Smokeye Hill Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review | The Daily Pour
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Smokeye Hill Straight Bourbon Whiskey

  • Distiller

    Undisclosed

  • Bottler

    Smokeye Hill

  • ABV

    46.5%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Smokeye Hill Straight Bourbon, crafted in Colorado Springs, is made from a mashbill of blue corn, yellow corn, rye and malted barley. It aged in new American white oak barrels with No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 barrel chars and is non-chill filtered. Resting at 93 proof, a bottle retails for about $69.99.

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  • Raided Score: 70
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • Overall, it’s clear the magic with this brand must be other skus because this is nothing to write home about. It’s young, and it shows.
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  • Raided Score: 96
  • Robb Report
  • By Jonah Flicker
  • This is a very well balanced bourbon that oscillates between notes of deep oak, young wood, fruits, and spice, four flavor corners that all lead to a pleasant, warming finish.
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  • Nose:

    Lightly musty, sweet, loaded with creamed corn, vanilla bean and confectioners sugar. Some light musty cardboard and faint grain notes.

  • Taste:

    Thin mouthfeel with notes of honey, pecans, creamed corn, vanilla butterscotch. Youthful, grainy, musty.

  • Finish:

    Short finish: young and a bit flat.

  • Overall:

    The magic with this brand must come from other SKUs, because this is nothing to write home about. It’s young, and it shows.

  • Score:

    70

  • 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