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Bourbon Review: Doc Swinson’s French Toasted Exploratory Cask Straight Bourbon

7 /10

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Type: Bourbon
ABV: 55.4% ABV, mash bill: 1: 60% corn, 36% rye, 4% mal
Price: $80/ 750ml bottle

Bourbon Review is a Bourbon whisky. ABV: 55.4% ABV, mash bill: 1: 60% corn, 36% rye, 4% mal. Our expert rating is 7/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Doc Swinsons French Toasted Exploratory Cask Straight Bourbon was many things on the nose: sweet, spicy, fruity, and warm. The classic vanilla note is present, but more spice-influenced like aged rum. There are notes of ripe bananas, cola, and caramel. There is a whisper of chocolate and a hint of matcha green tea. I found the heavy toasted spice notes to be a little overwhelming, making me think of whiskeys finished in Sherry barrels.

Palate

In the mouth, the bourbon is sweet and viscous with a moderate astringency from grippy tannins. The flavors are rich and bordering on cloying. On the grain side, I pick up notes of corn flakes and toasted oatmeal bread. For fruit, I taste notes of ripe watermelon and baked cherry pie. There are evident notes of vanilla and melted milk chocolate that seem to bounce between the forefront and background as the flavors linger on the tongue. It comes off a touch hot and a little cloying when neat.

Finish

Comments: Latest On The Whiskey Wash Aged for over five years in new American white oak barrels and finished in toasted French oak casks for 5.5 months and 9

Expert Review

7/10

Doc Swinson’s French Toasted Exploratory Cask Straight Bourbon offers a solid Bourbon with genuine character. A reliable expression that serves its purpose well.

Bourbon Review: Doc Swinson’s French Toasted Exploratory Cask Straight Bourbon

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