Appearance: The wood of a freshly sharpened pencil; honey with light shining through it.
Nose: Pleasant! Refreshing. Sweet-smelling, a little bit like sweet seawater, actually. You know the Method hand soap in ?Sweet Water? scent? That. And it?s my favorite. Also: Pink bubblegum. Vanilla hard candy. Fresh paper out of a printer.
Palate: This has six grains? You wouldn?t know it. Not because any one flavor is especially dominant, but because the blend is so smooth and well-balanced. It?s honeyed, and totally inoffensive. I found it subtle and as pleasant on the palate as it was on the nose. My tasting partner found this a little spicy, and it does finish with a slight white pepper heat, but it doesn?t bowl you over.
Type: Bourbon Whiskey Total Production: 8 Barrels Date Distilled: 3/3/2010 Date Barreled: 3/5/2010 Recipe: Buckwheat, Corn, Brown Rice, Sorghum, Wheat, Rye Mash Type: Sour Still Proof: 130 Entry Proof: 125 Warehouse/Floor: H/3 Rick/Row/Slot: 4/2/4-11 Barrel Type: Charred White Oak Maker: Independent Stave Co. Staves: 6 Month Air Dried Treatment #4 Char Bottled: 4/16/17 Age at Bottling: 7 Yrs. , 1 Mo. Evaporation: 30% Release No. 2 (1 of 1) Filtration: Chill Filtered Bottle Proof: 45% Alc/Vol (90 Proof)