McKenzie Single Barrel Bourbon (Roc Elite Huff N Doback)

The nose immediately starts off with a floral, yet funky note that is reminiscent of vintage bourbons. Old, smokey oak comes in alongside it, with a vanilla smoothness to it all. This is pretty wild to experience as there's nothing quite like it. I know that they use chinkapin oak from time to time, which does impart quite the uniqueness. The funkiness carries over to the palate, we're a touch of pepperiness comes out long with the oak. It is still backed up by vanilla creaminess and while overall the amount of flavors is rather simple, the flavors are deep and complex. This is very full and sticks to the inside of your mouth. It again is very reminiscent of sipping on vintage bourbon with the amount of that funk that is present. It's quite incredible the strength of flavor they've managed to achieve with this. The finish is long, rich and chewy, with endless amounts of flavor swelling around the mouth. Being at barrel's strength and less than 100 proof, it's not the spiciest bourbon, but just enough the balance everything else that has going for it. As with a lot of their other releases, this one is special.