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    Resilient Tennessee Bourbon Barrels 88 and 110

    BillBy BillSeptember 11, 2018Updated:September 11, 2018No Comments3 Mins Read
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    What it is

    We’re already 11 days into Bourbon Heritage Month and this is my first bourbon review. My Apologies. I was away on vacation the first week and a half, but I’ll try to make up for it with a two-fer today.

    If you read our review on Resilient’s Indiana Bourbon just a few weeks ago, you’re already aware of this MGP-sourced bourbon bottled up and sold by BC Merchants out of Chicago. It was a really nice and well-aged single barrel bourbon made by one of my favorite producers, MGP.

    Well the next phase of the Resilient Lineup is a series of barrels sourced from Tennessee, and luckily, we got two bottles to sample and review.

    These are barrels 88 and 110. They are 14 year old Tennessee bourbon from a mash bill of 84% corn, 8% rye, and 8% malted barley, which if you’re keeping score, likely makes this a Diageo whiskey (George Dickel). They were barreled in June of 2004 and bottled in July of 2018, both at 107 proof.

    Resilient TN Bourbon Barrels #88 & 110 Stats
    • Producer: Resilient
    • Distiller: Diageo (likely)
    • Proof: 107º (53.5% ABV)
    • Age: 14 Years (Distilled 06/2004, bottled 07/2018)
    • Style: Single Barrel Straight Bourbon
    • Mash Bill: 84% corn, 8% Rye, 8% barley
    • Barrel #88, bottle # 084/128
    • Barrel #110, bottle # 50/145
    • Availability: Rare
    • Price Paid: SAMPLES
    • Bottled in Pembroke, KY (Likely MB Roland)

    Appearance

    Barrel 88: Medium Brown

    Barrel 110: Same

    Nose

    Barrel 88: Oak, chocolate, slightly burned toasted bread, peanut butter and more heavy oak

    Barrel 110: Vanilla, caramel, oak, peanut brittle, and mild coconut

    Taste

    Barrel 88: Peanuts, peanut brittle, oak, strony oiled leather, and earthy soil

    Barrel 110: Vanilla, cashews, oak, ripe red fruits, and hints of graham cracker.

    Finish

    Barrel 88: Long, bitter and tannic with burn nuts

    Barrel 110: Medium with loads of cinnamon, vanilla, oak ,and baking spices.

    Synopsis

    This is the tale of two barrels, and is an excellent example of the difference between single barrel bottlings. Barrel 88 starts well but falls apart at the end, turning bitter on the rear of the palate and even more so into the finish. I didn’t care for it the first time I tasted it, though the bitterness subsided slightly a week or so after opening the bottle. Barrel 110, however, was excellent from the start. It’s sweet and tasty with the right balance and hits the right notes, and a week later still tastes just as pleasant.

    ModernThirst.com scores:

    Barrel #88: 85 out of 100

    Barrel #110: 90 out of 100

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    Bill is the Co-Founder, Editor-in Chief, and official Bourbon-o-Phile for ModernThirst.com, and Founder and Chief Blending Officer for Four Gate Whiskey Company. He is a native of Louisville, KY in the heart of Bourbon Country. He attended the University of Kentucky in the mid to late 1990s. He has also been published on Liquor.com. He has conducted various bourbon and whiskey tastings in cities across the country, and consulted for multiple national labels. He is married with two daughters, and lives in east Louisville. You can follow him on Facebook and Twitter @BillStraub and email him at Bill@ModernThirst.com.

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