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2026 Bourbon Descriptions

Scroll down to learn a little more about each bourbon.  Listed by station number. 
(♥'s are Virginia Bourbons)
Plan your (10) bourbon tastings - some bourbons will not last all day, so be sure you hit your top few first! 
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Baker's High Rye Bourbon
A rich, full-bodied bourbon with aromas of charred oak, vanilla, caramel, and dried fruit. The palate brings deep brown-sugar sweetness balanced by rye spice, with a warm finish accented by baking spices.
 
Edmonds Honor Madagascar Vanilla 
Widely considered a dessert-forward bourbon that is highlighted by rich Madagascar vanilla, caramel, and warm baking spices. Smooth and approachable, with a lingering vanilla sweetness that makes this an easy crowd-pleaser.
 
Hard Truth Sweet Mash
Stemming from Indiana, this bourbon has aromas of caramel, pecan, clove, and oak. The palate leans toward toffee, cherry, and sweet cream, finishing with warming notes of coffee, vanilla, and oak.
 
Mean Spirits ♥
Locally created in Norfolk, VA, this distinctive craft whiskey hash a balanced combination of sweet grain, caramel, oak, and gentle spice. Smooth and approachable, with enough depth to reward slower sipping.
 
River City Single Barrel ♥
This Richmond, VA native single-barrel bourbon includes a character that reflects the individual barrel, offering layers of caramel, vanilla, toasted oak, and baking spice. Rich and warming, with a lingering finish that showcases its barrel-aged character.
 
Rowan's Creek
A classic Kentucky bourbon with sweet caramel and vanilla up front, followed by oak, baking spices, and subtle fruit. Smooth and balanced, with a medium-length finish that makes it an excellent traditional sipper.
 
Still Austin The Musician
Originating in Texas bourbon that balances sweet corn and vanilla with a noticeable rye-driven spice. Expect brown sugar, caramel, toasted nuts, and baking spices, followed by a warm, slightly peppery finish.
 
Whiskey Row BIB
A Texas bourbon that balances sweet corn and vanilla with a noticeable rye-driven spice. Expect brown sugar, caramel, toasted nuts, and baking spices, followed by a warm, slightly peppery finish.
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​Blanton's Single Barrel
This world renowned low-rye bourbon reveals a slight spiciness that doesn't overwhelm everything else. Exhibits aroma of vanilla, caramel, butterscotch, and baking spices. Sweet tasting with notes of citrus and oak. Best enjoyed neat or on the rocks.
 
Elijah Craig Small Batch Barrel Proof
An essential experience for lovers of great-tasting bourbon. Uncut, straight from the barrel without chill filtering, the nose, taste and finish created by twelve years of aging are preserved in their simplest form.
 
Four Roses Small Batch
Four of the 10 recipes used by Four Roses were selected and blended to create a perfectly balanced small batch bourbon that rewards you with a mellow symphony of sweet, fruity aromas and rich, spicy flavors.
 
Joseph Mangus
Routinely considered luxurious, this complex bourbon known for rich fruit, caramel, vanilla, and oak with layers of dried fruit and baking spice. Its depth and polished finish make it especially well-suited to slow sipping.

Penelope Four Grain
80-proof 4 grain bourbon with a summer-like aroma of apricot, mango, and peach along with traditional caramel, vanilla and oak notes. Taste is floral and fruity with a bit of butterscotch, and a nice bit of spice at the finish.
 
Pinhook KY Straight
Sourced distillate from Castle & Key Distillery. This bourbon begins with warm butterscotch, dried apricot and graham cracker aromas that brings forth Coffee, roasted peanuts, candied cinnamon and crème brûlée flavors. 
 
Rabbit Hole Cavehill
A four-grain bourbon with a particularly creamy and layered profile. Fresh apple, honey, and spice lead into orange, mint, and toasted grain, finishing with vanilla custard.
 
Yellowstone Select
The company donates a portion of Yellowstone Bourbon’s proceeds to the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). This independent, nonpartisan organization is devoted to nurturing America’s national parks for future generations. This is a decent bourbon easily enjoyed by most.
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​1792 Bottled in Bond
A bold, high-rye bourbon where caramel and vanilla meet charred oak, fresh mint, and peppery spice. The 100-proof bottling delivers a warming finish with lingering coffee, caramel apple, and black pepper.
 
Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel
Toasted marshmallow, rich caramel, vanilla, and baking spices initially appear followed by a bit or rye spicy and oak.
 
Henry McKenna 10 Yr. Single
Aroma of vanilla, caramel, oak and a light herbaceous note. Smooth, spicy and sweet tasting with a long, sweet spicy finish.
 
Jeptha Creed Four Grain
This woman owned and run farm distillery produces much of the grains used in their production.  Very earthy aroma and tastes as compared to typical bourbon flavors of vanilla and caramel. Aged 2yrs. 9 months.
 
Maker's Mark Hint of Chocolate
From their private selection series featuring secondary finishing with wood staves added to barrels of aged bourbon.
 
Mary Dowling Winter Wheat
Mild, approachable wheated bourbon at 91-proof. Expect soft traditional bourbon flavors with a bit of soft cherry fruit and a lingering finish that has a bit of spice and oak. Honors the woman called the Mother of Bourbon.
 
Noah's Mill
A high proof (114), small-batch bourbon known for its rich, spicy, and nutty profile with notes of oak, caramel, and dark fruit.
 
Whiskey Jypsi Explorer Series
Eric Church's collaboration, this inaugural Explorer release is a blend of two six-year-old bourbons — a low rye distilled in KY and an IN high rye. 103-proof and finished using two oak varietals — French Oak from France’s Forest of Tronçais and American Oak from the Appalachian Mountains. Expect a well-balanced blend of oak, tobacco, spice, sweet fruit, caramel and vanilla. Dry finish.
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​American Ace ♥
A medium-bodied bourbon with a mellow finish, highlighting notes of rose petal and cinnamon, along with undertones of honeysuckle and candied apples. A farm to bottle producer.
 
Bare Knuckles VA Straight ♥
An easy sipping bourbon; creamy vanilla, coconut, and oak combined with a faint baked banana bread-like quality. The finish has a hint of peanut brittle. Grains from a local Virginia farm are used in production.
 
Hunter & Scott ♥
A blended bourbon from Reservoir Distillery in Richmond, this has a mashbill of 75% corn, 20% wheat, 5% rye, and is aged 1.5 years. 
 
Lost Whiskey High Rye Straight ♥
A Virginia high-rye bourbon that delivers noticeable rye spice while maintaining a softer bourbon character. Expect a spicy opening, balanced sweetness, and a smooth, warming finish.
 
Mary Hite Bowman Caramel Cream ♥
Mary Hite Bowman was an 18th-century American pioneer woman, George Bowman’s wife, mother to 13 children and the matriarch of the Bowman family. This liqueur is a delicate blend of our award-winning bourbon with local dairy cream and caramel to create the perfect dessert-like after dinner indulgence.
 
New Realm Small Batch ♥
From the same folks that bring you beer, New Realm has jumped into distilling several different spirits in-house. Those are all aging now, so what you’re drinking was sources from smaller producers in TX and KY then blended to produce their take on bourbon which features hints of toasted walnut and brown sugar.
 
Painted Pig Smoked Bacon Maple ♥
Whiskey infused with smoked bacon and maple syrup.
 
Springfield Straight ♥
A straightforward American straight bourbon showcasing familiar notes of caramel, vanilla, oak, and baking spice. Smooth and approachable, with a balanced sweetness and a clean, warming finish.
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​​Baker's Single Barrel 7 Yr.
Nutty aroma leads to tastes of caramel, vanilla, green peppercorn and rye and finishing with dry oak and nuttiness. 107-proof.
 
Basil Hayden
The lightest bodied bourbon whiskey in the family of Jim Beam small batch bourbons. Its 80-proof is in contrast with its three sibling brands of higher concentration (Knob Creek, Booker's, and Baker's).  A high rye bourbon with aromas of peaches, ripe mixed berries, oak, orange zest and white pepper and tastes of vanilla, new wood and peaches. Sweetly smooth with almost nonexistent finish.
 
Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finished
A fruity, sweet, and wine-tinged profile with notes of berries, dried fruit, and light oak spice, contrasting with its usual vanilla and caramel notes. 80-proof.
 
Basil Hayden Toast
Brown rice replaces rye in the mashbill of this bourbon. Light brown sugar, caramel toffee, buttered toast, a touch of cinnamon, and light smoke aromas lead to tastes of toffee, butterscotch, sweet bread, and a touch of almond, before finishing up with a bit of heat and spice.
 
