A Bourbon Flight

So late this afternoon I went to the bar with a friend and had a Bourbon Flight. This is the result, I managed to record what I was tasting then looked up the mash bill for the 4 I had a go at. I came home and transposed what I had recorded on voice recorder – Had to put on the ear phones as the music was a bit much in there. Could not do a video because of the music. And all this with a thobing headache. But here it is:

* Buffalo Trace

Mash bill: 90% Corn, 18% Rye, 10% Malted Barley

ABV: 45%

Look: Light brown with hints of red and gold

Smell: caramel, citrus peels, honey, cinnamon, brown sugar, marzipan, oak and corn

Taste: caramel followed by hints of toffee, burnt sugar, honey, cinnamon and pepper

After Taste: dark fruit and, again, subdued vanilla

Finish: Woody, caramel.

* Old Grand-Dad

Mash bill: 63% Corn, 27% Rye, 10% Malted Barley

ABV: 50%

Look: Copper colored

Smell: caramel and butterscotch, vanilla, caramelized fruit, spice, oak and raw grain.

Taste: Caramel, oak, spice and vanilla.

After Taste: light notes of white pepper and leather

Finish: Long finish of caramel, oak, spice, vanilla and grain.

* Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve

Mash bill: 77% Corn, 13% Rye, 10% Malted Barley

ABV: 60%

Look: Leather brown with hints of red.

Smell: Corn, buttered biscuits and caramel, dried dark fruit, vanilla and a light bit of butterscotch and wood

Taste: dark fruit, toasted grain, wood, brown sugar, corn and spice.

After Taste: caramel, Crème brûlée

Finish: Woody with notes of caramel, spice, corn and red licorice (Wood taste lingered the longest)

* Angels Envy

Mash bill: 28% Corn, 45% Rye, 27% Malted Barley

ABV: 43.3%

Look: Butterscotch

Smell: wine, corn, malty sweetness, spice and candied citrus, cocoa, dried fruit

Taste:  bourbon and grapy wine, corn, dried dark fruit, caramel, rye-like spice and vanilla taffy.

After Taste: wood, chocolate covered cherries

Finish: Corn, spice, grape fruit, leather