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Doc Swinson’s
5 Year Old Session Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Category: Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 45%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$39

Doc Swinson’s
5 Year Old Session Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Category: Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 45%
Gold color. Aromas and flavors of cherry cough drops, freshly sawn lumber, pickled mango, and orange zest and praline with a velvety, lively, dry medium body and a tingling, interesting, medium-length finish conveying notes of cherry and alpine herbs, dried pecan, baking spices, and bitter orange in green tea. Tropical fruits with some earthy and woody spices make this very tasty indeed.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: cherry cough drops, freshly sawn lumber, pickled mango, and orange zest and praline
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of cherry and alpine herbs, dried pecan, baking spices, and bitter orange in green tea
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Finish Finish: Normal
Enjoy Enjoy: with cigars, on the rocks and with drops of water
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Tropical fruits with some earthy and woody spices make this very tasty indeed.
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Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
About
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Doc Swinson’s 5 Year Old Session Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey rating was calculated by to be 90 points out of 100 on 6/19/2024. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.