Jim Beam Double Oak
Peanuts, vanilla and oak on the nose and palate. 86-proof.
 
Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve 9 Yr.
A mashbill of 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley. Aromas of vanilla, light oak and caramel with a slight nuttiness and a dab of fresh marshmallows.  Tastes are the same with the addition of a bit of green peppercorn, and a finish the blends all together with a spicy rye kick at the end.
 
Knob Creek Smoked Maple
Knob Creek's original Kentucky Straight Bourbon blended with natural flavors to create this bourbon with an aroma of smoked hickory and maple wood. The mid-palate is full-bodied, with inviting maple notes that lift to smoke and are complemented with rich vanilla and caramel. The finish is smoky, smooth, and slightly sweet.
 
Legent
A dual creation of Beam Master Distiller Fred Noe and Suntory Master Blender Shinji Fukuyo, using Beam bourbon stock. It’s also the first entirely new brand to emerge from Beam since the Small Batch Collection. A blend of straight bourbon and bourbon aged in red wine and sherry casks. An easily enjoyed sipper.
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​Bib & Tucker
The name is a 19th century term for one's best clothing. A delightfully smooth bourbon with notes of chestnut, along with a strong vanilla scent with fresh cut sweet grass, wet stone and old leather-bound books. This bourbon is balanced with a hint of sweetness. Light, crisp, and spicy tasting with a complex, yet balanced chest-nutty taste."
 
Crown Royal Peach
Crown Royal whisky infused with the juicy flavor of fresh Georgia peaches. The harmonious notes of this summer fruit complement the richness of Crown Royal Blended Whisky. The result is a vibrantly delicious whisky, bursting with the luscious flavor of peach and the distinctive smoothness of Crown Royal.
 
Crown Royal Blackberry
A fruit-forward Canadian whisky infused with ripe blackberry flavor. Sweet and approachable with berry jam and vanilla notes, making it particularly enjoyable chilled, over ice, or in a cocktail
 
Few Bourbon
The name is taken from Frances Elizabeth Willard’s initials, an historical figure who made Evanston the home of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. Ironically, Frances was a staunch supporter of prohibition and played a part in ensuring Evanston remained a dry city from 1855- 1972. The aromas of cherries, rich caramel, and seasoned wood mingle with burnt brown sugar creating an odd mix that's wonderfully interesting and strangely inviting. A craft bourbon with widely differing reviews - sample and decide for yourself. 
 
George Remus Straight
A high-rye blend of bourbons with a strong focus on cherries in the nose and palate. A spicy, long finish; great for sipping.
 
Heaven's Door Revival
A sourced bourbon from KY.  Its sweet palate transforms into a more toasted and spicy finish. Great for sipping. A collaboration with Bob Dylan and named as a reference to the musician’s 1973 hit “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.”
 
Horse Soldier Straight
A soft and sweet aroma makes up the heft of the nose, with touches of caramel, spice, and grain in tow. It’s followed by a gentle tasting palate that’s sweet and approachable, thanks to honey, vanilla, and lemon zest. It finishes with an impactful pop of oak and spice. The distillery was founded by a group of special operations officers who made up the nation's answer to the 9-11 attack by riding horseback in a Green Beret insertion in Northern Afghanistan to fight the Taliban. 
 
Hudson Bright Lights, Big Bourbon
A bold, grain-forward New York bourbon with rich vanilla and oak on the nose. Stone fruit, cornbread, caramel, and cashew lead into a long, warming finish with hints of salted caramel
 
Widow Jane 10 Yr. Straight Bourbon
This bourbon is sourced from MGP (KY, IN, TN bourbons) hand-selected barrels, blended in NY and proofed with NY limestone mine water. Aromas of vanilla pudding next to oranges infused with mulled wine spices, and tastes of marzipan and dark chocolate-covered brandy cherries.  
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Frey Ranch
A farm-to-glass four-grain bourbon with bright oak and citrus aromas followed by vanilla, caramel, banana, and dried hay. Its long finish brings cedar, pepper, and treacle, giving this Nevada bourbon plenty of character
 
Holladay Soft Red Wheat BIB
A 6-year-old 100-proof wheated bourbon begins with aromas of apricot and other stone fruit mixed with vanilla-infused oak and herbal notes.
 
