Point Rider Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Point Rider Bourbon. ABV: 40%. Aged 36 months (3 years). A sazerac brand, uses same bottle as benchmark. Distilled and bottled in Kentucky. Aroma: sweet and sour apples/fruity. Taste: sweet up front, fruity, minor charred oak at the back end. Similar taste to old crow. Smooth for the price and okay taste overall. Ralph's find/private label. Cost: 8-9 plus tax for a 750ml bottle. Grade: C

I think this is Benchmark with a private store label - the bottle looks identical. Which is OK because Krogers in my area doesn’t stock Benchmark. I can’t taste any difference, which is to say it’s a passable bottom-tier bourbon. I keep a bottle of cheap stuff like this in a decanter for when my drunkard brother in law stops by. He isn’t picky and will drink anything.

Tried it neat and let it breathe for 10 minutes...very harsh, e.g. not smooth. Some hints of oak and vanilla, perhaps. I'm going to try putting it in the freezer, but right now I am trying to find something to mix with it. Will not buy again.

Apples, roasted peanuts, sweet corn. For the price, its not bad at all. And I bet on a blind I would get a lot of favorable comments.

Very easy to drink for ~$10 nicer than Jack or Southern Comfort with a nice “juice fruit” flavor profile.

Another typical Kentucky bourbon.