Detroit City Butcher's Cut Bourbon

Your first sniff of this whiskey reveals a strange chemical smell, maybe a cross between Comet cleanser and Windex. However, the initial sip reveals its true character. You are treated to the taste of plywood dust, like not even the good OSB kind. No, just shitty old plywood that has been left out behind the garage all winter so it's soaked in rain water and the urine of you and your friends who were drinking in the garage and were too drunk to go in the house so you just stumbled out behind the garage to try to write your name in pee-pee on the sheet of wood. The mouth feel is not unpleasant but only because you don't want to keep this slurry on your tongue that long so you can no longer have your tastebuds dropkicked by this swill. The finish is unpleasant yet revolting. There are hints of Elmers glue, Robitussin, and the tears of lab test bunnies that have been sprayed in the eyes with Brakekleen. The burn is not terrible but only because it gets just past your throat before you want to vomit it right back up in a stream of sadness and hate. The bottle is cool though! 👍

Just a quick notes type review for this hometown bourbon. Tried it tonight at a minor league ball game. Not sure how well my nose was working in a ballpark with a breeze and nosing out of a 12oz plastic cup, but I tried my best. Other than its 50% ABV I have no info on this whiskey at the moment. Heavy oak and rye notes on the nose. The first thing that popped into my head was MGP, but I don’t think this is sourced. Dusty, a touch of orange, vanilla and heavy barrel char. A little mint and some perfume. The palate has strong musty oak, rye, peanuts, heavy barrel char and cherry cough syrup. Not bad for a young bourbon. The 50% ABV is both in your face and hidden at the same time. Medium bodied mouthfeel and dry. The finish is medium long with charred oak, rye and is dry. Not bad, I’d say that another few years in the barrel would help add some depth and smooth things out a bit (the oak was so strong it was like sucking on a bourbon soaked wood chip). Not sure what a bottle goes for but if it’s sub $40 it might be worthy of a buy. 3 stars. Cheers

Nose: Smokey and Spicy Palate: Strong smokey and slicy flavors The roasted barely and rye come thriugh very string with the smokey and spicy flavors. If you didn't tell me this was a bourbon, I would never have guessed it was. There isn't much sweetness to it. The corn mash flavor comes through in the end but tastes very young. This isn't much of a surprise since it's only aged for one year. For $50 there are better options out there.

This “bourbon” needs more time in the barrel at a minimum. It tastes like drinking a glass of sawdust or licking a piece of fresh cut wood. Reminded me of walking through the wood section of Home Depot (in a bad way). I could be wrong on the aging, maybe it’s the hand smoking of the barrel instead of charring. Either way something is a miss here.

I was asked to try this bourbon out by a friend. I am very pleased with the results of the taste test. I love bourbon and drink quite a few different brands. I love the flavor of this bourbon, it is sweeter than most but I like it. Very good with a cigar.

Belated. Abbreviated notes: Super impressive for a 1 year craft bourbon. Sweet. Muted cherries and oat earthiness. Rich. Gentle proof spice adds balance. Some barrel notes despite the young age.