Tasting Notes:
Fern Creek Small Batch
- SRP: $59
- 100º
- 5 Years Old
- 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
Appearance
Golden, slightly oily
Nose
Light, sweet fruits, pepper, oak, vanilla, Licorice, cinnamon
Taste
Rye pepper on the tip of the tongue and periphery, sweet corn, white grape, anise, clove
Finish
Medium in length, rye pepper with mild barrel tannins, freshly sawn oak, slightly dry
Verdict
Very nice and approachable. Good, sweet flavor with very little bitterness.
Single Barrel Proof
- SRP: $90
- 113.3º
- 5 Years Old
- 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
- Barrel #1
Appearance
Dark with fine barrel particulates
Nose
Cocoa, oak, rye pepper, cinnamon, anise, savory spices
Taste
Powdered sweet cocoa mix, white pepper, earthy leather and tobacco, sweet vanilla
Finish
Medium in length, sweet hot chocolate, minimal tannix, no bitterness, very well balanced.
Verdict
Robust and earthy with a great sweet cocoa note, this barrel is one worth having.
Exceptional and Rare
- SRP: $179
- 87.5º
- Blend of 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon (72% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley) and an unnamed Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Batch 1
Appearance
Amber
Nose
White grapes, pears, orchard fruits, simple syrup and fresh oak
Taste
Spicy, very viscous with strong orchard fruits carrying through form the nose including pears and green apples. Very well balanced
Finish
Medium to slightly short in length, this dry finish carries some barrel tannins that never turn overly bitter, some rye spice and white fruits linger.
Verdict
My favorite of the lineup, this is a delicate and well-balanced bourbon that should be sipped neat- No ice, no water, no mixers
