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Tennessee whiskey vs bourbon11/18/2023 The mash is 80 percent corn, 12 percent malted barley, and eight percent rye. This limited edition, traveler’s exclusive is classic Jack Daniel’s at a much higher ABV. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Travelers Sweet & Oaky - Taste 11 Brown-FormanĪverage Price: $34 (Heineman Travel Shops Only) It’s classic through and through, which is fine as both a sipper on the rocks or cocktail base.Ħ. There’s just not much after that that feels like it commits to that unique opening volley. That barnyard funk on the nose is enticing. The bourbon mash bill has a touch of rye in it and it aged for up to five years in medium char barrels. The brand took the time to release its contract distilled whiskey. The new whiskey is not a blend of sourced bourbons. Paul Sutton is a new bourbon from an old family recipe. Paul Sutton Bourbon - Taste 5 Paul Sutton This was more just lost in this big middle section of the tasting. There was nothing offensive by any stretch. This, again, feels perfectly fine though maybe a little more suited to mixing than sipping. Nearest’s Master Blender, Victoria Eady-Butler, builds the blend according to classic flavor notes first put into Tennessee whiskey by her ancestor, Nearest Green, back in the 1800s. This whiskey is built from a batch of barrels that are a minimum of seven years old. Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch - Taste 3 Uncle Nearest ![]() This was where things get “fine” in that this whiskey felt like it could easily be an on the rocks sipper or cocktail base. The juice then rests for six to seven years before barrels are pulled for blending, proofing, and bottling. The triple distilling in pot stills and blending with column distilled whiskey is utilized. The mash bill on this bourbon is mid-range rye with 18 percent of the grain added for support. It’s more of a shrug and a “yup, tastes good. This felt like a cocktail whiskey through and through. While they are laying down their own whiskey now, this is still all about the blending of those barrels in small batches. They then blend those barrels to meet their brand’s flavor notes. Bib & Tucker 6 - Taste 2 Deutsch Family Wine & Spiritsīib & Tucker pulls barrels of Tennessee whiskey from an old and quiet valley in the state. Again, I can see mixing with this or drinking it with ginger ale when I want a sugar rush.ġ0. This was fine, but nothing to write home about. The juice is then rested for six years before blending, cutting down to proof, and barreling. Bulleit Bourbon - Taste 9 Bulleit Frontier Whiskeyīulleit embraces a high-rye mash bill that’s comprised of 68 percent corn, 28 percent rye, and four percent malted barley. I guess I’d mix this with Coke or ginger ale. Even the vanilla extract was more like the plastic bottle than the actual fluid. This felt like a $10 budget bourbon from top to bottom. In this case, this is a four-year-old bonded that’s sort of like a proto-E.H. This is the same mash that’s used for bigger hitting brands like Eagle Rare, Stagg, and E.H. The juice in this bottle is from Buffalo Trace’s Mash #1, which has a scant amount of barley and rye next to mostly corn. The 100 Best Whiskeys Our Head Drinks Writer Tasted In 2021ġ2. ![]() The Best Value-Per-Dollar Bourbon Whiskeys, Ranked.Every Winning Bourbon From Our 2021 Taste Tests, Blind Tasted And Re-Ranked.The 50 Best Bourbon Whiskeys Of 2021, Ranked.The Single Best Bottle Of Whiskey From Each Of The 50 States. ![]()
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