Barrell Craft Spirits "Tater" Houston Bourbon Society Bourbon Pick Review
I’m going to be honest here - the reason I bought this bottle is it has my beautiful face on it. I don't care about notes, quality, age, etc. It has my blessed face on it. Call it vanity, ignorance or narcissism but whatever. My face, y'all. Yeah there's other people on there but I don't look at them - damn near took a Sharpie to this bitch.
This liquid came out of the Barrell Craft Spirits warehouse emporium which came out of Dickel's stills. Barrell Craft Spirits, as I've discussed before, buys up ALLLLL THE LIQUID AND THEN BARRELS IT. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MORE LIQUID BECAUSE BARRELL DRANK YOUR LIQUID. THEY DRANK YOUR MILKSHAKE! Anyway, this is 14 year bourbon coming in at 112.5 proof.
In da nose I get corn, roses and chocolate that seem to evolve on every sniff. After sniffing 839 times these are the notes that appeared the most. In da mouf I got toasted marshmallow and nougat with a nice finish of plum.
In full transparency this is my 9000th time going through this bourbon because I have been unable to nail down exactly how I feel about it. The taste has evolved almost every time I've tried it but I'm fine to settle down and make a determination. I like it but I think you're going to get something different every single time you sit down with it. Some will love it and some will hate that. Whatever you do, drive a Firestone.