![]() ![]() □□Taste: Brown sugar, lightly burnt caramel touch of butterscotch, too □□Nose: Apple, cherry candy, light brown sugar, rye spices and cinnamon light oak moderate alcohol Enjoy the rich flavor and long smooth finish.” Tasting Notes This 100 proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey aged four years to meet those standards. The only information available is what is on the bottle: “The Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 set strict standards for bonded whiskey. ![]() Today we will look at the Benchmark Bonded Bourbon. What can I say?□□♂️ I’m sure someone else did that too – am I right? ![]() Since I have a great FOMO, I had to drive to Indiana to get them when they were first released. Then, over a year later, they started showing up elsewhere, including in Kentucky. They were all released simultaneous in late 2020, apparently only in Indiana. I put “new” in quotes because I don’t really understand the way that these bourbons were introduced. Have you seen the “new” (as of 2020) additions to the Benchmark bourbon line from Buffalo Trace Distillery? They are: Top Floor, Small Batch, Single Barrel, Bonded and Full Proof. Please enjoy my Benchmark Bonded Bourbon Review! The “New” Benchmark Bourbons Palate: Medium body, touch of leather, tobacco and dried fruit.Distilled, Aged & Bottled By Buffalo Trace Distillery Nose: Caramel, apple, cherries, cigar, mint and a faint whisper of vanilla. For the purpose of this review I also decided to re-test Ancient Age in order to determine which is better value (seeing as they are virtually the same price), and must say that I do prefer Benchmark, and would in fact recommend purchasing one – if not for its qualities when had neat, then for how well it goes in an old fashioned. The palate presents a medium body with a touch of leather, tobacco and dried fruit. Neat, I detected hints of caramel, fruit (apple, cherries), cigar, a hint of mint and a faint whisper of vanilla. I’ve also tried using 1½ teaspoons of Demerara sugar instead of the sugar cube, which the Mrs. I initially made it exactly after the recipe and was quite pleased with the result, though I’ve since taken to reducing the amount of bitter alcohol and instead add some finely grated orange and lemon zest, probably about ½ – 1 teaspoon of each, which I’ve found gives it a nicer, more natural, flavor. Garnish with a bit of orange peel, lemon peel, and a maraschino cherry Muddle the sugar and bitter alcohol together (you can use the backside of a spoon) I’ve had a go at making one myself recently, using a recipe that I found on :ĭrop a sugar cube in an old-fashioned glass (lowball glass)Īdd a few dashes of bitter alcohol (like Angustora) One of the most popular cocktails to use it in is Old Fashioned, which according to Wikipedia may be the oldest cocktail in the world. Much like Jack Daniels, Benchmark is often (perhaps even primarily) drank with a mixer, though it is perfectly drinkable alone. This expression is probably more popular among regular bourbon drinkers than Ancient Age (though still less popular than the golden calf that is Buffalo Trace) however it is still both cheap and accessible. So if you’re interested in a bit of history, hop on over to the AA review and I’ll kick back for a few minutes until you’re ready to continue.Īll done? Okay, let’s move on then. Seeing as I’ve already mentioned some distillery background in the Ancient Age post, I won’t repeat it in this review. The first bourbon I reviewed for this blog was Ancient Age by the Buffalo Trace Distillery and this second review will be of another Buffalo Trace expression in the same price segment. ![]()
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