Russells Reserve The Bourbon Enthusiast Barrel #23-0342 Private Barrel Selection 9 year 750

This is a single barrel of Russell's Reserve Kentucky straight bourbon, barrel #23-0342, chosen by The Bourbon Enthusiast and aged nine years at Wild Turkey. A pick like this one is bottled from a single cask rather than blended for consistency, so what is in this bottle exists only in this quantity and then stops. Nine years leaves plenty of oak in the whiskey while keeping the fruit intact. The nose is vanilla, dried orange and toasted oak. The palate leans caramel, baked apple and cinnamon, with the house's dusty pepper running underneath. The finish is medium-long and drying. Try it neat first, then on a large cube.

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