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Firehouse Reserve
102.3 proof
NAS
Bourbon
Old Forester/Woodford Reserve
Louisville, KY
Old Forester 1910, Old Forester 1920, Woodford Reserve Double Oat
Nose
Rich, syrupy, and dark with cherry, bold leather, tobacco, hot honey butter, oak, and rose potpourri.
Palate
Spicy and silky with leathery cherry syrup, peppercorn, and oak; some dried fruit but lacking in depth and oily richness compared to the nose.
Finish
Medium with no full Kentucky hug; sizzling campfire s'mores with tannic drying and heat that doesn't resolve warmly.
Satisfying
A strikingly aromatic and dark bourbon with a spicy, silky palate that falls short of matching the richness and depth promised by its nose.
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Forgettable
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