Calumet Farm 15 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
105 proof
15 years
Bourbon
Barton
$105
74% corn, 18% rye, 8% malted barley
Nose
Dark dried fruit and oak with more noticeable ethanol presence than the palate suggests. Similar fruit-forward aromatics to the Sam Houston expression.
Palate
More spice-forward with less of the plum sweetness. Noticeable bitter note on the back end. Complex and age-forward with layered oak.
Finish
Bitter edge lingers with spice notes. Less sweet than other expressions of similar age.
Overall Score
3.8 / 5
A complex, slightly spice-heavy 15-year-old bourbon with a bitter edge that makes it more austere and less immediately approachable than sweeter peers.
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Perfection
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