.buffalo trace - single oak project 10th release - cask #89

"The Single Oak Project is part of an intensive research project Buffalo Trace Distillery started conducting in 1999 by hand picking 96 trees with different wood grains and then dividing them into a top and bottom piece, yielding 192 unique sections."

53.5% abv
bourbon

Nose: warm, sweet, fresh, menthol, mint, eucalyptus, rye-bread, corn, stone fruit, figs, prunes, overripe mango, ripe bananas, citrus, wood, new oak

Palate: sweet, fresh, rye-bread, warm, spicy, black pepper, allspice, cinnamon, citrus, blood oranges, coffee, dark chocolate

Finish: dry, sweet, salted buttered popcorn, spicy, cinnamon, allspice, dark chocolate, coffee
Mark: +++++ 

Conclusion: I was not really impressed.

.many thanks to Shai Applebaum for sparing this sample with us