Bulleit Bourbon 10 Jahre - Kentucky Straight Bourbon 45,6%

Jim Murray´s Whisky Bible 2021 – 92.5 pts: *Nose 24, the spices are more brazen and serious here, the tannins thicker set and borderline chocolatey. A little hickory with the dried date. Dense, meaningful and means business…; taste 23.5, sumptuous oils link arms with the liquorice, hickory and molasses for a classic well-aged bourbon lift off. A moment or two of black cherry, too…; finish 22, just tires very slightly as it loses the sugars. Chalky oak remains…; balance and overall complexity 23, “but how can a 10-year-old bourbon be not as good as a younger one with no age statement?” I hear you ask. Well, there is nothing wrong with this. It is just less brilliant! Definitely upped in whiskey values since I last encountered it. But that extra tannin, which giving extra intensity depth, does slightly lose the complexity and harmony of the standard Bulleit as the spaces in which the younger bourbon could perform have now been filled in. That said, there are a few moments of whiskey heaven just after delivery as that classic hickory note kicks in with the dark sugars.*