This whiskey has won Gold in the International Wine and Spirit Competition and Los Angeles International Wine Competition. It’s pretty bland and, after a second or so, gets a little bitter too. The youthful graininess, dry oak, and slight sweetness and fruitiness again remind me that this is young and not developed-enough bourbon. Find quality adult beverage products to add to your Shopping List or. Then I start to get more of that earthy and dry grain, caraway seed, oak, and dry cracker that screams young and under-developed bourbon.īenchmark Old No 8 Bourbon starts with light honey, pear, toasted oak, vanilla, roasted and dry grain, cinnamon, and even more grain and some earthy rosemary. Shop for Benchmark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750 ml) at Frys Food Stores. Swirling brings some slightly floral honey and vanilla, pear, a drop of cherry, and herbal fennel upfront. Classic Whiskey Sour Go ahead and drink this perfectly-balanced bourbon sour in a coupe glass with an egg white and no iceor serve it on the rocks if you prefer. Similar to young craft bourbon, there’s a noticeable youthful graininess and pepperiness because the bourbon hasn’t had enough time to develop more sweetness. There’s some light honey, grain, vanilla, fennel, slightly dark apple juice, a drop of orange juice, and some dry and roasted oak. 8 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 13.99 Rating: 5 Size 750mL Proof 80 (40 ABV) Please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary Built on Buffalo Trace 's low-rye mash bill recipe, the Benchmark is a classic straight bourbon through-and-through. While it’s the cheapest one, it’s also the youngest and lowest ABV version.Īt first sniff, Benchmark Bourbon doesn’t have much to offer. Benchmark Old No 8 Bourbon is Buffalo Trace’s cheapest mash bill #1 bourbon, the same mash bill used for many of its very popular bourbons such as Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, EH Taylor Small Batch, and more.
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