Barrel 1 - 7 year #2096 - 125 entry 2nd floor
Nose is marshmallow and burnt sugar - not very hot - still some earth characteristics as it opens
Profile is burnt orange, soft oak, balanced spice
Really rounded profile, soft floral linger - earthy and brown sugar sweet, long but medium chewy finish with caramel and brown sugar. More rye spice comes out as it opens but turns to toffee over time. This barrel is interesting because it drinks like the low entry high corn while being higher proof, and while still having some cinnamon notes that OG and other WFE distilled bottles may have, it doesn’t come with the ‘still young’ WFE tell some may have.
Barrel 2 - 7 year #2086 125 entry
Same fill date
Blantons spice in the nose - slightly floral.
Spicier palate - very front forward - a bit more cakey sweet while the first was earthy brown sugar sweet. Balanced rye spice - slightly drier. Caramel lingering.
Barrel 3 - #4255 72% corn top floor
Honey and cinnamon on the nose
Lots of cinnamon on the palate - bright- a bit more bite. Vanilla in rye finish, not a lot of oak.
Second sip more oak comes out, very coating with dry spice.
Rye more forward than cinnamon.
Barrel 4 - #4394 72% corn
Nose is creamy soft more cinnamon forward than rye forward.
Candy sweetness, vanilla linger, heat forward