12-23 Blantons Gold Edition

👃: Maple, Caramel, Apricot, Charred Oak, Spicy Rye

👅: Rye, Tobacco, Oak, Vanilla, Honey, Lemon

🏁: Very long finish. Lots of spicy rye on the front end that fades into grain and burnt toffee followed by a very bitter lemon accented by smoke and leather.

Excellent and spicy. Much spicier than the Blanton's Single Barrel from day 8. Adding a splash of water actually brought this down in my opinion, but mellowed out the finish in a nice way.

At the MSRP of $120, I might consider it. Being that this is normally found north of $200, and sometimes north of $400 (seriously, drizly shows the only two stores in my area with it listed at $500 and $920) this is just absurd.

#topshelf