Law's Whiskey House Four Grain Straight
Featuring 4 grains in the mashbills, aged 4 year at high elevation, this bourbon features aroma and taste of oranges, tea, pepper, cinnamon, vanilla custard and tobacco with a dry lingering finish.
 
Montana Whiskey Blackfoot River
A Western-style whiskey with a balanced combination of sweet grain, vanilla, caramel, and oak. Subtle spice and toasted wood develop across the palate, leading to a warm, satisfying finish
 
Redwood Empire
A sourced bourbon that nails the caramel/vanilla/oak trio with expert precision. Easy sipping with a delightful strawberry rhubarb aftertaste
 
Smoke Wagon Desert Colt
Affordable cask-strength bourbon is known for its complex, fruit-forward, and spicy flavor profile, with notes of candy, cinnamon, and dried fruits. It is non-chill filtered and bottled at full strength, offering a creamy, smooth mouthfeel despite its high -proof.
 
Woodinville Straight
90-proof 5-year-old bourbon aged in barrels seasoned 18 months and featuring both a heavy toast and heavy char. Expect fresh fruit and light brown sugar, transitioning to creamy caramel, vanilla and oak with an earthy finish.
 
Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch
A soft, approachable bourbon with floral aromas and hints of vanilla bean and caramel. Brown baking spices, browned butter, vanilla cream, and cinnamon develop on the palate before fading into toffee, spice, and vanilla.

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​1792 Small Batch
This is the flagship bourbon of the Barton Distillery. It's brash and bold, yet smooth and balanced. Aromas and flavor profile of rye spice, vanilla and caramel with a hint of oak. Has a medium finish with rye on the front end, ending in sweet vanilla and caramel with a bit of dried fruitiness.
 
Bird Dog Maple
A smooth, sweet whiskey infused with rich maple flavor. Expect maple syrup, caramel, vanilla, and gentle oak, with a dessert-like finish that makes this one particularly approachable for guests who prefer sweeter spirits.
 
Bird Dog Chocolate
Rich chocolate scents with natural bourbon notes of vanilla and caramel. Its light chocolate touches layer into a gentle cocoa and warm finish. Perfect straight-up, on the rocks on in your favorite cocktail for a sweet taste. Try it mixed with the Bourbon Cream from station #4.
 
Green River
A great bourbon at a really great price point Sweet on the nose and palate, with a finish that pops with a bit of spice and dryness. "
 
Green River Wheated
Soft aroma of baked bread, fruit salad, and creamed corn leads to sweet caramel, vanilla, a touch of oak and leather. The finish is a pleasant combination of baked bread with white pepper spice that lingers a bit.
 
Larceny
Hand selected to have a taste profile of a 6-year-old KY Straight Bourbon, with aromas of fresh bread, toffee and a bit of butterscotch. Buttery caramel and honey tastes lead to a long, savory, sweet finish. This wheated bourbon gets its name from John E Fitzgerald's propensity to sneak into the warehouses and steal the best barrels for his personal use.
 
Open Road Distilling Independence ♥  
A carefully blended bourbon with aromas of vanilla, leather, turbinado sugar, corn, and subtle red fruit. The palate is soft and sweet with vanilla, cedar, light tannins, and fruit, finishing with hints of green apple and pear
 
Screwball Peanut Butter
A flavored whiskey full of peanut butter, caramel, coffee cream, shortbread, and toasted vanilla. A bit of heat and sweetness at the finish.
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​Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series
A Kentucky bourbon with an elegant balance of fruit and spice. Apricot and orange blossom mingle with cinnamon and vanilla, creating a bright, flavorful palate with a satisfying spicy finish.
 
Blue Run Reflections II
Gently flavor profile featuring floral, herbal, and fruit notes. 100-proof.
 
Calumet Farm 8 Yr.
Kentucky bourbon aged 8 years, with rich oak and vanilla aromas followed by soft fruit and white pepper. Caramel sweetness emerges on the finish, creating a warm, balanced expression with noticeable maturity
 
High N Wicked KY Straight
104-proof, 5-year, high rye sourced bourbon displaying equal parts sweet, spicy and earthy.
 
Maker's Mark 46
A richer, more deeply oaked evolution of classic Maker’s Mark, finished with seared French oak staves. Toasted oak, caramel, vanilla, and baking spices build into a velvety, lingering finish.
 
