Western Reserve 14 Year Bourbon

So people keep asking about these, I figured I'd put my notes together. So completely terrible disclosure, just that it was bottled in Ohio. I'm betting this is Tennessee Dickle juice. Nose - Nice bright sweetness, fruity notes, dusty corn, caramel and vanilla. It's pretty standard bourbon notes with a bit more depth thanks to the age. Taste- Dusty corn, slightly sour, a bit of funk, vanilla, and caramel. Light body. So much dusty corn. If you like the dusty corn and sweetness, you'll enjoy. This however is a 115 dollar bottle of bourbon. That's not what I want at that price. This is a firm pass at these prices. I'd pay 40-50 and buy it again.

Initial nose on opening is dusty corn. If Mike Trout put an old cob of corn on the end of a baseball bat and hit you in the face with it like he’s in Game 7 of the WS with bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th 3-2 count and they throw a 99mph fastball right in the middle of the strike zone, it’s like that. Thankfully after being opened for a while that settles out quite a bit. Taste - dusty corn, light barrel spice, vanilla, and not much else. The depth is lacking for a 14yr. Finish: very slight hug, decent but unremarkable, short. Overall I’d rather buy IW Harper 15 at $30-40 less and feel like I’m getting a much better bourbon at a much better price.

For the price I would have expected a much better bourbon. Not overly complex. You can taste the oak but not in a good way in my opinion. Also sweet with hints of caramel but not very complex. Very short finish.

Nose: butter, syrupy, fruit Palate: heat up front, mellows quickly. Oak is present, a hint of red licorice, not getting much Finish: short, mellow. Black pepper

Medium color. Nose is stringent and a bit medicinal. Taste is a bit of orange blossom and...bitterness. And not in a good way. Not my ideal choice of whiskey.

Barrel #1, bottle 140. $20 Poor. Faint hint of vanilla on the nose. Spicy up front with a long pepper finish. Smooth and big charcoal finish. Way to go Ohio!