Gentleman's Cut Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

Sometimes referred to as "celebribooze offerings", this is another Bourbon created in collaboration with stardom - in this case, four-time NBA champion and two-time MVP, Stephen Curry together with Boone County Distilling Co. (aka Game Changer Distillery, which makes its own eponymous whiskey). Distilled from a mash bill of 75% corn, 21% rye and 4% malted barley, it's matured for between five and seven years (though no age statement is declared on the label). It's reported that while older Boone County whiskeys were sourced from MGP, this expression is entirely distilled in-house. 45% Alc./Vol.

Other reviews... Earthy and lightly green on the nose, which offers notes of cereal, honey, bubble gum, and a hint of fruit, mellowing into spice and light brown sugar. Somewhat aggressive on the palate, and barrel-forward, with molasses cookie and bread dough. The finish offers nougat and more brown sugar. Overall there’s some pleasant sweetness in there, but it could use more flavor integration. 88 points - whiskyadvocate.com

...Boldly toasty, this whiskey straddles the line between old school distilling and craft whiskeydom, with a ton of char up top that gives the nose a boldly peppery character. Well-toasted grains, burnt popcorn, and a bit of barbecue smoke evoke the frontier fairly clearly. The palate is fortunately a bit softer, with some graham cracker, honey, and light coconut notes all swirled into the equation. A slightly doughy body pairs fairly well with the more overt charry, peppery notes, tempering the underlying heat — but only to an extent. I suspected the whiskey might benefit from water and sure enough it only takes a couple of drops for things to coalesce. (I’d have released this at 86 proof instead of 90, but what do I know?) That tiny splash of water softens the harder, frontier-driven edges of the whiskey and makes room for a lighter slick of sandalwood, a bolder coconut character, and a lingering hazelnut quality on the finish. After trying it again straight from the bottle, I wouldn’t drink it any other way. - drinkhacker.com