Bourbon Review: Firestone & Robertson TX Straight Bourbon

The first thing that my tongue picks up on is the texture. The wheat used here provides a really excellent, silky, velvety texture that lingers and helps carry all the flavors slowly and long across the palate. Problem here, however, is that the flavors aren’t exactly on point. There is a mid-palate note of caramel-coated peanuts that provide the most interesting nuance and a great sweet/oak balance, but it’s surrounded by oddities. The floral note, which hits immediately, strikes me as more vegetal, bringing to mind steamed artichokes. There is some vanilla in the taste, which translates more to burnt marshmallows and dominates the finish along with a harsher alcohol burn. The finish comes across as astringent with the aformentioned dusty oakiness.