You're quietly making your way through the streets, when you see two zombies eating some guy on the next corner. Then you notice a bottle of this laying next to the guy.. The bottle I tasted was 100 proof. Nose was sweet and unoffensive. Tastes like caramel corn, but not much else. Despite the lack of complexity, it's easily drinkable due to lack of heat and silkiness of the liquid. You have a choice to make. Replenish your survival pack now, or wait until the next bottle find. It's probably worth a couple of bullets, if you think you can get the bottle and get out of the vicinity as quick as possible.
About this bottle
The Straight Bourbon from Blaum Bros. Distilling Co. in Galena, Illinois, is matured for a minimum of four years. Made from a mash bill of 72% corn, 23% rye and 5% malted barley, the bourbon is barreled at 117.5 proof, and then bottled at 100 proof with non-chill filtration. Each release is made from a small batch of eight barrels.
How it tastes
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Reviews
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Nose: Corn, butterscotch. Sip is very oak forward, some vanilla and baking spice, but predominantly dry oak. Drinks hotter than its 100 proof, with both heat and spice increasing as the sip goes on. Hint of dark fruit on the finish, cherry, or dark berry. Overall, drinks young and crafty.
Aroma has some demerera syrup and caramel but not much complexity beyond that, flavor almost begs for cola with some cola notes and lots of woody bark root notes. Would be a great mixer but alone it needs an extra leg to stand on.
Nose: honey and fresh linens Mouthfeel: light and airy Palette: more honey, sweetened green, imaged oak Finish: mid to long. Definitely long for it’s age, mild and immensely pleasurable
Pretty aggressive and not terribly sweet. I enjoy drinking it straight. It’s far too expensive to use as a mixer and I’ve found it doesn’t play well with others!
Neat. Nose is spicy caramel. Taste is sweet and spicy burnt caramel with a sweet spice finish. Pretty good but drinks hotter the then 100 proof to me.
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