Taster

Nose: Honeydew melons, piled up in a store.

Palate: Smooth. Sweet. Toffeeish. Juicy.

Finish: Clean, crisp, slightly toasty peppery, dryness.

Comment: A clean, easily drinkable, well-made Bourbon. Straight-ahead, rather than quirky. A certain mature restraint, but is that sufficient pay-off?

Score: 7.8

Taster

Nose: A fabulous combination of roasted almonds and pecan pie.

Palate: Light, clean with rich, leathery, liquorice, slightly phenolic oak notes.

Finish: Demerara sweetness and a drying vanilla.

Comment: Nose is great; taste is marginally less so.

Score: 8.5