The fruit notes kind of disappear on the finish, which is disappointing, but sometimes I feel like I can still taste a bit of the apples from the palate. There’s a bit of residual caramelized sugar for sweetness. My expectations have been exceeded at this point.įinish: Lingering oak spice couples with a bit of leather. Coupled with a sort of crème brulee taste, I would say that this bourbon is pretty perfectly balanced as far as sweet notes go. I can find flavors of cinnamon spiced apples, cherries and vanilla.
But the flavors are still nice and rounded. That’s probably to be expected on a 95 proof, chill filtered bourbon like this. Strangely enough, I get a passing whiff of butterscotch a scent I typically find in bottles of EH Taylor Barrel Proof. Amazingly, no really youthful notes catch my attention. Cherry syrup, vanilla and light brown sugar paint this bourbon as a bit on the sweeter side. At 95 proof, there isn’t a lot of strong scents, but the ones I do find are very nice. Nose: The nose is somewhat simple and straightforward. Will my thoughts remain the same for the Single Barrel? Let’s take a look. I have thought favorably of the other bottles in the lineup as a whole because of how good they have been for the price. This review has been a long time coming because I’ve been procrastinating. All are priced under $25 at retail (if your store has it for more, it’s because they’re trying to make more profit). The standard 80 proof bottle remains but now there are Small Batch, Top Floor, Single Barrel, Bonded and Full Proof versions. The Benchmark line of bourbon is the most budget-conscious version to follow this form with 6 different versions designed to satisfy every kind of drinker. And now it looks like the Stagg brand is getting ready to do the same thing. Next is EH Taylor who will also have 6 different labels after the release of Barrel Proof Straight Rye comes out. Weller was the first and most famous for having 6 different versions.
These will span multiple proofs, ages and price points. What I mean by that is that Buffalo Trace is trying to have every label they produce offer several versions. This new Benchmark lineup is yet another attempt at streamlining labels of a particular brand to the vision that Buffalo Trace has mapped out. That’s an odd precedence that I don’t think we’ve had the privilege of before. As a resident of Indiana, I believe that we were the only state that received the new range of bottles for at least the first 12 months that they were on the market. The entirely reimagined Benchmark line of bourbons was launched right around the time that the pandemic forced a nationwide lockdown in 2020. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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