New England Barrel Company Straight Bourbon Small Batch Select 750 ml

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Returning from a sip I find a volume of funky oak that would easily fool me if I were to try to guess the age on this blind. Much of the same classic caramel and vanilla can be found unevolved here. Consistency can certainly be key for some, but I find this a little unexciting on the nose personally. Late in the glass some great barrel funk returns, nearly touching upon some of the same characteristics that dusty releases quadruple this age statement would elicit. Hints of leather and linen can be found between the creamy vanilla that has settled back into the glass. My now empty glencairn smells of leather, mahogany and a tropical beach. There's a fresh pot of coffee not far away.