Starlight
Starlight
54%
9.5 Years
This is a single-barrel bourbon from Indiana's Starlight Distillery. It was sent to us for review in light of one of the brand's single-barrel bourbons winning Best Craft Distillery Whiskey at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. We received barrel No. 16264, a 9.5-year-old bourbon bottled at 108 proof.
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Warm, sweet and creamy on the nose, with notes of browned butter, licorice, toasted marshmallow, marzipan, apricot and apple cobbler.
Bright and tasty profile. Raspberries, peaches and cream, Golden Delicious apple and marshmallow fluff mingle beautifully with a perfect amount of oak and browned butter. On the back end, some spice kicks in, adding cinnamon and cracked pepper.
The finish is dry, leading with tannin followed by peppermint, cinnamon, fudge, espresso and nutmeg.
An absolute banger of a barrel from Starlight. This is delicious, well balanced and very satisfying bourbon.
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Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.
