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Bourbon Review: Black Button Four Grain Bourbon

We review Black Button Four Grain Bourbon, made in upstate New York by a company with a family history of button-making.

OVERALL RATING

6
$50.00
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Tasting Notes

About:

Black Button Distillery’s Four Grain bourbon is made of 60% corn, 20% wheat, 9% rye and 11% barley. All the grains are sourced in-state, and the spirit is aged between 14 and 26 months in American white oak barrels. At 84 proof, a 750 ml bottle sells for approximately $50.
Appearance:
The Black Button Bourbon is a lovely honey-amber in the glass. It’s got medium-width, medium-quick legs.
Nose:
A pleasant nose – hints of fennel, blackberry, and new-car smell.
Palate:
An interesting palate. It comes on strong and sharp on the tip of the tongue, a bit harsh and acrid – think wood smoke, liquorish, and orange bitters. It hits the back of the tongue next with a wave of mild sweetness – you can really taste that malted barley here. The finish comes on surprisingly smooth – especially considering how sharply the flavor first hits – with just a hint of melon as the dram rides its way out. I am left, however, with a bit of a bitter aftertaste after everything else has gone – it’s mild, but it’s there.
Finish:
Comments:
This is one of those whiskeys that falls right into the middle for me. The flavor profile of those four grains certainly makes for an interesting and diverse bourbon… but interesting doesn’t always translate to great. The harsh first taste combined with the bitter aftertaste prevents me from giving this offering a higher score. That being said, if you’ve got $50 burning a hole in your pocket, the experience in between those first and last tastes is novel enough, I’d say, to warrant a purchase.

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.

Zack Braunstein

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