Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 25 Year Bourbon Review
Sample Queen Caleb Gibson of Gibby’s Bottle Shop in South Carolina gave this sample to me to pay off some hit man debt. Also I do hit man stuff. Call me.
This is the last release of the Rhetoric series from Orphan Barrel which confiscated a bunch of "forgotten" barrels that were chillin' up in the ol' Stitzel-Weller warehouses. This comes in at a Kindergarten-esque 91 proof and all the fancy label you can handle.
In da nose I got a whole lotta corn, oak and butterscotch. The nose was actually very pleasant past the corn and came off very sweet. In da mouf I was orally assaulted by oak planks followed by heavy spice and some nutmeg. This was a whole thing.
Some people can age bourbon a while and it turns out ok. The folks over at Michter's do a pretty good job as well as Buffalo Trace. These folks shoulda got into this barrel sooner - it fell flat and was over oaked and over spiced. If you're into pretty bottles things past their prime then this is for you.