Rosemary saw on social media that this Frank August Bourbon won an award at San Francisco and thought we should have a bottle, so she ordered one for Matt as a Christmas gift. We sat down and tasted this wheat recipe Bourbon the other day and here are our tasting notes.
Frank August Case Study 05; Wheated Reserve 5 Barrel Batch
Proof: 104.5
Age: No Age Statement (Their website states it is a blend of six- and seven-year old Kentucky Straight Bourbons)
Nose:
- Mike: Vanilla, apples, baking spices and oak wood.
- Matt: Caramel, cereal grains, raisins, lilac and oak wood.
Taste:
- Mike: Vanilla, apples, cinnamon and oak wood. Tasted with a dried cranberry and black pepper comes out in the taste. Tasted with a pecan and the vanilla becomes caramel.
- Matt: Caramel, raisins, burnt orange, ginger and oak wood. The dried cranberry brought out orange zest and enhanced the caramel. The pecan brought out notes of chocolate.
Finish:
- Mike: Medium long with oak wood and vanilla. The dried cranberry added black pepper to the finish. The pecan made the finish long and sweet with oak wood and caramel.
- Matt: Medium long with oak wood, leather and ginger. The dried cranberry added a citrus note to the finish. The pecan made the finish long and sweet with oak wood, caramel and raisins.
I would pair this Bourbon with a My Father Blue cigar. There is a dried fruit note in the smoke with vanilla and tobacco that would pair well with the sweetness of the Bourbon.
Photos Courtesy of Rosemary Miller