ABV 50.5%
A stunner, well balanced and all in good order.
Rob Allanson
Eagle Rare
Buffalo Trace
Brand
Buffalo Trace
Bottler
2018 Antique Collection
Expression
Bourbon
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
50.5%
ABV
Kentucky
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Plenty of oak, creamy coconut and vanilla ice cream. Hints of dried red chilli. Then candied orange peel, marmalade and pancakes with maple syrup. Saddle leather.
Palate: The sweetness holds with acacia honey on white toasted bread. Linseed oil notes and walnut skins. That orange citrus edge is here with raspberry jam.
Finish: Soft and fairly gentle, pretty long with vanilla and oak spices showing their hand.
Comment: A stunner, well balanced and all in good order.
Score: 9.1
Taster
Nose: Toasted pistachio, marshmallows and foam bananas, with just a hint of white pepper. Notes of cut grass are followed by baked green apples and vanilla custard.
Palate: White pepper dominates and there’s a gorgeous balance of orchard fruits, wood polish, pine cones and mixed herbs.
Finish: A chalky texture lengthens the finish with fresh herbal notes, pistachio and pear skin.
Comment: All the goodness of autumn, squeezed perfectly into a whisky bottle.
Score: 9.1
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