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Whiskey Review: Yellowstone Limited Edition 2017

We review Yellowstone Limited Edition 2017 bourbon, the first Limestone Branch release showcasing some of the distillery's own distillate.

OVERALL RATING

10
$100.00
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Tasting Notes

About:

The 2017 limited edition is bottled at 101 proof, 50.5% abv, and finished in double-seasoned charred wine casks. It’s a blend of 3 different whiskeys, including some made on-site at Limestone Branch, and aged for either 12, 7 or 4 years, individually. Around 8 thousand bottles of the whiskey were produced, and it retails for $100 per bottle.
Appearance:
First thing, the packaging on this bottle is seriously gorgeous. The label looks like an old-timey poster, enticing the viewer to try their hand at venturing into the wild west. The spirit is rich, red and amber colored. Legs are thin and lanky.
Nose:
The smell is surprisingly smooth, but not-so-surprisingly rich. Saccharine smells of toffee, toasted marshmallow, coffee, oak, hazelnut and cherry are all present.
Palate:
Sweet tastes of caramel, vanilla, and light flavors of oak are prominent in the beginning. Those flavors fade, and darker notes of coffee, butterscotch and charred oak make up the finish, which is short and sweet. There’s a touch a spiciness that sits on the palate for a minute, accompanied a by light, sweet earthy-ness. The flavors feel cohesive, like they’re telling a nice story inside my mouth, complete with a happy ending.
Finish:
Comments:
This whiskey is beautiful inside and out. With a higher proof and rich color, I wasn’t expecting that Yellowstone’s Limited Edition 2017 would be so easy to digest. It’s got nice, straightforward flavors that are easy to enjoy sip by sip. I’m happy to have this bottle as part of my whiskey collection.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Shauna McKnight

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