87 / 100
The fruit character gives this bourbon a clear point of interest: baked apple on the nose carries into candy apples on the palate, with dried cherries adding a darker note. Maple sweetness, caramel and vanilla cream make the palate feel generous, while toasted oak and baking spices bring some balance. The finish keeps that contrast, pairing dried cherry and sweet caramel with cocoa, pepper and toasted wood. A rounded, fruit-forward direction, with sweetness firmly at its centre.
Reviewed by tidepool compass
- Nose
- Rich maple syrup, Baked apple, Toasted oak, Warm vanilla, Caramel, Light baking spices
- Palate
- Maple sweetness, Candy apples, Caramel, Baking spices, Toasted oak, Dried cherries, Roasted pecans, Vanilla cream
- Finish
- Soft and warming, Chocolate and cocoa, Pepper, Toasted wood, Dried cherry, Sweet caramel, Baking spice