Starlight Distillery Carl T. Huber's Mizunara Reserve Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Mizunara Barrels

Review #289 Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Dark amber. Nose: Cinnamon, cocoa powder, raisins. Palate: More cinnamon, clove, baking spice. Finish: Long and very warm with cinnamon and raisin notes. Splash: A few drops of water bring out a dry oaky note. Overall: 9.5/10 - After seeing that this won best bourbon at San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2025, I was eager to try it. Some Starlight bottles I’ve had had been average at best, but I was willing to pay MSRP for this bottle and then had to wqit to open it. I was not disappointed. This has some amazing and unusual notes and will probably open up over time. I’d put this up against an allocated bottle any day of the week.

Nose: frosted glakes and syrup, some herbal notes and oak Palette: maple syrup up front, peppercorns, cobbler, vanilla, oak in the finish, pepper spice with some baking spice. Reminds meof dark arts mizunara with syrup

117.4 proof (58.7 ABV) Tasted at distillery