Blanton's Gold Edition

Blanton's Original

Single Barrels are very common nowadays. But it was Colonel Albert B Blanton of the Buffalo Trace Distillery that first released a single barrel bourbon less than a century ago. The marketing fellows will have you believe that the best casks mature in the middle of Warehouse H and that those are thus carefully selected to be bottled as single...

Score 81/100

Blanton's Original

The color is a reddish amber, since my tablet can't slide the color. I am going to describe the palate, nose, and finish in 2 ways neat and with a splash of water. Nose: strong burn, with rye fruitiness and maybe orchard fruits, vanilla, and some caramel. Palate: spice, vanilla, oak, fruits maybe apples, and some rye. Finish: vanilla, oak, and...

Score 91/100

Blantons Straight From The Cask

Nose: Maple syrup, caramel, cherry cola, sweet nose.. Mint, eaculyputs candy, cayenne, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves of course, took some time before I got the vanilla, lays beneath the thick sweet notes and pointy spices. Apple pie, apple juice, apple hard candy and raspberry candy. Water can make the nose more attainable and gives it a more cognac...

Score 92/100

Blanton's Special Reserve

what a disappointment this bourbon is, after reading so many positive reviews and hearing many good things about blantons, i have to say that i am extremely let down. even with out the hype it still completely lacks the characteristics of a good bourbon. i do understand that blantons is a single barrel bourbon and so the quality does vary between...

Score 70/100