On the nose we get notes of dark chocolate, caramel and butter with earthy undertones of walnut and hazelnut. In the world of whiskey, a single-barrel bourbon like Blanton’s is distinctive because each batch originates from the contents of a single barrel, never blended with other barrels. They mention that it is powerful as it goes down, but it is definitely smooth with no ragged aftertaste. However, 6 people from a team of 12 taste every single barrel selected, and only if all 6 agree it meets the standard required will it then be bottled, ensuring a consistency of quality, even if there are very slight differences between each barrel. In the winter of 1881, Albert Bacon Blanton was born into one of the first families of bourbon history.

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In the Blanton’s range there is the Original Single Barrel taken form the middle part of the warehouse. Blanton's Gold Edition is one of the all-time classic luxury Kentucky bourbons, with a startlingly intensity of flavour at this strength. But I guess I finally have something to hunt for that can live up to my previous favourite, Nikka Coffey Grain. Created for connoisseurs familiar with cask strength whiskeys, this enormous taste profile reaches depths of flavor found only in the rarest of spirits. It has a slightly floral nose that conveys whispers of cedar and raisin in between soft vanilla notes.The set features a horse and jockey in different strides and poses resembling the stages of a horse race, from beginning to end. Blanton's Gold is distilled from a mashbill of corn, rye and malted barley before maturing in American White Oak casks. ABV (103 Proof) - that's the only difference, but that extra ABV really does make a hell of a difference!