Name: Old Scout Bourbon Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Color: Copper
Nose: Corn/rye, barley, vanilla, orange
Taste: Corn, barley, vanilla, orange, sugar-spice
Old Scout Bourbon is produced by Smooth Ambler, which is located in Maxwelton, West Virginia. I was not familiar with this distillery and this bottle was a gift from my good friend Sam Dean.
On my first taste I found the bourbon a little hot and lacking body structure, it just tasted very light. The overall taste is a little rough, but I think that is due to the rye. The finish was decent and I expected it would work better in a cocktail and I was correct. This bourbon is not really a sipper. It works fine on the rocks but better in an old fashioned as the high proof holds the flavor longer.
Old Scout Bourbon is bottled at 49.5% abv and is non-chilled filtered. The mash bill is 60% corn, 36% rye, and 4% malted barley, however, the corn was more forward tasting, and the rye gave it a little spice, but not too much.
Priced around $40 and a decent bourbon for cocktails. I look forward to trying more of their expressions.
If you like it, drink it! – Chris
If you like it, drink it!
