Originally Posted by
stimpy
I wonder with small batch bourbons if some batches are better than others. Why should we assume that every year the bourbon tastes the same with these brands?
One of the best and most fun this I have done is a Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project tasting...
The premise is this: take the same recipe/batch of of bourbon; age it in barrels in which they subtler alter the characteristics of each barrel, ie location in the tree, varying degrees of char, etc etc... number each bottle and voila....
So I tasted 6 different barrelings... and each barrel had a different taste; some were more peppery than others.. Fun to taste; though a bit pricey...
FDW