Medley Exclusive Selection Barrel Proof KY Bourbon 2019

Belated notes. A friend brought this over and technically isn’t the same as the one listed here but close enough. Justin’s House of Bourbon 2019. Barrel 1, 58.1% ABV, bottle 2 of 192. Sourced by Charles Medley from somewhere in KY - likely Barton if my senses are correct. This is not the over-aged, over-oaked Barton that has a variable wrap but instead is in line with 1792 BiB and Full Proof. At 116 it’s a hair below 1792 FP (at 124) but shares many of the same notes. On the nose I pick up candy cigarettes, vanilla frosting, light peanut, slight nutmeg and clove. Fits with a high corn, med rye mash bill. Thin mouthfeel, hot but not painful at all. Lands with sweet corn, clove, nutmeg, cherry and balanced oak. More sweet than tannic and no bitterness to speak of. No idea what these cost but if one turns up in the $50-70 range I would pull the trigger. That said there’s no telling from barrel to barre where these come from but it stood its own against 2 other 1792 FP picks we pulled out to compare.

Currently drinking bottle 15 from barrel #1 and am absolutely floored...what a find! Baking spices, cinnamon, dark fruits...I’d put it several notches above ECBP and Old Ezra and just a notch below GTS. At under $100 this feels like an absolute steal.

One of the best barrel proof bourbons I’ve had (and I’ve had a lot). Good luck finding a bottle, but if you do grab one or more.

This bottle blows me away every time I have a pour. Best kept secret I have in my collection.

WHOA!

Wow!