Laguna Madre is considered the Hye, Texas distillery's rarest whiskey expression to date, with over a decade of work put into it. Named for the blue waters along the Texas gulf coast, the bourbon is double cask-aged—first for 4 years in new white American oak barrels and additional 4 years in French Limousin oak. The 2021 release is limited to 2,000 bottles with 500 bottles available at the distillery at a drive-thru event on a first-come-first-served basis on May 8th, additional bottles distributed across the US thereafter. It is bottled at 101 proof (50.5% ABV).
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Nose: Sweet, with hints cinnamon, makes me think of cinnamon brown sugar on toast. Tons of vanilla! Palate: A nice sweetness brings in the strong notes of vanilla and a creaminess that's really nice. Finish: The creaminess continues but now reminds me of a heavy cream with cinnamon sprinkled on top like a nice cup of hot chocolate. Oddly specific I know.
Let’s just say I am glad a buddy gave me a sample of this because I would be pretty disappointed spending $300 on this sub par bourbon. It taste like most of GB’s offerings but with even more oak and with a very drying finish that I find present with a lot of Texas Bourbon’s. Unfortunately, this is just another overpriced release from GB…….
Pleasant sweet vanilla nose. A little spice but smooth. Not as sweet on the palate as the nose and a lot of oak and leather on the after taste. Very good, but not great.
Raisins , cream, vanilla oak baking spice
Also really enjoy this one.
Same style and price bracket, best rated first.
