Batch #18, Bottle #2631, 2/23 bottled. I had Fox and Oden a few weeks back at a restaurant. I liked it very much, and the manager offered to buy me a bottle and sell it to me at cost (my first purchase from the bar!). Today, I picked up my bottle after having dinner there... Color: Medium copper-amber. Nose: Raisins, prunes, cherries — very fruity nose! Palate: (Drank with an ice cube) Initial sweetness on the tongue, featuring a return of the cherries from the nose. Slight tongue tingle and mild chest hug going down. Subsequent sips reveal some spicy oak. Finish: Pretty lengthy finish with lingering cherry (like cough syrup), and a nice dose of oak tannins. Very good bourbon. For some reason, I was under the impression that this was a Kentucky bourbon. But not so! Distilled in Indiana and bottled in Michigan.
About this bottle
This expression is a blend of bourbons — one with a 21% rye mash bill and the other with 36% — aged between 8-15 years. It is bottled at 99 proof.
Reviews
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Pretty good, not great taste and no burn going down. Initially hot on the tongue though. Overall above average, but not worth $90. 2nd tasting I brought it down a peg for a little more heat then I remember the first time.
Very smooth. Darker nose, oak, caramel, toffee. Taste comes in smooth, a little sweetness but a lot of flavor. Moves in to a little spice and a nice long finish. Want to do a head to head with JM.
Pretty good not sure if it match price point to me.
Straight: very good
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