Distillery: Thirteenth Colony Distillery
Region: Americus, Georgia
Aging: 4 Years
Batch: 2023
Bottle No: 19638
ABV: 47.5% ABV
Proof: 95 Proof
Mash Bill: 70% Corn, 21% Rye, 9% Malted Barley
Non-Chill Filtered: No
MSRP Price: $40
Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon Whiskey Tasting Notes
Appearance: Amber
Nose: Corn sugar, cherry cola, brown sugar, vanilla, toasted oak, faint notes of cinnamon red hot candy, rye spice
Palate: Sweet corn sugar and caramel, red cherry, dark fruits, bold oak, vanilla, rye spice, pepper, tobacco, cherry cola notes
Finish: Nice long finish that coats your mouth for a good 20-30 seconds – leaves you with sweet fruit, rich oak, and peppery rye spice on the tail end
Is Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon an Approachable Whiskey?
Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon is a very approachable whiskey.
It’s very easy to drink and has some very nice dessert-like flavors to it that everyone will enjoy.
Is Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon Complex?
Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon has quite a bit of complexity to it and depth of flavor.
On both the nose and the palate, I get strong notes of red cherry and other fruit flavors.
So much so that I immediately thought of Cherry cola or even the bright red cherry bomb candies.
Not the sour ones, but the ones that are just straight red cherry flavor.
This is a very good thing as I love those candy fruit flavors in my whiskey.
Behind the fruit notes, you still get your corn sugar and caramel sweetness with a nice level of oaky tannic spice behind it.
In addition to that, you get nice rye spice and pepper notes that help create a very fulfilling flavor profile on this $40 bottle.
The only drawback I’m finding on this one is that there is a good bit of heat on each sip and it seems like it’s just not a super “refined” whiskey.
You can tell it’s not an incredibly refined bottle but for $40… it’s not really needed to be.
What are Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon’s strongest attributes/flavors?
Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon’s strongest attribute is its rich red cherry and fruit flavor notes.
I’m not sure if it’s just my palate tonight, but I am really enjoying this aspect of the whiskey.
Is Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon a go-to whiskey?
Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon isn’t available in my state of Pennsylvania, but if I could find this whiskey here I would most certainly be drinking this one regularly.
Is Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon priced accurately to its quality?
For $40, this bottle of Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon absolutely delivers on its price tag.
While it has a bit of a kick to it relative to its proof point, the flavors in it are very fun to enjoy.
Conclusion for Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon
Thirteenth Colony Southern Bourbon is a fun whiskey to drink.
It’s not the most refined or smooth whiskey to drink, but the flavors in it are quite delicious.
I can only imagine how good their Double-Oaked whiskey is and I’ve heard so much about it this entire year that I hope I can manage to find a bottle of it to taste and compare.
If you find this bottle on the shelf, do yourself a favor and pick it up.
I think you’ll have a lot of fun with this one.
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