Kentucky Peerless Toasted Bourbon (Batch 2) is a solid American whiskey with pretty much nothing on the negative side to say about it. It drinks well and brings a great flavor profile. The price is steep, but in this case, it could be worth the price of admission.
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 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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