Colonel E.H. Taylor 9 Year Old Single Barrel Select 2014-2023
Colonel E.H. Taylor 9 Year Old Single Barrel Select 2014-2023
A unique single barrel selection of Colonel EH Taylor bourbon distilled in January 2014 and bottled sometime in 2023 at over 9 years of age- at least 2 years more than the minimum age of the standard Taylor Single Barrel release.
Color: Butterscotch.
Nose: The nose is very pleasant with notes of vanilla and butterscotch. Fresh fruit notes of apple, pear, and cherry also shine through. The nose is very crisp and refreshing.
Palate: On the palate, the butterscotch and cherry notes carry over from the nose, but a ton of spice becomes apparent as well showcasing itself as cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. There is also a fair amount of sweet oak on the palate. The bourbon has a medium viscosity.
Finish: This single barrel has a medium finish as it moves down the palate and up the roof of your mouth. The butterscotch, cinnamon, and just general crispness of the bourbon really shine.
One of the real fathers of bourbon is Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr. He was adopted by his uncle, Edmund Haynes Taylor Snr., who rechristened him as his junior, after becoming an orphan at the age of five in 1830. Due to his honorary title of Kentucky Colonel, E.H. Taylor Jr. is also referred to as Colonel Taylor. Taylor established and owned seven distinct distilleries throughout the course of his career, and because of his advocacy for the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, he is regarded as "the father of modern bourbon."
He established the Old Taylor distillery close to Frankfort in Kentucky ten years earlier after selling his interest in the OFC distillery (now Buffalo Trace) to George T. Stagg. The distillery, which gave rise to bourbon tourism, included a fake castle and subterranean gardens on the property. Here, he founded the Old Taylor brand, which was later acquired by National Distillers, one of the "big four" distilling companies that controlled the post-repeal market, after Prohibition.
Description
Colonel E.H. Taylor 9 Year Old Single Barrel Select 2014-2023
A unique single barrel selection of Colonel EH Taylor bourbon distilled in January 2014 and bottled sometime in 2023 at over 9 years of age- at least 2 years more than the minimum age of the standard Taylor Single Barrel release.
Color: Butterscotch.
Nose: The nose is very pleasant with notes of vanilla and butterscotch. Fresh fruit notes of apple, pear, and cherry also shine through. The nose is very crisp and refreshing.
Palate: On the palate, the butterscotch and cherry notes carry over from the nose, but a ton of spice becomes apparent as well showcasing itself as cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. There is also a fair amount of sweet oak on the palate. The bourbon has a medium viscosity.
Finish: This single barrel has a medium finish as it moves down the palate and up the roof of your mouth. The butterscotch, cinnamon, and just general crispness of the bourbon really shine.
One of the real fathers of bourbon is Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr. He was adopted by his uncle, Edmund Haynes Taylor Snr., who rechristened him as his junior, after becoming an orphan at the age of five in 1830. Due to his honorary title of Kentucky Colonel, E.H. Taylor Jr. is also referred to as Colonel Taylor. Taylor established and owned seven distinct distilleries throughout the course of his career, and because of his advocacy for the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, he is regarded as "the father of modern bourbon."
He established the Old Taylor distillery close to Frankfort in Kentucky ten years earlier after selling his interest in the OFC distillery (now Buffalo Trace) to George T. Stagg. The distillery, which gave rise to bourbon tourism, included a fake castle and subterranean gardens on the property. Here, he founded the Old Taylor brand, which was later acquired by National Distillers, one of the "big four" distilling companies that controlled the post-repeal market, after Prohibition.
