79
Score
Early Times 354 Bourbon, 40%
Price: ● Issue: Spring 2011 ● Reviewer: John Hansell ● Category: Bourbon/Tennessee Whiskey
Sweet corn, along with caramel, vanilla, and more subtle ripe summer fruits (on the nose and palate). Light, slightly brash finish. Rather sweet, somewhat youthful tasting, straight-forward, and unpretentious. Not something I would be drinking neat, but it does fare better on the rocks. (The ice and cold water cut through and calm the sweetness.) I think a little more aging would add some depth, and balance some of the sweetness with more oak spice.