Comes from the upstart IJW distillery. Nose - sweet, caramel, vanilla, smoky, oak, little bit of citrus and chocolate. Palate - still sweet on the front end bubble gum, little bit of vanilla, caramel, mid palate is slightly astringent, but moves to smoke and spicy. Theres a little but of nuttiness, kind of reminds me of heaven hill a little bit. Finish - short but spicy, I’m gonna guess this is a high rye bourbon. Oak, spice, citrus, hint of mint. It doesnt remind me of other traditional double oaked bourbons, but with it being on the lower price point of double oaked products its good. With the spice it kind of reminds me of 2XO but not as big a flavor profile but also about half the price. Flavor isnt going to blow you away but its good.
About this bottle
This is a sourced small batch bourbon matured in new, charred American oak that is then re-barreled. It is bottled at 90 proof.
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A thoughtful gift from the wife for Father's day. This was a Total Wine recommendation. Not too shabby if I do say so myself. Fairly straight forward barreling. The nose yielded the usual baking spice, but with a hint of banana. The taste contained a decent amount of cinnamon, vanilla, and a touch of oak. Some heat, but overall easy to drink with a somewhat short finish. This is definitely a go to for those days you just want to enjoy a no frills dram. It gets the job done without much thought involved. Great for the price point as well.
A complex, High Rye Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey by IJW Whiskey in Kentucky is aged for a minimum of 4 years in new charred American white oak barrels, then re-barreled, before being bottled at 45% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of grain, wood & spice; while a spicy life adds notes of honey, vanilla, oak, rye & cinnamon; that led to a balanced death of medium length. March / July 2023 / February 2025
Nose has sweet fruit and fall spice, cardamom and nutmeg. Palate is a bit spicier bringing cinnamon and chocolate, and a hint of oak. Not very woody considering it's rebarreled. Finish is quick but pleasant. All in all a nice well balanced mellow whiskey.
Soft on the nose, oak, apple, vanilla, cherry, a touch of cinnamon. Very, almost creamy, smooth, and sweet, with flavors of vanilla, oak, red hots, cherry, and char. Soft, lightly spicy finish.
Typical double oak with the caramel and oak nose. Little spice to for the finish. Not bad not knock your socks off. Good for under $40
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