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Bourbon Family Tree

10 year Old Rip VanWinkle Craig and Tim

10 Summer old, Old Rip Van Winkle Review Craig and Tim

Tasters: Tim and Craig

Contributors: Peg and Chelsea

Price: $33.95

Description: Asleep many years in the woods, 10 summers old (on the bottle)

Proof: 107

Appearance: Semi dark, golden, honey oak

Aroma: Soft sweet oaky smell with a tinge of vanilla. Very pleasing on the nose.

Chelsea was the only one, but she sensed honey.

Taste 1 Neat:

Craig: Tastes exactly like it smells. Sweet, smooth, soft and oaky in flavor. Sweet, not vanilla, I can’t exactly put my finger on the where the sweetness originates.           

Tim: Thick and rich on the tongue. Soft oak flavor with a hint of vanilla, very pleasing to say the least.

Rating: A-

Taste 2 Neat:

For both of us it was exactly the same, no deviation or change. Very consistent from taste 1.

Taste3, on the rocks:

Craig: not a whole lot of change really. Did not get any smoother, like in most bourbons. The only change I can really comment on is the oakyness is a bit bolder. I prefer the slight stronger hint of sweetness in the neat taste.

Tim: two small pieces of ice. No significant aroma change. The ice took the sweetness out of it and made the oaky flavor richer and fuller. Possibly a hint of spiciness, but not heavy by any means.

Rating:

Tim: A

Craig: B+

Overall rating:

Tim: A rating and at that price would only drink this bourbon for the rest of my life and would pay double.

Craig: A rating and at that price would not bat an eye t buy it again, would also pay double with no problem.

***Note***

Tasted 15-year-old Pappy directly after this taste. We both immediately agreed that it is exactly the same as the 10 except three times better. Full review at a later date. Is it possible to have higher than an A+ rating?  

Bourbon Tasting

Visited the Party Source in Newport Kentucky on 12-13-13. That is Friday the 13th 2013, let's talk about luck. We ( Tim, Tom, Mary Jane, Me and Sandy) tasted two top shelf bourbons. The luck is the first was George Stagg which was very good (this is not a review), but at 142 proof it needed proofing. The second was 23 year old Pappy. The Pappy was true to form, it was great (it must be the wheat for me). The servers said that the 23 year old is very good, but the 15 year old Pappy beats them all. Still waiting for the special occasion to open my 15 year old Pappy. The real luck is the one ounce tastes only cost 4 dollars.

Henry McKenna Craig and Tim

Tasters: Tim and Craig Contributors: Chelsea, Peg, Cindy, Rick Description: Henry McKenna Aged 10 Years Bottle-In-Bond 100 proof Barrel Number: 1062 Barrel Date: 8/15/2003 Appearance: ​Dark Amber, appears to be darker than other Bourbons we have had. Aroma: Craig: Stronger than other Bourbons I’ve smelled, tended to burn the nose. Also smelled a sort of caramel hint ​Tim: Somewhat oakey and sweet aroma. ​Overall: Oakey, sweet, with a hint of walnut and caramel. Taste 1, neat: Craig taste 1: First feeling was a strong spiciness. I believe I took too large a taste causing the excess burn. Rating: C Tim taste 1: First impression was there was less burn than expected from 100 proof bourbon, my expectation was a stronger, hotter taste than the mildness I sensed. Rating: B Craig taste 2: Smooth and nice. Mildly spicy, and not being a fan of spicy bourbon I am surprised I enjoy it as much as I do. Rating: B Time taste 2: Thick on the tounge, a little heavier on the rye flavor than I am accustomed to, but not severe in the sense it becomes a nuisance. Rating: B- Taste 2, one ice cube: Craig taste 1: The burn and spiciness of the no ice taste test is almost gone. Very pleasant and smooth, no after taste or burn. Rating: B Tim taste 1: Still an oakey rye taste, no burn, mild and very nice. The ice softened and enhanced the flavor. The entire taste was on the same level of flavor and potency from beginning to end. Rating: B+ Smell and the flavor is exactly the same Slight anise hints Very nice bourbon with consistency from smell to taste, wood flavor. With ice, no burn. Everyone who smelled and tasted agrees that the strongest aroma and taste is wood, then there are hints of anise, walnut, and almond. There is a smell that is also in the flavor that we cannot identify. We think it is due to the rye part of the mash bill, but not overpowering like rye bourbons. Overall Rating: Tim: B but would buy it again. Craig: B+ and will buy it again.

Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2013 Edition

So Buffalo Trace releases an antique collection each year in the fall.  Gotta find out more about this!!

Knob Creek Review

I have completed my first ever review of a straight bourbon whiskey, Knob Creek.  I have never tried Knob Creek nor have I consumed very much bourbon during my 67 years. Being a novice I was intellectually and sensually intimidated by the whole process.  I wasn’t sure my senses were up to the finite discrimination required of the task, and they weren’t.

To provide my mind with a mental context, I sought out other reviews of Knob Creek.  That did help focus my brain/senses, but believe me I definitely need bourbon tasting sensual diversity training.  

The review:

Knob Creek

Amount: 50 ml

Proof: 100—diluted with 1 teaspoon of filtered water.

Info on bottle: Aged 9 years, small batch, hand bottled in limited quantities for superior smoothness

Color: Medium to dark amber.

Nose: After a few minutes of sniffing (to get over the alcohol aroma) I could definitely detect the oak and maple sugar nose.

Taste: The caramel flavor was most dominant, but the oak notes were there as well.

Finish: The finish was smooth. But, the fist two swallows seemed to kick like a 12 gauge shotgun. As my palette learned what to expect the subsequent swallows produced more of a 410 kick/tap.

Overall: The bourbon was good I would try it again. Since this the first, in what I hope is a series of review, I may need to revise my impression.