Appearance:Legs are eager to form before slowly drooping. Enticing viscosity.
Nose:
Super concentrated richness of leather, nutmeg, wet paint, cinnamon, custard and char. Bright and polished.
Palate:
Oily and dense; liquefied wax consistency. Brightly leathery with tobacco and spicy char, primarily. Dense layers of sweet honey-glazed tobacco and maple ooze forth as a dried-fruit twang lies buried beneath the richness. Oak never intrudes, but provides support by pillaring substantial weight. Weighty with a deeply satisfying sappiness which soothes the tongue and wedges itself within the spicy char and drying alcohol.
Finish: Char lingers and anchors cinnamon sticks and aniseed. Extremely long.
Comment: A late-at-night bourbon seemingly constructed for late-night pondering. Pure and decadent. Beautiful stuff.
3 comments:
Oh man, that sounds nice. I weep that none of the Old Rip Van Winkle lineup is available in Georgia anymore.
What's really insane to me is the full range produced by the Buffalo Trace distilleries...Van Winkle, Sazerac, W.L. Weller, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Blanton's...good grief!
It's pretty divine stuff, and another great deal. I think I paid $27. When we do out first trade, I'll send you some. This high-proof stuff is loads of fun!
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