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Joseph Magnus Bourbon Whiskey

Bourbon Joseph Magnus
  • Distiller

    MGP

  • Bottler

    Joseph Magnus

  • ABV

    50%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $60 to $99.99

"Joseph Magnus Bourbon is a marriage of straight bourbon whiskey aged in white oak and finished in Oloroso sherry, Pedro Ximnez and Cognac casks. Rich and deep notes of vanilla, citrus, dark chocolate, brown sugar and dark stone fruits deliver with a lingering, warm finish." - Joseph Magnus Website

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 90
  • WhiskyCast
  • By Mark Gillespie
  • The finish is long, dry, and slightly astringent with lingering spices, honey, and touches of dark fruits.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Distiller
  • By Sam Davies
  • The finish caps everything with dry wood smoke. Nothing lavish like the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, but stalwart top to bottom.
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  • Raided Score: 100
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Carin Moonin
  • I like everything about this whiskey. Truly. All of it. More, please!
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By Jeffery Lindenmuth
  • Water helps to temper the heat and release even more flavors, with currant, chocolate, and drying oak on the finish.
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  • Raided Score: 80
  • Whiskey Consensus
  • By Eric Stumbo
  • While I understand the costs associated with sourcing bourbon barrels and the costs of buying and transporting sherry/cognac finishing casks, I just do not find the final product worth the $100 MSRP.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • The finish reprises much of the above, ending on notes of Cracker Jack and barbecued beef ribs. A significant red pepper note lends a surprising harshness to the proceedings.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • The Daily Pour
  • By t8ke
  • What I did like was the nose, though, and the sherry and cognac components that existed and played very well with the bourbon notes, without becoming overbearing.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Honey, figs, rich cocoa, vanilla cream. Earthy, rich tobacco, musty plums. Thick nose like a raisin bread with some spices and vanilla sweetness.

  • Taste:

    Thin to medium mouth feel. Earthy, musty and sweet. Lots of cocoa, honey, vanilla, some rich syrupy fruits. Lots of plum, cherry and bready sweetness. The cognac and sherry finishes are very evident here. Sweet, but rich and savory. Lots of tobacco.

  • Finish:

    Short to medium in length. No real heat here. Tobacco, pepper, earthy clove, followed by some plum and a bit of currant.

  • Overall:

    Overall, I liked this but found both the palate and the finish to be thin and generally not super complex. What I did like was the nose, though, and the sherry and cognac components that existed and played very well with the bourbon notes, without becoming overbearing.

  • Score:

    85

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

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources