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*Both drinks were rested 10-15 minutes

Old Forester 1920

#Stats-

Distillery: Old Forester

Mashbill & Age: 4-8yrs, 72% Corn, 18% Rye, 10% Barley

Proof: 115 (57.5%)

Cost: 48.99$

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Over ripe bananas, creamy vanilla, ethanol, bright red fruit.

Palate: First drink of the day. The banana flavor profile is overwhelming on the first sip, ethanol as my palate adjusts, bread, cream, sweet oak and brown sugar, its very easy to drink and its delicious.

Finish: Quick finish. Its like eating banana bread and the taste is just gone after you swallow. Little bit of spice shows up but is not there for too long either.

Conclusion: I love banana bread and honestly its impressive how well it captures the taste. I genuinely think if this had a longer finish it would be the only thing I would want to drink. Its a simple flavor profile that doesnt surprise you and stays consistent.

Rating: 7.1

Would I buy it again: Yes. Absolutely at the price I paid for it. Something thats always staying in my collection.

T8ke Scale

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average.

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

10 | Perfect | Perfect.

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Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof

#Stats-

Distillery: Jack Daniels

Mashbill & Age: 5-7yrs, 80% corn, 12% rye, 8% malted barley.

Proof: 131.5 (65.75%)

Cost: 69.99$

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Toffee, Cherry, banana, vanilla, im struggling to smell more. It feels muted compared to the Old Forester.

Palate: Cola, banana, vanilla, cinammon/mint type of spice. Its a wierd mix of spices to me. May be the high proof tricking me but it cools itself off somehow. How is it so smooth compared to the 1920 when its a higher proof point. Its really good.

Finish: Quick-Medium finish. Has a banana oak mix to it. Hardly has a burn but theres a cool sweet spice to it. Seems like it has a sour ending to the finish after the cool spice. Its pleasant but the 1920 has a better finish to me. Still good though.

Conclusion: This was a surprising bottle to me. At 131.5 proof I was expecting much more burn and chaos. Its really tamed though. Alot of flavor and that gives it a better palate mouth feel. If the nose was better and the finish was was viscous it would be around an 8. I like this and I know theres store picks out there that are somehow better. I want to find them now.

Rating: 7.5

Would I buy it again: Yes. I also want this in my collection at all times. Very pleasant to drink.