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Bourbon Review: Southern Star Paragon Bottled-In-Bond

We review Southern Star Paragon Bottled-In-Bond, a wheated bourbon distilled from 70% corn, 16% wheat, and 14% barley that's been aged at least four years and bottled at 100 proof.

OVERALL RATING

8
$60
  • Nino Kilgore-Marchetti, founder of The Whiskey Wash, is an award-winning whiskey journalist, expert, and judge
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Southern Star Paragon Bottled-In-Bond review

Tasting Notes

About:

A wheated bourbon distilled from 70% corn, 16% wheat, and 14% barley that’s been aged at least four years. Bottled at 100 proof, it is priced at $60.
Appearance:
You’ve got that typical golden amber color in glass here, tilting in the middle range, supported by light legs and viscosity.
Nose:
A velvet softness drifts out of the glass on the aromatics, reflecting that gentle wheat influence. Present here are considerations of decadent brown sugar, a subtle vanilla, caramel custard, an oak nod and gentle baked bread out of the oven.
Palate:
Compared to other Southern Distilling products on the review palate lately, this one takes it home. It is smooth velvet on this offering, a real easing into the sweetness the wheat influence helps convey. What to take note of here includes some nice vanilla, a yummy caramel, baked pears, gingerbread, and a nip of oak.
Finish:
The finish on this isn’t overly complex—I wish it were a bit more—but it does hold well, with a gentle easing into the back throat and a moderate amount of fade.
Comments:
Wheated bourbons done right make excellent sippers or cocktail-friendly spirits. Southern Star Paragon Bottled-In-Bond plays that card quite well, presenting a classic example of what this whiskey specialty could be—nicely played.

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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