NOAH’S MILL Bourbon

Description

ABV: 57.15%

Cask: New charred oak

Distillery Name: Willett Distillery

Review Date: 12/31/22

Color: Deep Caramel

Nose: This is a promising start. The nose is big, juicy, but with a strong nutty peanut dust note to it as well; almost like the bottom of a peanuts bag you get at a baseball game. But there’s also fruit, sweet caramel, corn dust, and old wood. At times it reminds me of walking through an old rickhouse with its woody, dusty nature. But if you don’t let this settle in the glass, the ethanol can easily sneak up on you.

Palate: The palate starts off where the nose left us. Nutty, woody, and with a restrained burned for 114.3 proof. Not as sweet as I was expecting, but is still pretty good and rounded, even with a few more tannic elements than I’d hope. Hints of banana, salty peanuts, and a bit of young grain mixed with a candied brittle. The mouthfeel is creamy and inviting.

Finish: Long finish with more salty peanuts and toasty wood. The wood notes can make this feel dry on the finish and with a strong Kentucky hug building after a few sips.