Hirsch 10 Year Old Single Barrel Double Oaked Kentucky Straight Bourbon The Prime Barrel x R-Bourbon Pick

This barrel has been long awaited. It was selected in the middle of last year and then totally lost by the distributor for an extended period of time. Thankfully, it finally showed up.

T8ke's Tasting Notes: Imposing oak, honey, toffee and tobacco strikes first - it's a big bourbon no matter how you slice it. Rich maple, heavy toffee, bold oak and plenty of pepper and spice to balance. Delicious cola, pound cake, big cocoa and vanilla. Palate is rich and layered, complex and chewy - layers of oak, sweet dessert, rich pepper, a pop of black cherry. I like how rich and oaky it is, without becoming dry or overly tannic, bitter, bark like. Long finish, decadent combo of brown sugar, cola, sweet oak, vanilla bean and toffee.