Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series #1

Nose: Cherry wood, tobacco, leather, dark fruit; artful combination of deep tobacco and leather from the 11 and 13-year-old bourbons with bright fruit from the 5-year-old bourbon

Finish: Spicy, hot, prolonged; lingering cherry and spice; high proof at 121 makes for an intense exit

Palate: Cherry dominates; chocolate with ice; baking spices from the 10-year-old component; runs hot — the oldest bourbons succumb to the younger whiskeys' alcohol presence; blend of Kentucky bourbons aged 5-13 years