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| Bottling Name | Black Maple Hill 16 year old | | Bottled By | Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Ltd. Bardstown,KY | | Type | Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | | Alcohol content | 94.8 Proof | | Availability | US: No Longer Available Japan: Not Available Duty Free: Not Available Europe: Not Available | | Age | 16 | | Views (since 20080612) | 25023 | | Bottling Info | A new Black Maple Hill 16 year old is available but it is different whiskey from a different distiller.
"...concentrated, very peppery and even mildly fruity...the bouquet turns serenely intense and nutty...remarkably toasty/dark caramel perfume competes with the buttery element making for a smashing finale-LOVE IT." Spirit Journal Rating 3 Stars |
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Review from Mike (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 2093, Created:20120702170349, Updated:20120702194845) View discussion on this review.
| Purchased at: | Sigman Bottle Shop, Conyers, GA | | Purchased for: | I do not recall - it was a good while back - the bottle was out of sight for a long time | | Info on this bottle: | 16 Years Old Limited Edition Small Batch | | Nose: | The nose is on the soft side, with oak, leather, nutmeg, barrel char, and a touch of honey. It is complex, sophisticated, and almost delicate with undertones of cognac. A very promising nose of the sort that always gets my attention. | | Taste: | Low key sweetness with a bit of caramel, a skosh of citrus and cherries, very light char, and oak in abundance. There is a hint of cognac-like delicate sweetness that sets this bourbon apart from younger bourbons. Its wonderful taste contains many subtle flavors that work together like a symphony. Great Bourbon! | | Finish: | Moderately long with a hint of the alcohol that upon evaporation leaves the drying oak, which still allows some of the sweetness and complex flavors to play and bring pleasure. | | Overall: | This is a superb bourbon, one to savor at leisure. It is highly complex and balanced, with the delicacy that I so prize in a bourbon.
I do not recall when I purchased this bottle, but it has been a while ago. For some reason that excapes me, it sat at the back of a shelf and went unnoticed for a long time. Fortunately, it is about !/2 full. I expect I paid around $85? If it is available now it is a lot more I am sure. I believe this was distilled and aged at Heaven Hill Distillery and exhibits that wonderful HH ultra aged taste profile. |
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Review from bourbonv (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 546, Created:20060723080123) | Purchased at: | Drank it at party | | Proof Of this Bottle: | 95 | | Nose: | Lots of oak with caramel and fine tobacco and a hint of fruit. | | Taste: | Fruity ripe blackberries with caramel and oak and maybe a bit of hazelnut. | | Finish: | Caramel and fruit but the dominate flavor is the oak. An oak dryness that last and last. | | Overall: | If you like a lot of wood but wood that is not overpowering the taste, then this is your bourbon. |
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