{"id":621,"date":"2015-12-29T20:08:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T02:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kevinmatheny.com\/wordpress\/?p=621"},"modified":"2015-12-29T20:08:40","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T02:08:40","slug":"tour-de-bourbon-day-21-jeffersons-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinmatheny.com\/wordpress\/2015\/12\/29\/tour-de-bourbon-day-21-jeffersons-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de Bourbon Day 21: Jefferson’s Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 21 is Jefferson’s Reserve, a “Straight Bourbon Whisky” that’s 45.1% alcohol.\u00a0\"2015-12-26<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/whiskies\/mclain-and-kyne\/jeffersons-reserve-bourbon-whisky\/<\/p>\n

This is whisky, not whiskey. I’m sure that’s important. Once again, I am using a link to something other than the producer’s Web site because they have one of those spastic scrolling websites that make we wish I could give my browser Ritalin so it would calm down.<\/p>\n

The bourbon itself is very nice, very smooth, a solid, well-mannered bourbon with some fire to it and a nice presence. This one’s a good sipper, and would make a great cocktail. I’d probably feel bad about mixing it, though.<\/p>\n

I didn’t make a lot of taste notes on this one. It doesn’t have a lot of distinctive flavor to it. It’s fairly light, without being timid.<\/p>\n

Two stars, would have been three if it had been just a bit more distinctive.<\/p>\n

The updated rankings:<\/p>\n

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  1. Blanton’s Gold Edition<\/li>\n
  2. Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7<\/li>\n
  3. Noah’s Mill<\/li>\n
  4. Bulleit<\/li>\n
  5. Elijah Craig<\/li>\n
  6. Evan Williams<\/li>\n
  7. Jefferson’s Reserve<\/li>\n
  8. Four Roses Single Barrel<\/li>\n
  9. FEW<\/li>\n
  10. Booker’s 7 Year<\/li>\n
  11. Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2004<\/li>\n
  12. Jefferson’s<\/li>\n
  13. Four Roses<\/li>\n
  14. Smooth\u00a0Ambler Old Scout 9 Year Old Bourbon (Cask 1868) Single Barrel Release<\/li>\n
  15. Michter’s<\/li>\n
  16. Eagle Rare<\/li>\n
  17. 1792 Ridgemont Reserve<\/li>\n
  18. Roughstock Montana<\/li>\n
  19. Hudson Baby Bourbon<\/li>\n
  20. Old Forester<\/li>\n
  21. Smooth Ambler Contradiction<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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