Name: Boone Country Small Batch Bourbon
Color: Copper
Nose: Corn (harsh), oak, vanilla, dark cherries, spice
Taste: Corn (harsh), oak, vanilla, dark fruit, rye spices
Boone County Small Batch Bourbon comes from someone with a distillery, somewhere, that was inspired by someone who lived 182 years ago, that did something.
That is pretty much how I am going to start summing up these fairly tale history sales pitches. I have learned when I read a things like “we are inspired by….following the same tradition……we take our direction from the brave ones before us….” there is an extremely high chance it will taste like shit.
This bourbon is a straight bourbon bottled at 45.45% abv with a mash bill of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley. On my first taste it is harsh, but a little water opens up the flavors slightly but does not impress or improve the taste. Boone has an a Old Forster type of taste and would probably be ok in a cocktail or with a mixer, but not for the price. I hate being right before I sample a whiskey.
Priced around $50 and not that impressive and I do not recommend it.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
