The Bottle Facts

Distillery : Buffalo Trace Owner : Sazerac company Proof/ABV : 93°/46.5% Variety : Bourbon - Single Barrel Country : USA Region : Kentucky Dump date : 03-03-20 Warehouse : H Rick No : 50 Nose : Spicy up front, followed by notes of vanilla, caramel and candied orange. Slight hint of oak in the background. Nose score : 2 pts Palate : Baking spices up front but short. This is followed by more vanilla and caramel notes from the nose. It has a somewhat dominant bitterness at the end that feels out of place (maybe because there was very little body in the palate?). This is not layered but has a good bold Bourbon character.  Palate score : 2 pts Finish : Short finish with nothing much happening. Notes of lemon and oak carries throughout the finish. The finish gives a nice warm Kentucky hug.  Finish score : 2 pts Overall : I am not too sure about this. This is my first Blanton's and it does not live up to the hype. It is a single barrel so maybe I got a not so good one. It...

This is the second part of a series that talks about the different words you see on a whisky label and figuring out which ones matter and which ones to avoid. This series is not for the whisky "experts" or the self proclaimed "connoisseurs". This post is for the beginners and hopes to give them a basic understanding of words on labels so they can make better purchase decisions as they explore the world of whisky. If you are not a beginner, then I suggest you stop reading here. Age statement  When I started my journey into whisky, a lot of people told me that older whiskies are better and to always look for the age statement on the bottle when making my purchase decision. These people insisted that older whiskies are better and told me to trust them because they are whisky connoisseurs. I took their advice, went to the liquor store only to realize that age statements on bottles are not that common any more. Yes, there are still age stated whiskies but more whisk...