King’s County 3yo

King’s County 3yo 

Official bottling 
Single bourbon - New York
Dark amber red
45% ABV
Dram

Nose: Honey, raisins, banana cake, brown paper, blackcurrants, hints of Demerara sugar. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, cool, tingly, loosens. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Honey, brown paper, orange peel, cloves, nutmeg, blackcurrants, Demerara sugar. 
Finish: Medium. Banana cake, brown paper, toast, raisins. 

Comments: 

Quite an intense and well-flavoured bourbon, with clear hallmarks of the small cask, cask-strength bottlings I’ve had. This is despite the lower ABV. Quite sweet and jammy. I hope the distillery can retain this level of quality.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

King's County Barrel Strength Bourbon (Batch 12A)

King's County Barrel Strength Bourbon (Batch 12A)

Official bottling
Single bourbon - New York
Amber red
63.1% ABV
Dram

Nose: Bananas, vanilla, coconut, strawberry jam, brown paper, hints of cocoa. With water, cinnamon, honey, brown paper. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, slippery, cool, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Strawberry jam, brown paper, bananas, chocolate, rye bread, butterscotch. With water, sweet, pear drops, bananas, hints of apple juice. 
Finish: Short. Fresh baked rye bread, chocolate, vanilla, honey. 

Comments: 

Intensely sweet and fragrant bourbon. Plenty of jammy notes when neat, including some chocolate. With water, it turns more fruity, with pear drops, apples and honey. I like the spirit from this distillery. While young, it's quite complex and intense, all the better for being bottled at cask strength. I hope they age the stuff a bit more, it's got some real potential.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.

King's County Bourbon Barrel Strength (Batch 142)

King's County Bourbon Barrel Strength (Batch 142)

Official bottling
Single bourbon - New York
Amber
61.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Corn syrup, banana cake, vanilla, raisins, red grapes, brown paper. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, astringent, tingly, hot. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Brown paper, black tea, banana cake, vanilla, red grapes, hints of saltpetre. 
Finish: Short. Black tea, vanilla, red grapes, brown paper. 

Comments: 

Wow. This is very young, probably under 3 years, but in the states you can still call it whisky (whatever...). But what it tastes like is really quite delicious. I don't think it needs water at all, it's not too sweet, plenty of tannins, and great heaps of cooked banana. A few more years (quite a few more), and it could become a stunning whisky.

Verdict:

I like this.