.balcones - 5th anniversary straight bourbon - MOM exclusive

64,2% abv, €110, straight bourbon, non-chill filtered, natural color

Nose: sharp, sweet, sweet corn, vanilla, feint, glue, caramel apples, citrus, oranges, caramel, hay, apple crumble cake, a whiff of burnt matches,
Palate: sharp, sweet, honey, vanilla, honey, salted butter, liquorice, star-anise, citrus, black/white powder (liquorice)
Finish: long, dry, sweet, black tea, tannins, metallic, fresh, mint, star-anise,
Mark: +++++

Conclusion: Good stuff. I am not a big fan of bourbon per se, but it can also turn out that I have not tasted enough good ones yet. This certainly is one of the good ones, most definately.

More info: This batch of Balcones' 5th Anniversary Straight Bourbon is one of only ten bottles sold by Master of Malt in the UK from september 1st 2013.

.balblair - 1990

50,4% abv, single malt, non-chill filtered, natural color, single cask, cask strength

Nose: bees-wax, a smouldering campfire, gentle, salted butter, citrus, lime, warm apple pie and some brininess
Palate: honey sweet, like eating good fresh honeycomb, red fruits, watermelon, apple pie, ginger
Finish: dry and sweet at the same time. Long, with hints of ginger again
Score: +++++

Conclusion: Awesome. Next morning, the glass smelled of a huge chocolate fountain, with lots of dark chocolate.

More info: Matured in an American oak ex-Bourbon cask, previously used for maturing Islay whisky. Exclusively for Master of Malt, cask #1466, 1990 - 2013

Tasted in a so-called Twitter Tasting where the participants were sent three samples.