Jefferson’s Reserve

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pretty sure I liked it. should try again

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Ugh, did not enjoy this at all. Has a sour taste to me. Gonna have to mix this one down.

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vanilla and honey. very smooth

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Sweet oak nose, palette not memorable

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Light, woody nose. Palate is minty, spicy, and a bit harsh. Finish is medium with a slight dill note. Not for me.

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Per the company's website (jeffersonsbourbon.com), Jefferson’s Reserve is a blend of up to four sourced new and aged bourbons from established distilleries finished with "... some old-fashioned experimenting ..."

VITAL STATS
Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Distillery: Kentucky Artisan Distillery (KAD) ... Castle Brands (Castle Brands has a 20% ownership stake in KAD)
Age: NAS
ABV: 45.1% (90.2 Proof)
Mash bill: unknown; believed to be high Rye
Batch #: 360
Bottle #: 05070

NOTE: Jefferson’s Reserve is a bigger, higher proof brother to Castle Brands' Jefferson’s Very Small Batch.

SUMMARY
Jefferson's Reserve's promise of sweet freshness detected on the nose betrayed what I was to pick up on the tongue.  A strong nutmeg aftertaste lingers.  While this bourbon is not unpleasant, it does not compare with my favorites.

FOR THE REVIEW
I drank it neat, from a Glencairn glass.

Nose

The nose has no detectable alcohol and is gentle and subtle .  An aroma of fresh shucked sweet corn combined with fresh picked apples.  A faint caramel sweetness dissipated nicely into fresh whipped cream.

Palate

The sweet freshness detected on the nose does not pass through to the tongue.  A bold and surprising essence of cloviness gave way to nutmeg, which caught me offguard.  This bottle of Jefferson's Reserve was a briny cinnamon apple.  Its toffee and bittersweet chocolatiness mixed with a hint of pepper and barrel spice.  This bourbon had no burn, but was warming with an oh-so-subtle piney woodiness.

BALANCE, BODY & FEEL
Jefferson's Reserve was creamy, but not full-bodied, and melted away in my mouth.  Its short legs clung in the Glencairn then gave way to droplets.

Finish

The finish was medium-long and dry.  The clovi-nutmeg spiciness sensed on the palate, while not unpleseant, lingered extra long in the back of my mouth and tongue after the dram was swallowed.  I felt as though a cleanse with a sweeter bourbon was needed to cut away the blend of baking spices.

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Not that great, not worth buying in a bottle.

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A very wood like, vanilla taste. Very easy to find and a very solid choice

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Vanilla up front, with a slight woody after taste. Smooth start to finish.

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Very smooth, too smooth IMO. Decent flavor, but not as complex as I would want for a fifty dollar bottle of bourbon. Not what I’d spend my money on.

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Good, easy

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Really good bourbon

Nose

Smooth, oak, and caramel

Palate

Nice blend of wood and caramel

Finish

Smooth

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great bourbon. really smooth.

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So smooth and very easy to drink. definitely something to add to may bar!

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Nice easy sipper. Was a gift and I finished with love. Would I buy it? probably not for the price. Nothing about it stands out. Good solid performance of a bourbon.

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Goes down easy with a nice soft Kentucky Hug at the end. My everyday drinker.

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one of the best tasting Bourbons. especially for the price

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sweet, vanilla. Good, but probably would not pay full price. was mislabeled as small batch, so got it for $25.

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did not get a burn. did have light notes of vanilla and no lingering taste. light on the nose.

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Good, but not great.

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First bourbon I ever had, this one stayes

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Woody but not overwhelming. Fairly smooth with a slight vanilla note to linger. Wouldn't mind buying this one!