The Bear Combat model received began with the launch of an elaborately completed American single malt, and just lately proprietor Subsequent Century Spirits has expanded the road to a second bottling, Bear Combat Kentucky Reserve Straight Bourbon, a (sourced) high-rye bourbon that’s completed in reposado tequila casks.
No age statements or sourcing info, so let’s dig proper in.
Bear Combat Kentucky Reserve Straight Bourbon Overview
Spoiler: You’ll not miss the tequila ending right here, the whiskey providing a spicy nostril that exudes notes of chocolate and cinnamon, then darkish brown sugar. There’s loads of peppery spice seen, to the purpose the place you would possibly ask whether or not this was some sort of tequila-whiskey mix. Simply how “moist” had been these ending barrels, I’m wondering.
Whereas the nostril drips with tequila, the palate is a bit more refined. A bit of. Right here, the doughy-peanutty high quality of a reasonably younger bourbon dominates — all of the tequila on the planet can’t wash that away. The underlying cinnamon and rising notes of nutmeg and cloves do nonetheless complement this nutty assault, making a dessert-like expertise that works properly with the chocolate notes current. In truth, with out the ending barrel this might be about as boring a whiskey as you can think about. The end is good and spicy, with out coming throughout as saccharine or candylike. For a bourbon that’s been manipulated to this diploma, that’s a little bit of a feat.
Because it stands, the worth tag alone makes this a horny purchase, however the distinctive mixture of whiskey and tequila works higher right here than I’ve seen in different iterations of this system. Undoubtedly not a day by day sipper for me, nevertheless it’s distinctive sufficient to advantage some degree of consideration, particularly to be used in a bespoke cocktail.
90 proof.
B+ / $38 [BUY IT NOW FROM FROOTBAT]
Bear Combat Kentucky Reserve Straight Bourbon
USD38
