I’d like to thank Heaven Hill for providing this review sample with no strings attached.
RAIN!
We finally got rain last night. As you may know, much of the country is experiencing drought conditions and, well, my house is no exception. To give you just one example of how dry it has been here, I’d like to point to the fact that I haven’t mowed my lawn since the middle of June. It’s been too dry for it to grow. So I was pretty happy when I woke up to the sound of a sustained downpour this morning. I was even happier when I saw that the rain gauge showed over 2 inches had fallen overnight and into the morning. My lawn is already greening up. Which means mowing probably isn’t far behind. But heck, at least I won’t have to water the garden this week. That’ll help the ol’ water bill.
And while I wait for the grass to grow, I might as well go ahead and preview the newest bourbon that Heaven Hill has sent over. This is the Fall 2021 edition of Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond. It was distilled in the Spring of 2010 and bottled in the Spring of 2021, making this an eleven-year-old release. According to the press release, it spent those eleven years resting in rickhouse EE. As with all Bottled-in-Bond products, this was bottled at 100° proof and is the product of one distilling season.
Let’s see how it tastes.
Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond, Fall 2021
Purchase Info: This sample was sent to me by Heaven Hill for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $110 for a 750 mL bottle.
Price per Drink (50 mL): $7.33
Details: 11 years old. 50% ABV. Aged in Rickhouse EE.
Nose: Vanilla, caramel, oak, red fruit.
Mouth: Spicy with notes of baking spice, caramel, vanilla, and almond.
Finish: On the longer side of medium with notes of almond, caramel, and cooling mint.
Thoughts: Baking spice and almond are the notes that stand out to me for this one. I tried it next to the Spring 2021 edition and I think I like Spring better, even though it was only 8 years old compared to this edition’s 11 years. I much prefer Spring 2021’s caramel notes to Fall 2021’s almond, and Spring 2021 had more spice to it. But, don’t get me wrong, this is a very good bourbon. I'm just not sure I'd be willing to drop $110 on it, I am a freelancer after all. That said, I would happily accept a glass if you were pouring.
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