Laws Four Grain, Compass Box “Oak Cross”)ģ | Bad | Flawed (Iron Smoke Bourbon, Balcones)Ģ | Poor | Forced myself to drink it (Buckshee Bourbon and Rye)ġ | Disgusting | Drain pour (Virginia Distilling Co. Therma-Tru Benchmark is available exclusively at Lowes, find the store closest to you. As far as Im aware, the five new Benchmarks (Top Floor, Small Batch, Single Barrel, Bonded, and Full Proof) are only in Indiana right now. Regular price 28.00 Sale price 0.00 Unit price / per. Happy Hour Fulfillment Benchmark Full Proof.

This Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is bottled at the same proof that in enters the barrel. TASTING NOTES The scent of deep brown sugar and. Buy Benchmark Extra Strong Full Proof Bourbon Whiskey Online. Just like many bottom-shelf SiBs, there’s no info on the actual barrel, but still a value buy.ġ0 | Insurpassable | Nothing Else Comes Close (Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel)ĩ | Incredible | Extraordinary (GTS, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B518 and B520)Ĩ | Excellent | Exceptional (12+YO MGP Bourbon, Highland Park Single Barrels)ħ | Great | Well above average (Blanton’s Original, Old Weller Antique, Booker’s)Ħ | Very Good | Better than average (Four Roses Small Batch Select, Knob Creek 14+ YO Picks)ĥ | Good | Good, solid, ordinary (Elijah Craig Small Batch, Buffalo Trace, Old Grand-Dad Bottled-in-Bond)Ĥ | Sub-par | Many things I’d rather have (A.D. Bold and robust, this 125 proof whiskey is meant to be sipped and savored. Overall: This can stand up to an EW SiB in my opinion. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, coating, oily, and lingering.įinish: Keeps going in the corners of the mouth, with lingering cherry notes (especially candied ones) with rye heat. Fresh and baked cherries come out with a pleasant oak dryness. Bottled at the same strength it enters the barrel at, this 125 proof bourbon is robust and. Palate: Spicy, but sweetness rolls in after. Benchmark Full Proof Bourbon is a smooth drink with a punch. Nose: More caramel and oak than I expected. So, if you pick this up and decide you like it, the best chance you have is probably to buy another bottle from the same store…but no guarantees! Like several value-brand single barrels (looking at you, Evan Williams) while this is labeled a single barrel, no information is given about the actual barrel the bottle came from.

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