The other day, we were out at Oxmoor Farm for a BARDS (Bourbon And Rye Drinkers Society) meeting, and I picked up a bottle of their single barrel Bourbon. It is a very good bottle and Matt and I sat down to taste it the other day. Here are our tasting notes.
Oxmoor Single Barrel Bourbon
Proof: 119.6
Age: Eight Years Old
Nose:
- Mike: Caramel, vanilla, blackberries, baking spices and oak wood.
- Matt: Vanilla, orange blossoms, raspberries, oak wood.
Taste:
- Mike: Caramel, vanilla, blackberries, raspberries, cinnamon and oak wood. Tasted with a dried cranberry and sweet marshmallow comes forth. Tasted with a pecan the caramel and cinnamon are enhanced and a note of chocolate comes out.
- Matt: Vanilla, orange, raspberries, ginger and oak wood. The dried cranberry made the orange a tangerine. The pecan brought out chocolate and mint flavors.
Finish:
- Mike: Medium long with oak, cinnamon and lingering wild berry. The dried cranberry added lingering vanilla. The pecan made the finish long with oak wood and red hot cinnamon candy.
- Matt: Medium long with oak wood and vanilla. The dried cranberry added ginger to the finish. The pecan added lingering chocolate to the finish.
I would pair this fine Bourbon with a My Father The Judge cigar. I think the rich vanilla and chocolate in the smoke would pair well with the vanilla and caramel in the Bourbon.
Photos Courtesy of Rosemary Miller