I’d like to thank Heaven Hill for providing this review sample with no strings attached.
My wife and I will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this year. As you might have guessed over the years, date nights have gotten fewer and farther between as we developed busier schedules and became more comfortable in our relationship. Then of course the pandemic happened and they ended entirely. But as we now start to make the effort to reenter society something momentous has happened.
That’s right, two date nights in the span of five days. The first one was your typical “married people” date night. We went to the Container Store to pick up some home organization and went out for pizza. The only thing that really made it a date night was that we left the house together and that it took over an hour. But that happens rarely enough that I’ll take it. Tonight however is a real dinner and a movie date night.
I love going to the movies. I love the grandiose lobby decor, the popcorn smells, the giant screen. Everything. Well…I don’t care for the teenagers cracking jokes and talking throughout the movie, but that is why I tend to go on Tuesday nights. Fewer people around…especially kids.
That’s right, get off my lawn.
Anyway, I’m going to see The Batman tonight. Pretty excited about that. Though even though I just gushed about how much I love the theater-going process, I’d probably rather watch it at home if the option was available. At the theaters, I can get a beer to drink during the show. But at home, I can have a tasty whisky, which I prefer. Maybe one like the sample I was sent for tonight’s review.
Larceny Barrel Proof is a bourbon released three times per year, usually in January, May, and September. If you can find it, it is usually pretty affordable with a suggested retail price of $49.99. That if carries a lot of weight though as I’ve never seen it on a shelf before. Larceny Barrel Proof uses Heaven Hill’s wheated Bourbon mashbill of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley. Every release so far has been super tasty, let’s see if that trend continues.
Larceny Barrel Proof, A122
Purchase info: This was graciously provided by Heaven Hill for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $49.99.
Price Per Drink (50 mL): $3.33
Details: 62.2% ABV
Nose: Caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg, and oak.
Mouth: Caramel, oak, and red fruits.
Finish: Warm and sweet. Medium length. Notes of Cinnamon, caramel, and oak.
Thoughts: This is good, but not great. The oak notes are the main event here and I prefer oak notes to play more of a supporting role most of the time. If I saw it on the shelf for retail, I'd still grab it without hesitation, but it isn't as complex or as tasty as previous releases.
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