Hogs 3

Nose: Light, gentle fruit notes and vanilla. A subtle cereal and fragrant wood presence and some faint cinnamon and honeyed notes in the background. There is a distinctly thin quality to the nose that makes it seem to lack character. Palate: Initially sweet on the arrival but almost instantly turning prickly with spice, the sweet quality is quickly revealed as the simple sweetness of ethanol. The development is low-key and brings out vague fruitiness but the palate is simple and veers towards dryness. Vanilla and rye are apparent and the texture is on the thin side of neutral. Finish: Medium/short. Cereal and alcohol sweetness and a very slightly bitter aftertaste. This is a low-priced mid-to-bottom shelf bourbon that works tolerably well as a mixer, but is not really up to neat tasting, being soft and easy to the point of boredom. There are no particularly disturbing off-notes, but it lacks any real personality. In an odd way it's almost the bourbon analog of blended scotch - it seems like a tolerably good bourbon that has been diluted with characterless grain whisky. In the scotch whisky world this would be sitting on the same shelf as J&B and Grants. There is a hollowness at its core and water does not lend any extra development - it just dilutes the profile. If this was the cheapest bourbon on the shelves I'd give it some grudging respect and rate it more highly. However at the asking price it is competing against Bulleit, Wild Turkey and Maker's Mark and it comes off pretty poorly in comparison. Even Jim Beam White Label, which is considerably cheaper, is a better bourbon. I wouldn't buy it again. "Inferior" : 69/100 (1.75 stars)

Interesting story here. It’s distilled and aged in Kentucky for 3 years, but bottled in Scotland, then imported and distributed out of Houston. At the price it’s a solid bourbon. Sweet on the nose. I picked up vanilla and raisins. The taste to me seemed younger than it’s age, a bit harsh at first but mellows to a sweet spice. I tried it neat and it seemed to lack flavor, then added about a teaspoon of water and it mellowed it to taste the sweet spice. Good mixing bourbon too. At the price it’s worth a try.

It's definitely a value for money Bourbon (around AUD$44 - I paid $39) and perfect with mixers. However I reckon it actually punches above it's weight so would be interested to hear what others who try it straight think of it.

Tastes like it's price. More like a blended scotch finished in bourbon barrels. Not bad at all, just unrefined and shallow. Mix it up.

No wonder this is so cheap. Tastes like jet fuel. The only redeeming quality is that it’s alcoholic, so for that I’ll give it 1 star.

Not very nice with ice. Will see without ice and with coke one day