Blanton's Private Stock

Blanton's Original

EYE Deep warm caramel NOSE The bourbon spice dominates the nose and it takes a second to find anything else. Caramel, maraschino cherry, cinnamon, some vanilla and a little corn come out once it settles. I don’t really smell much oak and there is a wheat like sweetness permeating the entire nose even though there isn’t any in the mash bill. TASTE...

Score 89/100

Blanton's Private Reserve Single Barrel

Once again it's getting close to the time where my wife is going to start her world famous ribs which feature bourbon as a glaze. The bad thing about these ribs is that they use bourbon which means it's bourbon I'm not drinking. The good thing about these ribs is that they use bourbon which means I get to go out and buy a bottle or two of bourbon....

Score 85/100

Blanton's Original

This is one of two bottles I was able to procure from a buddy of mine who flew in from Shanghai a few weeks back. While both were overpriced by American standards, I consider fine bourbons and ryes to be nothing short of exotic in this corner of the globe. The first bottle he brought back was a Willett’s rye. Absolutely sublime stuff. This is the...

Score 90/100

Blanton's Single Barrel 2012

Blanton’s is produced by Sazerac, one of the biggest players on the American market. This single barrel of Blanton’s is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon. It has an orange sheen on it. I tried this for the first time at my good friend Jan VC’s birthday party (thanks for the extra sample!). Once the nose opens up (which takes a while) I get a surprising...

Score 80/100