Southern Tier Smoked Bourbon

I'm not sure if it deserved all the hate. Oak charcoal, corn pops cereal, boiled grains, lot of dutch cocoa, tobacco, black pepper, allspice, anise, heather honey, graham crackers, nutty, cream soda, ginger chews, candied pecans, brown butter, lemon peel. More medium than heavy but it does need some oxidation before opening up. Promised and delivered smoke while managing to balance it quite well. Would've liked to see a higher abv and another 1-3yrs.

Almost undrinkable. The smokiness is overpowering. I am able to drink any Islay Scotch and be satisfied but this can’t even be cut with ginger ale or coke. Save your money. Southern Tier does have a nice American whiskey. Look in that direction or another distiller.

Different. The sharp medicinal taste of the young whiskey doesn’t exactly combine smoothly with the smoke, and the bourbon sweetness is a bit buried. It’s not a harmonious dram. But it’s drinkable and interesting

Nose apple, ash corn, rye, light smoke. Palate is rye forward, corn, wood, ash. Short finish. Young, but smooth and interesting.

Hints of smoke... not over powering... pepper... tobacco... faintly sweet ... nice crisp finish.

Smokey flavor unusual for Bourbon. It masks much of the bourbon flavor and notes.