Review #: 79
Description: Blanton’s: Bourbon Street Wine & Spirits
Spirit: Bourbon
Background: A single barrel selection of Blanton’s. If you’d like more information on the brand, check out my past review. This was selected by Bourbon Street Wine & Spirits in New Jersey. Let’s see how it compares to the standard bottling. This was barrel #107, aged in Warehouse H, rick #2.
Distillery – Buffalo Trace
Bottler – Buffalo Trace
Brand – Blanton’s
Selection – Bourbon Street Wine & Spirits
ABV – 46.5%
Age – NAS
Nose – Tobacco, mint leaf, pine?, cranberry
Taste – Nothing like the nose, caramel, maple syrup, cherry. Medium mouthfeel
Finish – Black pepper, leather, cocoa
Score: 7
Would I buy a bottle? Yes, at retail.
Thoughts: This pick was kinda all over the place but it’s a good way. Kind of covered the whole range of the bourbon spectrum. It’s easy to drink and enjoyable, just what you want from a whisky when you aren’t going for barrel proof. I really enjoy the fruit I get in Blanton’s. Similar to the Eagle Rare review, it’s good but not much better than the standard offering and I wouldn’t pay a premium for it.