leading with a buttery texture, a big anise note and drying tannin, leather, maple, chopped walnuts, sassafras, cream, cigar wrapper and Milk Duds.

  • Overall:

    This is a lovely bourbon from Bowman. It's oaky, decadent, drinks lower than its proof (complimentary) and has a wonderful balance of decadent sweetness, spice and oak. It tastes like nothing else I've had this year and is delicious. Not quite a bourbon of the year contender for me, but it's in that next tier.

  • 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