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Backbone Decade Down Anniversary Edition (2022), 55%

Price: 76 Issue: Summer 2023 Reviewer: Shane English Category: Bourbon/Tennessee Whiskey

This batch of Backbone’s annual release is bold, punchy, and weighty from nose to finish. It’s a balanced mix of pecan pie, peanut butter cups, raspberry tart, fruit snacks, and banana-flavored milk. With each sip, the dense flavors unfold, hitting peanut-butter fudge, cinnamon candies, and tropical fruit-flavored gummies. The whiskey shines on the finish, with more nutty sweetness balanced by oak.