Mike And Matt Taste Speakeasy Bourbon

Speakeasy Bourbon is a fairly new release from the Willett Distillery in Bardstown. It is a Bourbon with a 79% corn, 7% rye and 14% malted barley mash bill and entered into the barrel at 125 proof. I was in a liquor store the other day and saw this Bourbon for the first time, so I picked up a bottle for $40 for review. Matt and I sat down to taste it the other day and here are our tasting notes.

Speakeasy Bourbon

Proof: 98

Age: No Age Statement

Nose:

Mike: Vanilla, pears, cardamom, allspice and oak wood.
Matt: Caramel, cherries, a floral note and oak wood.

Taste:

Mike: Vanilla, pears, cardamom, allspice, oak wood. Tasted with a dried cranberry and caramel and ginger spice come forward. Tasted with a pecan and a citrus note and white pepper come out to join the party.
Matt: Caramel, chocolate, cherries, a floral note with oak wood. The dried cranberry enhanced the caramel and added a buttery toast flavor. The pecan enhanced the chocolate and cherry notes.

Finish:

Mike: Medium long with oak wood and allspice. The dried cranberry added ginger spice to the finish. The pecan made the finish long and spicy with oak wood and white pepper.
Matt: Medium long with oak wood, tobacco, chocolate and lingering cherry. The dried cranberry added a note of buttered toast to the finish. The pecan made the finish longer with oak wood, chocolate and tobacco.

I would pair this Bourbon with a Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Cigar. I think the rich tobacco and vanilla in the smoke would pair well with the vanilla and spice of the Bourbon.