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Bourbon Review: Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon

Name: Bourbon Review: Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon
Brand: Emeritus at Buffalo Trace Distillery
Rating: 8.0 (1 reviews)

8 /10

EDITOR

Distillery: Emeritus at Buffalo Trace Distillery
Type: Bourbon
ABV: 90 proof

Bourbon Review is a Bourbon whisky made by Emeritus at Buffalo Trace Distillery. ABV: 90 proof. Our expert rating is 8/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Floral, yeasty, fragrant and bready. Mash notes are prominent and dried corn is always evident. Hang with it a spell and you’ll even find cocoa lurking in the background. It’s Eau de Rickhouse in a bottle. Tasting it reveals all the basics of toasted oak, caramel, vanilla, fruity rye and sour mash, followed by bonus licks of pipe tobacco, yeast, fruit, even crème caramel. It treads gingerly on the palate.

Palate

Tasting it reveals all the basics of toasted oak, caramel, vanilla, fruity rye and sour mash, followed by bonus licks of pipe tobacco, yeast, fruit, even crème caramel. It treads gingerly on the palate.

Finish

The finish delivers a bit more oak and then disappears without a trace down the gullet. It just drinks cleanly, bereft of a warming burn – which I do like in many cases.

Expert Review

8/10

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon from Emeritus at Buffalo Trace Distillery presents a well-crafted Bourbon that rewards careful attention. An accomplished expression worthy of serious consideration.

Joe Whitfield Editor-in-Chief

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