Colour:
Full Gold
Review:
I recently came across a bourbon called Blanton's Special Reserve
in my local bottle shop that I'd never seen before. I checked my whisky
bible and checked my ever trusty friend Connosr to see what others
thought of it and saw that it had gotten some good reviews. So I
decided to give it a try. I'm REALLY glad I did!
The nose, like all good bourbons is quite sweet
with hints of honey, vanilla, some spicy oak and oddly enough red vine
licorice. (Is this just me or are more bourbons having that nose and
flavor in them lately!?) I got to be honest I'm REALLY loving and
digging on the red licorice on the nose!
Time to taste!!
Sweet and spicy!! Vanilla and oak are in my mouth,
but what's really jumping up and down on my taste buds is that lovely
red licorice!! This lovely red licorice is something I've only
encountered in bourbons in Australia and mind you it could be that my
palate is improving or it could be that the Aussies are stealing alot of
my fun and sweet bourbons! If they are it's time for war because this
bourbon is AWESOME!! And a steal at $45 bucks!
The finish is long with quite abit of spice and a little lingering sweetness running through it.
A good bourbon shouldn't break your bank to buy it
and the nice thing is Blanton's Special Reserve doesn't.
It's not the
best bourbon in the world, but it would likely be a bourbon that I would
be happy to introduce a whisky beginner to!
Let The Races Begin!!!
Nose: 23/25
Taste: 22/25
Finish: 21/25
Balance: 21/25
Overall: 87/100
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