The 1792 review series continues! The Bottled in Bond is a bit harder to find than the Single Barrel, Full Proof and Small Batch but not as harder as some of the others. Bottled in Bond refers to the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, when the US government was focused on real problems like crappy bourbon. As weird as it is to have a law about this bottled in bond whiskey tends to be pretty good so let’s dive in.
Review
Age: NAS but at least 4 for BiB
Abv: 100 proof (50% ABV)
Color: A deeper gold
Price: $34.99
Neat
Nose: Rich caramel and oak notes with just a hint of heat
Taste: Very delicious oak forward notes, supporting caramel and a bit of spice
Finish: Medium length finish that sweet and oaky
On a rock
Nose: Both the caramel and notes come back from the neat nose but the oak is more muted
Taste: The oak is back complimenting the caramel and the spice is more like pepper or something like that.
Finish: Shortened by the ice and mostly a more generic caramel finish though towards the end I was getting a little something else in there too
1 Star - Good whiskey: I would choose to drink this over readily available whiskies
Conclusion
I am big fan of when whiskey has a nice balance of sweet, oak and spice so I really enjoyed this one. I definitely preferred the 1792 Full Proof on ice but this was better neat. I guess I need to keep both bottles on hand now, poor me :) Long time readers may have noticed I’m a bit of a 1792 fan so this wasn’t really a surprise. I’m still on the hunt for more 1792 expressions.