Milam & Greene Triple Cask Bourbon

Had been eyeing this one for a few days, and yesterday decided to pull the trigger on a bottle... First things first: The bottle itself. I know you can't (shouldn't) judge a bourbon by it's bottle. But I gotta say, a classic-looking bottle with an interesting label DOES make one take a second look. Now for the juice inside.... On the nose, I got the usual leather — as I do from most bourbons I've had — vanilla, cherry, walnuts and some slight heat/alcohol. I had it with ice, as I typically drink my whiskey. The palate is sweet with distinct flavor of peanuts, along with pecan, apples and a good dose of spice. The finish is moderate with lingering spice. I gave it a 3.75, as I reserve 4 and over for bourbons that knock my socks off. But this is very good. I could see it being purchased again.

An elegant, Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey by Milam & Greene Distillery in Texas Hill Country crafted with a mash bill of 70% Texas corn, 22% Pacific Northwest malted rye from Oregon & Washington & 8% Wyoming barley. Three hand-picked Straight Bourbon Whiskies go into each bottle: 3-4YO Texas bourbon for that pop of spice, 3-5YO Kentucky Bourbon for flavors of vanilla and fruits, and a vintage Tennessee Bourbon for the structure and tannins. The blend is then proofed to taste and bottled on site at 94 proof. It has an aromatic birth with notes of grains, wood, flowers, herbs & spices; while a slightly creamy & delicate life adds notes of notes of vanilla that led to a warm death of medium length.

Tasted neat with out water Appearance: Deep Amber and clear Nose: The nose is clean with medium floral notes & butter scotch. I get pronounced apple, a bit of rye bread, light baking spices and oak. Palate: This is off dry (not very sweet) very smooth and fills the mouth with even heat. Intense flavors of cherry, white flowers, baking spices follow from the nose to the palate and I get pleasant oak char. Finish: is long, complex and balanced, floral candies (if there was such a thing), light oak tannins and wet stones follow the flavors above in a late echo. Conclusion: Very Good! Makes a really great old fashion cocktail. Alberta, Canada. Amazing to see it here

Starting with the Milam & Greene Triple Cask. It’s a blend of their in-house 2 yr and two outsourced barrels that are 3 and 11 years. It’s bottled at 94% abv. The nose is sweet from the corn along with a hint of cinnamon. On the palate the first thing I noticed the viscosity which is a tad thin for me. Then a wonderful sweetness takes over which more than makes up for the thinness along with some vanilla The finish has a hint of candy and a moderate spice. The length of finish is perfect and is on the longer side of medium. Overall it’s a solid dram.

Two bourbons sourced from Tennessee (3 year and 11 year) means likely Cascade Hollow, blended with a two year old Texas bourbon. There's a perceptible Dickel vitamin note, but it's not a strong one. This is actually pretty good. Nothing overtly off about it, but nothing especially exceptional about it either. Don't know what this costs, but I'm likely to file this one under good but probably overpriced if it costs more than 40 bucks. Just checked, and it looks like it sells for slightly above that, so it's not the worst value.

NOSE Fresh pastries, candied fruit, toasted grains, nuts, vanilla, dried fruit, buttery oak, hint of spice. Wasn’t expecting this aroma, it’s completely a-typical to bourbon, and not in a bad way. PALATE Fresh pastries, dried fruit, baking spice, buttered popcorn jelly beans, and a bit of crafty wood. Very similar to the aroma but more buttery and instead of oak that crafty, dry, wood note creeps in. FINISH Medium -> Buttered popcorn jelly beans, spice, wood.