Company: Sazerac
Distillery: A. Smith Bowman Distillery
Region: Spotsylvania County, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Aging: 6+ Years
ABV: 45% ABV
Proof: 90 Proof
Mash Bill: Undisclosed combination of eight barrel batches
Non-Chill Filtered: No
MSRP Price: $35
Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon Tasting Notes
Appearance: Golden Honey
Nose: Caramel, oak, vanilla, tannic, light fruits, apricot, orange citrus, cinnamon, baking spice, floral
Palate: Heavy oak, caramel, vanilla, light fruits, spices, pepper
Finish: Medium finish with a bit of heat and an oily, but dry mouthfeel – leaves you with a tannic and spicy finish loaded with oak and a linger pepper spiciness
Is Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon an Approachable Whiskey?
Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon is easy enough to drink, but it does have quite a bit of spiciness to it.
While not particularly “hot” as in burning your mouth, it’s more like eating a dish full of spicy ingredients that you notice the moment they hit your mouth but then subside quickly.
Beginner whiskey drinkers will likely find this whiskey to be a bit much, but it does offer a nice level of flavor with each sip.
Is Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon Complex?
Bowman Brother Small Batch has a few layers of flavor to it.
The nose is quite nice – full of caramels, light fruits, and lovely cinnamon notes and spice.
The palate is a little less smooth.
It starts out with heavy oak, caramel, and quite a bit of light fruit notes.
Then it twists into heavy rye spice and a bit of pepper.
It then finishes out with a very tannic and dry mouthfeel that is full of oak and light fruits.
What are Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon’s strongest attributes/flavors?
Bowman Brothers Small Batch really delivers on the oak, light fruits, and spice flavor profile.
As you sip, your mouth really gets lit up by the spices but in a way that is enjoyable not just burning your mouth.
Is Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon a go-to whiskey?
Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon is a decent whiskey.
I could see someone drinking this as a go-to whiskey, but there are plenty of other competitors in the same price range that I would go with over this bottle – Elijah Craig Small Batch and Old Forester Bourbon to name a couple.
Is Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon priced accurately to its quality?
Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon would be easier to recommend if it were a $25 bottle.
While it is a decent bottle of whiskey, the competition is just so steep in this price-tier that there are more options that I prefer.
Conclusion for Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon
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