I've had a couple go-'rounds with the OGD Bonded this afternoon/evening. The Verdict: Eh, I've had worse.
Not much going on in the bouquet. Not even much heat there, during my sniffing.
In the mouth, everything happens in the front. It doesn't do a thing for me on the sides or back of the tongue. There's some heat up front, but it dissipates quickly, into nothingness. A little spice, but not as much as I was expecting. I suppose was expecting the wheat to make it spicy, & the 100 proof to bring more heat.
It's clean, for sure - no aftertaste. There just seems to be little to savor as I sip. Again, I've had worse. i certainly won't have to mix it to choke it down.
These things are personal. I'd likely start a fistfight if I were to list all the sought-after bourbons listed 'round here that I'd pass over for this OGD, and that's after I've already said I don't think much of it in the first place. But I do enjoy this journey of discovery.
I'll crack the 1783 tomorrow.
FC
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