This is another release in the Parker's Heritage Collection from Heaven Hill. It's a bourbon finished in cognac barrels that is 10 years old and bottled at 50% ABV.
Pulling from the series past, this year’s edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection delivers an interesting sip that is one of the most unique limited releases of 2024.
A tad sweet for my taste but otherwise quite perfect. I’ll have to ask bourbon experts if they manage to detect the cognac. Anyway, vive la difference!
Notes of graham cracker, dark fleshy fruit (ripe grape, blackberry brandy), light toffee, maple syrup on pancakes, and creamy vanilla. Great balance, distinctive, and perilously drinkable for 100 proof.
This is a huge (and very dark colored) Bourbon, and the Cognac comes through clearly, giving this Bourbon a lot more sweetness than most. But at the same time, it’s richly complex, with raisin, cinnamon, and smoldering wood notes.
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House Review
Nose:
Vanilla, caramel, rich oak. Earthy tobacco, sweet musty notes. Stewed fruits, a faint bit of allspice and really robust cocoa.
Taste:
Thick and rich mouthfeel, no real heat despite the slightly elevated proof. Vanilla, nougat, faintly stewed fruits and rich rich caramel. This is perhaps the richest bourbon that I have had, and the stewed fruits + nougat element adds massive character.
Finish:
Long, rich, loaded with earthy tobacco, sweet caramel and vanilla, rich nougat and payday bar an the onset of some delicious stewed fruits.
Overall:
This is one of the best bourbons that I have had - it is diverse and complex, rich and full, and everything that I wish a bourbon could be. Sigh.
Score:
95
By t8ke
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