Michter's Us 1 Small Batch
Smooth consistency and sweet flavor profile of cherry, butterscotch, vanilla, and caramel is exhibited in this approachable, very traditional whiskey.
 
Old Forester Statesman
Originally released as a tie-in with the movie Kingsmen, this 95-- bourbon smells and tastes like sweet cinnamon buns, toffee, and baked apple tart. Sweet finish featuring the same flavors with a bit of oakiness.
 
Penelope Wheated
A four grain mashbill allows this bourbon to be a soft and sweet, with your typical flavors of caramel, vanilla, honey with an added spiciness due to the rye.
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​Angel's Envy Port Barrel
Produced in very limited quantities. Aroma of warm caramel, maple candy, brown sugar and praline – a study in subtle complexity. The port-barrel aging is evident in the long, complex finish highlighting flavors of walnut, oak, orange marmalade, fresh mint and Seville orange.
 
Breckenridge Px Cask
A decadent bourbon finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, adding layers of dried fruit and dessert-like richness. Look for fig compote, orange marmalade, licorice, sweet oak, and vanilla
 
I.W. Harper Cabernet Cask
4-year-old straight sourced bourbon finished in California Cabernet Sauvignon barrels. This bourbon resembles a chocolate covered cherry with added caramel and vanilla and finishes without the typical dry finish that many wine cask finished bourbons possess.
 
Jefferson Reserve Old Rum Cask
Bourbon aged for eight years and then aged for an additional 15 months in Gosling’s Family Reserve Old Rum barrels. Presents with sugary rummy caramelized sugar, butter, and fresh crusty bread. Sips more like a dessert rum/wine.
 
Jefferson Pritchard Hill Cabernet Cask
Smooth, velvety texture and complex notes of dark fruit, chocolate, and vanilla. A nice blend of wine and bourbon flavors, noting distinct red fruit, dry tannins, and nutty, spicy notes.
 
Penelope Rose Cask Finished
A four-grain bourbon finished in French Grenache rosé wine casks, giving the whiskey a unique fruit-forward character. Expect soft bourbon sweetness complemented by ripe red fruit, vanilla, and subtle wine-driven acidity.
 
Woodford Double Oaked
Aroma of dark fruit, caramel, sharp honey, chocolate, marzipan, and toasted oak. The taste is a full-bodied mix of vanilla, dark caramel, hazelnut, apple, fruit and spices with a long, creamy lingering finish with hints of honeyed apple.
 
Yellowstone Rum Cask
A Kentucky straight bourbon finished in rum barrels, adding tropical sweetness and spice to the classic bourbon profile. Gingerbread, pear, toasted marshmallow, crème brûlée, and toffee lead into a long finish of clove, cocoa, tobacco, and honey.
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​Angel's Envy Rye Whiskey
A distinctive rye finished in Caribbean rum casks, giving it an unusually rich and sweet character. Expect vanilla, caramel, maple, baking spice, and tropical fruit, with a long, warming finish.
 
Basil Hayden Malted Rye
A softer, more refined rye that combines spicy rye character with the creamy sweetness of malted grain. Notes of caramel, vanilla, toasted oak, and baking spice lead to a smooth, gently warming finish.
 
Blind Preacher Small Batch Rye  ♥
Coming from the Virginia Foothills Distillery in Barboursville, VA, this bold small-batch rye has a balance of sweet caramel, vanilla, toasted oak, and classic rye spice. Pepper and baking spices build toward a warm, lingering finish.
 
Highlands Distilling War Horn Rye  ♥
Highlands Distilling Company (Marion, VA) has released a distinctive craft rye showcasing rich grain sweetness alongside pepper, cinnamon, and toasted oak. The palate is robust but approachable, finishing with lingering spice and subtle caramel.
 
Open Road Distilling Eagle Eye Rye  ♥  
Originating in Reston, Virginia, a rye whiskey with a lively combination of sweet grain, vanilla, oak, and rye spice. Bright and approachable, with peppery baking spices developing into a smooth, warming finish.
 
Redwood Empire Emerald Giant
A vibrant California rye known for its combination of bright citrus, caramel, vanilla, and rye spice. The palate is lively and slightly peppery, with baking spices and oak carrying through a clean finish.
 
