Buffalo Trace Single Oak Barrel 68
Added on Friday, Sep 23, 2011 at 07:15 PM
  Bottler: OB
  Age: 8 yrs Type: American
  Vintage: 2003 Subtype: Bourbon
  ABV: 45.00 % Region: Kentucky
  Price: $46 Availability: Specialty Stores
Rye Recipe, Entry Proof 125, Entry Weight 513, #4 Char, 6 months seasoned, Bottom Cut, 12 Growth Rings/Inch, 44 Staves, Harvest Location A, Warehouse K, Wood Floor, Warehouse Location K-7-1
Member Ratings and Notes
Sku
 
N:  Briny, pickling spices
P:  Spicy, briny, even a bit salty.  Reminds me of Whistlepig.
F:  More brine.

Very unusual, very forward with those briny rye notes.
Tim
 

N: Spice with cinnamon and pepper; an earthy clay/play-doh note, marshmallow, a bit of rye. A little oak, a little orange.

 

P: Moderate mouthfeel, somewhat coating, slightly warming, slightly buttery, a little dry spice and slight astringency, a little bit of cherry and jam-like sweetness. A bit of toffee and oak, as well as orange and clove.

 

F: Moderate length with the cherry and jam; earthy sweetness; a bit of drying pepper and dry wood, slight orange notes.

 

Once again, a bottom cut grabs me with its clay and earth and oak. More enjoyable flavor and nuance; a nose and a body you can get into. Lacks some complexity but it's getting in the ballpark.  

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