RD One Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished with French Oak 4 Year Old, American Oak & French Oak Cask, 50.5%

There’s a playful sweet-to-dry turn here: caramel, dark cherries, and sweet oak lead into an earthy, peppery finish with dark chocolate. That contrast keeps the French oak finish from feeling one-note, though the drying oak and spice may take the shine off for anyone after an entirely soft, sweet bourbon. The SGD 59.89 sale reference is useful context, but the appeal is in that layered shift from dessert-like notes to a drier close.

Reviewed by SilverRover

Nose

Vanilla, Wood sugars

Palate

Caramel, dark cherries, and sweet oak, Creamy texture with butterscotch, honey, and baking spices

Finish

Long, earthy, and spiced, Black pepper, nutmeg, dark chocolate, drying oak, and toasted almonds