After doing a few lower score reviews I needed to drink something I enjoy and have had a few conversations about 1792 lately so 1792 Full Proof it is. 1792 is a range from Bartons and this is their strongest normal bottling(unclear if any of the Full Proof single barrel selects are bottled at a higher proof). This was another great find from Oak Liquor Cabinet.
Review
Age: NAS
Abv: 125 proof (62.5% ABV)
Color: A deeper gold
Neat
Nose: Rich a sweet with notes of honey and oak and just a tingle of spice.
Taste: A medium consistency with deeper expressions of the notes from the nose. Rich oak, vanilla caramel and hints of spice
Finish: The vanilla and oak fade to a lingering spice with just a hint of a burn. Delicious.
On a rock
Nose: All vanilla and caramel, nice but I miss the spice and oak from the neat nose
Taste: The oak is back complimenting the caramel and spice. The ice improves the mouth feel for me as well.
Finish: Cut a bit short but the same fading sweetness into spice and just the smallest burn.
1 Star - Good whiskey: I would choose to drink this over readily available whiskies
Conclusion
I’m a fan of this bourbon but I feel like it needs a little something extra to push it up into the upper star ratings. That said this is shockingly smooth for such a high proof but still has a great mouth feel and strong flavors. So far all 3 1792s I’ve tried (Small Batch and Single Barrel reviews incoming) have been great and I will be trying to track down more of their line to round out the series.