Sagamore Spirit Double Oak Rye
A rich Maryland rye aged in new oak and then finished in a second new oak barrel, creating layers of caramel, vanilla, toasted oak, and baking spice. Full-bodied and sweet up front, with a deep, oaky finish.
 
Sazarac Rye 100
A classic high proof rye with a lively nose of vanilla, caramel, and spice. Expect pepper, citrus, anise, and cinnamon on the palate, followed by a long, warming finish.
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Charles Goodnight Texas Straight
A bold Texas whiskey with rich oak, caramel, vanilla, and dried-fruit character. The Texas climate contributes plenty of barrel influence, resulting in a full-bodied whiskey with a warm, lingering finish.
 
Clyde May's Straight 
Named after legendary moonshiner in Alabama. This bourbon is produced by adding oven dried apples in the aging process to introduce a sweetness that makes the spirit more pleasant. This format has since been titled the “Alabama Style Tippling Whiskey”. Described as a peach cobbler with spice. Great in an Old Fashion. 
 
Garrison Brothers Texas Straight
A robust Texas bourbon shaped by the intense Texas aging environment, producing pronounced oak and rich caramel flavors. Vanilla, dark fruit, leather, and baking spices develop into a powerful, warming finish.
 
Ironclad Ipanema ♥
A distinctive Virginia whiskey with a rich, slightly tropical character and layers of caramel, vanilla, oak, and spice. Smooth and flavorful, with a warm finish that showcases its unique personality.
 
Olde Raleigh Whiskey Society Blended
A blend of 6 different sourced products blended together to create this release.
 
Reservoir Maison De Cuivre ♥
A complex Virginia whiskey coming from Richmond, it offers rich caramel, vanilla, toasted oak, and dark-fruit notes. The palate develops layers of baking spice and oak before finishing warm, smooth, and slightly sweet.
 
Reverend Spirits
A characterful craft whiskey with a balance of sweet grain, caramel, vanilla, and oak. Subtle spice develops across the palate, making for a smooth and approachable pour.
 
Southern Star Paragon BIB Wheated
100-proof, wheated bourbon exhibiting delicate aromas of sugar glazed bread, vanilla, oak, summer fruits with tastes of peach bread, white peppercorn, cinnamon spice, vanilla and oak with a gentle lingering finish of those flavors amplified.
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​Booker’s 2021 – Batch 3
Booker's is one of the only uncut, unfiltered, straight-from-the-barrel, bourbons available today. It has intense flavors from oak tannin and smoky vanilla to lighter tones of mocha and coffee. Add spring water to customize the taste and finish to your palate. The complexity provided by this straight-from-the-barrel bourbon makes Booker's the rarest bourbon you'll ever taste. 
 
Buffalo Trace
Aroma of vanilla, mint, and molasses. Sweet taste with notes of brown sugar, spice, oak, and leather. Adding water reveals flavors of toffee, dark fruit, and anise.
 
Chicken Cock Small Batch
A historic brand from 1856, relaunched in 2018. This blended bourbon incorporates 6 different high rye mashbills aged at least 5 years. Expect traditional bourbon flavors of caramel and vanilla with a bit of a bite.
 
Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch
A classic Kentucky bourbon with a refined balance of caramel, vanilla, oak, and baking spices. Bottled at 100-proof, it offers a rich, structured palate followed by a warm, lingering finish.
 
Heaven Hill BIB
100-- 7-year bourbon displaying traditional aromas and taste of caramel, vanilla, oak with a touch of leather and honey. The finish is long and dry with a bit of spice.
 
Heritage Distillery 1st Special Forces Group Airbourne
A commemorative craft whiskey created in partnership with the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), with a bold profile built around caramel, vanilla, oak, and baking spice. Smooth but substantial, with a warming finish befitting a whiskey designed to honor military heritage.
 
Jefferson's Ocean - Aged at Sea
Classic bourbon aromas of sweet vanilla, cinnamon and oak, plus fruit cobbler, caramel, a touch of creme Brulé, and spice. Each sip delivers a creamy mouthfeel and a medium length spicy finish.
 
Old Forester 1897 Craft
A rich, 100-proof bourbon made to honor the historic 1897 law that guaranteed whiskey quality and purity. It features a bold flavor profile packed with sweet caramel, vanilla bean, and deep oak, balanced by a sharp hint of black pepper and baking spices. The result is a deeply flavorful and historic pour that is robust enough to stand out in cocktails or be enjoyed neat.

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