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Benchmark Full Proof Bourbon

Benchmark Full Proof Bourbon

7.5 /10
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Distillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery
Type: Bourbon
ABV: 62.5%
Price: £55.95

Benchmark Full Proof Bourbon is a Bourbon whisky made by Buffalo Trace Distillery. ABV: 62.5%. Our expert rating is 7.5/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Sweet corn, vanilla, hot oak. The full proof (125°) entry proof gives it an aggressive, sweet intensity. Beneath the heat, caramel, dried corn and a touch of banana. Young and spirity but with genuine grain character.

Palate

Hot and sweet — corn, caramel, a blast of oak spice. The barrel proof presentation is intense, and the youth shows in a spirity edge that more maturation would smooth. Water is essential, revealing vanilla, toffee and a cleaner corn sweetness. At its price, the flavour-to-dollar ratio is remarkable.

Finish

Medium, with corn sweetness and a warming, oaky heat.

Expert Review

7.5/10

Buffalo Trace's budget barrel-proof offering — raw, sweet and an extraordinary value proposition.

Joe Whitfield
Joe Whitfield Editor-in-Chief
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