Bulleit 10 Year Bourbon

Bulleit Bourbon 10 (91.2 proof / 45.6% AVB, $44.99) is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, which means that it was produced and likely aged at Four Roses Distillery. Bulleit 10 is light brown in color and looks like it’s been chill filtered. From the start, Bulleit 10′s time in oak is apparent with a solid oak-dominant nose. While the oak notes in the nose are strong, they aren’t overwhelming and they are well balanced with a nice cinnamon spice and a very slight undertone of vanilla and marzipan. Bulleit 10 leads with oak on the entry, strong but not overwhelming. The oak is supported by a really nice cinnamon spice, vanilla, and rye grain. The cinnamon spice intensifies in the midpalate coming to near parity with the oak and then leads to a slightly spicy finish. The finish has a really nice dry quality to it which is extremely well executed. The finish creates this nice bookend to balance out the spirit, which comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb. Although the oak and cinnamon spice notes are strong, the bourbon is never hot and it drinks a lot easier than its 91.2 proof.