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Bourbon Review: Devils River Agave Bourbon

We review Devils River Agave Bourbon, a result of combining the distillery's base bourbon whiskey with a touch of organic, unfiltered Blue Agave nectar from Jalisco, Mexico.

OVERALL RATING

7
$31.99
  • Nino Kilgore-Marchetti, founder of The Whiskey Wash, is an award-winning whiskey journalist, expert, and judge
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Devils River Agave Bourbon review

Tasting Notes

About:

This whiskey combines the distillery’s base bourbon whiskey with a touch of organic, unfiltered Blue Agave nectar from Jalisco, Mexico. It is bottled at 40% ABV and priced at $31.99.
Appearance:
The color in this glass holds the typical amber the base bourbon does, with legs and viscosity being of moderate quality.
Nose:
Due to the agave influence, this nose is not just your typical corn sweet and oak bourbon profile. Those aromatic elements are present, but also in the mix is a bit of cloying honey, smoke, and earthiness.
Palate:
Honey is the first and foremost note on sip, joining the regular vanilla sweetness in bourbon to give this an extra sweet kick. Beyond this, there’s the oak, a little bit of dried grass, some spicy pepper, and a nudge of graham crackers.
Finish:
This finishes a bit muted at first but then pops an almost sugar-like end, holding out for a moderate amount of time.
Comments:
I’ve typically never been a fan of whiskeys with any flavoring brought into the mix that’s not grain or wood-influenced. That being said, I find Devils River Agave Bourbon the rare exception – I could see sipping this on occasion, especially over ice on a hot summer day. It is certainly suitable for cocktails also.

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.

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.

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