Review #181: Blue Note Uncut and Unfiltered – Greenville Bourbon & Whiskey Society Pick: Brown Sugar Blues
Review #181: Blue Note Uncut and Unfiltered – Greenville Bourbon & Whiskey Society Pick: Brown Sugar Blues MASH BILL: 70% corn, 21% rye, 9% malted barley PROOF: 119.2 AGE: 4 years COST: $45 This is the second barrel pick from the Greenville Bourbon & Whiskey Society in upstate South Carolina: Blue Note’s Unfiltered and Uncut Bourbon Single Barrel Pick: “Brown Sugar Blues.” Blue Note’s Uncut single barrels are generally considered consistently good. I’ve never had one before, but my local bourbon club did a Blue Note pick recently and said it was a brown sugar bomb. Since I didn’t get to participate in the selection process, I was really looking forward to trying this one because I do love me some brown sugar notes! Let’s see if it lives up to its name! This bottle is from barrel number 22753. Reviewed neat in a Glencairn (unless otherwise noted). APPEARANCE: A tawny, orange color (1.4); oily in appearance with medium to fat legs. NOSE: Sweet and...
