Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope it’s turnout out to be a great day for you all, I know it’s been a fantastic week for me so far. I’m actually writing this the Friday before this Wednesday drop just to keep my balance as I scale back the weekday consumption and make my preparations for Sober October, which I am thinking of making a full attempt at. Last year I tried to do NOvember, when I denied everything from Caffeneine to booze (and everything else far and wide) and made it about 20 days before giving in to temptation. But that’s all a story for another day, perhaps if I complete the October challenge. For today, I have a tasty little treat that I’d been eyeing for a good couple of weeks.
Kentucky Owl Confiscated
Distillery info not given, no age statement
KY
$124.99
Nose - I find a lovely note warm cooked corn, sugar cubes, spring flowers, oak, and leather.
Palate - very smooth and creamy sugar, almost like a thick milky syrup right out of the gate, with graham crackers and s’mores like sweetness. This is a quintessential sweet summer bourbon.
Finish - the finish here is tame and agreeable, smooth and somewhat offset, with a burn that comes on a few moments after the first gulp that builds up but never becomes overwhelming.
Thoughts - Remarkably, the labeling of the Kentucky Owl provides a pretty robust idea of what you get from the bottle. It certainly feels like it is from another time, and provides a drinking experience that is pleasant, classic, and very enjoyable. There are only two things I would change in the bottle and they are actually interchangeable: Price and Proof.
What I mean by saying they are interchangeable is that I could easily see this bottle coming out at a very agreeable price point if it was barrel proof (125-132 I’d say) or if the bottle was exactly as it is, but at a price closer to the $80 range. While I really enjoy a lot about the bottle here, I would like to know more about what I am drinking, i.e. Distillery, age, mash, etc. Especially at the $125 price point, that’s a hard dram to swallow when you know very little about the whiskey’s origins.
7/10 - Delightfully delicious, but unfortunately priced for a mysterious 96 proof bottle.