Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 21 Year Old Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

Released as part of Diageo's Orphan Barrel series. One only to sell.

Other reviews... fabulous intensity from the get go; toasty and honeyed...gosh...this really is something a little special: the sugars stand tall and proud...the sweetness, as with all great bourbons, appears to be in league with the spices.... a bourbon drinker's bourbon. How's that for rhetoric. - 94.5 points - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2017

...One year older than last year’s 20 year old release, (which I felt was on the precipice of being over-oaked) and the extra year is evident. On the nose, the whiskey is nicely balanced. The palate tells a different story, with soft vanilla, honey, caramel, dried fruit, and cinnamon segueing into dominant leather, tobacco, and resinous oak on a long, dry finish. I fear bottling this whiskey annually, one year older, is going in the wrong direction.
83 points - www.maltadvocate.com, reviewed by: John Hansell (Winter 2015)