Appearance: This delicious whiskey has a dark brown leather color with very thin mostly viscous legs. Nose: The nose is quite complex! It takes one on a journey through familiar notes of dusty corn, cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla, molasses, and cocoa, as well as more unique findings like smoke, black grapes, pear, boiled carrots, and a light polyurethane note. With a splash of water, notes of wildflowers, honey, and more caramel come forward. Taste: The palate is bitey and rough but delicious - a cowboy’s bourbon. Notes consist of caramel, brown sugar, maple, wood tannins, BBQ char, and pineapple. Finish: There is a long sugary and nearly minty finish, making this bourbon ideal for a julep. Thoughts: On my shelf is bottle number 39 of 56, of barrel 387 (for the nerds like me). In my opinion this versatile bourbon is perfect neat, in an old fashioned, or in a mint julep. It’s the Robin Williams of bourbon: multifunctional and a strong act. I love it all and am a big fan of this juice! Distillery 291 has yet to disappoint me and I highly recommend anyone to hunt down a bottle. 291, thanks again, guys! Cheers!
About this bottle
291 Colorado Bourbon showcases a high-corn mash bill of 80% corn, 19% malted rye, and 1% malted barley. The whiskey is matured for approximately one year, and then undergoes a finishing process with charred Colorado Aspen staves. Bottled at 100 proof, this is a single cask release and therefore may showcase variations in flavor.
How it tastes
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Woody, sweet, bitter, and more complex than just your standard “vanilla” bourbon. Appreciate that they are trying something different rather than chase the extremely one dimensional bourbon palate that seemingly most other distilleries are going for. Does it feel a bit young? Sure. But if you appreciate all types of whiskey and are looking for something that is unique, youll like this. If youre just a standard american who only drinks bourbon and thinks theres some perfect taste profile out there that everyone should be striving for then you probably wont like it - but who cares about those boring people?
Neck pour. I believe the proof is higher than stated here. Interesting flavor, actually pretty tasty and more on the savory than sweet notes. Does not seem strong or astringent. Aspen wood leaves an note resting woody finish. Very drying on the back end. Finish is short and dominated by wood and spice. Would like to see them try this with older juice, but this is not a bad introduction to their spirits for me.
The small batch is 100 proof. There is also a delicious barrel proof single barrel that starts at 125 proof. Not a Kentucky bourbon: the maltiness makes this a great bourbon for someone who likes Scotch. A sweet bourbon with a lot of complexoty and texture.
Rye on the nose in addition to the standard notes. A little bit of wood, learher and medicinal notes. Taste comes in sweet and medicinal with some cherry at the end. Its good but the flavor profile just isnt my favorite.
Woody, with strong oak aroma and cedar coming through. The flavor is oaky, with hints of vanilla. The Aspen staves provide a mustiness that’s actually rather pleasant. It has a bit is sweetness.
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