![]() ![]() It’s citrusy and feels like it needs another year or two in the barrel to take off the rougher edges. The juice is then left for at least four years to age before it’s blended in small batches, proofed down, and bottled. The grains in the mash bill - corn, rye, and malted barley - are all grown locally in New York state. This is a grain-to-glass New York craft bourbon. Great Jones Straight Bourbon Whiskey Crafted in Small Batches - Taste 11 Great Jones The profile is nice and clearly a Tennessee whiskey thanks wafer vibe.ġ2. I dig the nose on this one, it’s unique and deep. Palate: The palate leans into ginger spiciness with yellow masa and cinnamon-heavy apple cider and vanilla wafers rounding things out.įinish: The finish is light and has a black Necco Wafer vibe next to winter spices and apple tobacco warmth on the end. Nose: Raw leather and wet cedar mix with vanilla cream and a sense of black licorice protein powder. The sweet grains and classic bourbon feel of this didn’t quite balance out, but that’s me really reaching for something to nitpick. Palate: The palate largely follows a standard bourbon palate (cherry, vanilla, oaky spice) with a slight grainy sweetness kind of like brown sugar in a bowl of grits.įinish: There’s an eggnog spice on the end with a touch of clove and allspice next to apple fritters and subtle warmth. Nose: This has a sweet and leathery nose with dark cherry, maple syrup, and wet brown sugar with just a pinch of winter spices. This is about the depth of flavor and how great that flavor registers on my palate as an expert whiskey judge, critic, and consultant. When it comes to ranking these after the blind tasting, I’m looking at the taste alone. The most expensive bottle on this list is around $70-$80 depending on where you live. I tried to touch on bottles that are generally available around the country and generally all mid-range. Elijah Craig Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. ![]() Great Jones Straight Bourbon Whiskey Crafted in Small Batches.Taylor Small Batch Bottled In Bond Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey Michter’s US*1 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.Rabbit Hole Heigold Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey High Rye Small Batch.Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea Voyage 25 Straight Bourbon Whiskey Very Small Batch.McAfee Brothers Benchmark Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.Knob Creek Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Aged 9 Years.George Dickel Handcrafted Small Batch Bourbon Whisky Aged 8 Years.Bib & Tucker Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey Aged 6 Years.RD One Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.Four Roses Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.Our lineup today includes the following bottles: Taking a global view of the term “small batch” in 2023, it’s easy to see it as a marketing ploy from a bygone generation when the industry was just a fundamentally different beast.Īll of that aside, I grabbed 12 bourbons from my shelf that have “Small Batch” on the label for a blind taste test. That said, bottles like Michter’s Small Batch Bourbon only have 21 barrels in the mix because that’s how many barrels their batching tank holds. There are “small batch” bourbons on this list with more barrels in their batch. 7 Tennessee Whiskey - the biggest and most ubiquitous American whiskey in the world - has 375 barrels in each batch. Notice… That could mean anything.Ĭase in point, a standard batch of Jack Daniel’s Old No. ![]() The industry’s unwritten rule is that to be labeled a “small batch” bourbon, the expression has to have one less barrel in the blend than a standard expression from that brand.Īs. One reason the shine has worn off “small batch” bourbon over the last 20-odd years is that there’s no real law or rule for defining the bourbon sub-genre. That’s why I’m conducting a blind taste test of some killer small batch bourbon whiskeys. Still, some small batch bourbons rise above their humble station and truly transcend as great sippers. It’s a jumping-off place for brands to introduce you to their vibe and it’s a cheap-ish mixer for decent cocktail bars. In 2023, small batch bourbon is just an entry point for most folks exploring the increasingly vast bourbon scene. Back in the late ’90s and early aughts, “small batch” bourbon felt special, unique, and maybe even a little scarce. ![]()
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