This is a mashbill #2 product from Buffalo Trace. It is on Buffalo Trace's lower tier of product offerings, as can be spectacled from the plastic handle presentation it is bottled in. This originally started as a 10-year product, then became "10 Stars" because ambiguity in this industry is often met with outcry and strict regulation. Wait a second.
It definitely had that wonderful Buffalo trace nose, but clearly lacked the Buffalo Trace flavor profile that distinguishes so many of their fine bourbons from all price points. I recommend using this as a mixer, but I wouldn’t plan to sip it neat.
I think it’s probably the only bourbon I throw in a bourbon based cocktail because the only real cocktail I make is a lazy whiskey sour and this fits in just fine. It’s not great bourbon though and deserves the 4/10 I will give it.
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House Review
Nose:
Earthy, caramel, beet, pepper, tobacco.
Taste:
Sweet but not super rich. Thin medium mouthfeel. Young corn, cocoa, earthy tobacco, vanilla and some pepper. Faint wet cardboard, indicating underaged spirit.
Finish:
Short to medium, but some heat. Young corn, vanilla, tobacco and coffee.
Overall:
This is really not great, but it's also really not bad. I put it a peg under Buffalo Trace, but I get that I'm one of the few who is likely to enjoy it. I think it's probably the only bourbon I's throw in a bourbon-based cocktail because the only real cocktail I make is a lazy whiskey sour, and this fits in just fine. It's not great bourbon, but it deserves the 4/10 I'm giving it.
Score:
75
By t8ke
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