Old Charter

Proprietor's Reserve

Old Charter

ABV: 45%

Age: No age statement Years Old

Style: Bourbon

Country: USA

Region: Kentucky

Overall
Score

7.9

Tasting Notes

Nose

Lean and sappy. Quite intense: white pepper, powdered ginger/coriander. Softens slightly into toffee apple, toasted tea cake, cigar box.

Palate

Soft, syrupy feel within a pretty firm, dry structure. Serious.

Finish

Spices and oak.

Comment

Old fashioned in every sense and none the worse for that.

Taster Score

7.8

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