Fourgate Batch 23 – Barossa Creek (Brye)
121.3 proof
6–8 years
Bourbon-Rye Blend
MGP (Indiana) and Kentucky Straight Bourbon
$199
6 & 7-year bourbon: 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barley; 8-year rye: 95.5% rye
Nose
Creamy, caramel, vanilla, butterscotch, Heath candy bar notes
Palate
Flavor explosion with chocolate and caramel, fruit notes, layered complexity
Finish
Long, concentrated sweetness with lingering depth
Overall Score
4.6 / 5
A complex bourbon-rye marriage finished in Australian tawny port that delivers explosive flavor layers of chocolate, caramel, and fruit with impressive depth and warming finish.
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Undrinkable
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Substandard
3.0
Average
4.0
Very good
5.0
Perfection
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