Bourbon Reviews: World Whiskey Society Bourbons

But don’t love this on the palate. Here’s where the high-proof comes into play. There is citrus but also bitterness, like you were making an orange cake and you left it in too long. This is a little acerbic. Loud on the palate. I feel like it wants to be something that it is not. How is this as expensive as it is? Scarcity? Whiskey stagflation? Rating: 2 Tasting Notes: World Whiskey Society Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Cognac Casks Cognac Edition Vital stats: Aged six years; mash bill of 75 percent corn, 21 percent rye, 4 percent malted barley. Finished in Cognac casks. Appearance: The red of an Irish setter in its prime. Nose: The nose is a little more typically bourbon-esque. It is also light and a little floral and leathery. Old library books and unaired library time. Palate: This unusual. A strange mix. I get snack mix: the kind with the tiny sesame batons and wasabi peas. There is both heat and spice but it’s like a horseradish heat, not a pepper heat. This is a little more muddied, like the blend is off somehow, or maybe it’s how long it’s aged? Should it be less, or more? It tasted unfinished, to me. Rating: 2.5