Not A Nice Person
Pink.
So, as I mentioned last week, I stopped by my local Spec's on payday and they had THIS tucked away in the shipping office for me:
Just kidding! Just kidding! Ow! Not in the face!
No, it was THIS STUFF:
Might as WELL be a unicorn, right?
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, 2016 Edition. 12 years old, 97 proof, $88 ($80 with my veteran's discount) and the first and only bottle of it I've ever seen. Decided I'd celebrate Yule with a little post-prandial dram . . .
This is a VERY good bourbon and a bit different, profile/mash bill wise, from others I've had. The high proof gives it a pretty assertive presence, hitting the palate with mostly caramel and oak notes and then exploding into a long vanilla and char finish. More rye than corn, if I had to guess, but that might just be the proof talking. Bit of unexpected fruit in the middle of it all, and a hint of cinnamon on the very tail end.
They had a number of interesting limited release bourbons tucked away for regulars who appreciate such things, but when this bottle came out of the box I knew it was coming home with me. Glad I snagged it when I did, it's a real gem.
~Boar
Just kidding! Just kidding! Ow! Not in the face!
No, it was THIS STUFF:
Might as WELL be a unicorn, right?
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, 2016 Edition. 12 years old, 97 proof, $88 ($80 with my veteran's discount) and the first and only bottle of it I've ever seen. Decided I'd celebrate Yule with a little post-prandial dram . . .
This is a VERY good bourbon and a bit different, profile/mash bill wise, from others I've had. The high proof gives it a pretty assertive presence, hitting the palate with mostly caramel and oak notes and then exploding into a long vanilla and char finish. More rye than corn, if I had to guess, but that might just be the proof talking. Bit of unexpected fruit in the middle of it all, and a hint of cinnamon on the very tail end.
They had a number of interesting limited release bourbons tucked away for regulars who appreciate such things, but when this bottle came out of the box I knew it was coming home with me. Glad I snagged it when I did, it's a real gem.
~Boar
