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Bourbons with a Cedar Profile

These are popular bourbons or other whiskeys with a cedar profile. Whiskeys with aromas, palates, or finishes that feature cedar.

Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whisky
Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whisky

...AROMA: Interlaced layers of buttercream, sticky toffee, cedar, and apricot. TASTE: Smooth, well-rounded mingling of sweet oatm...

Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style

...med by green peppercorn and coriander spice brightened with a hint of cedar. FINISH: Tart apple crispness gives way to a long smoky finish f...

Barrell Bourbon Batch 32
Barrell Bourbon Batch 32

...crushed apple. It all integrates seamlessly with aromas of fresh oak, cedar, and applewood, with just a hint of char. The overall impression...

Bardstown Bourbon Discovery Series #9
Bardstown Bourbon Discovery Series #9

...A decadent bouquet of cocoa nib, plum, and cedar box is highlighted by lively orange peel. Vanilla cream with cin...

Wheat Penny 1958 Bourbon
Wheat Penny 1958 Bourbon

...Wood-fired oven right off the bat on the nose. Notes of tobacco, cedar, with a touch of campfire toasted marshmallow and apple crisp. O...

Stellum Black Bourbon
Stellum Black Bourbon

...amel corn, and mixed peppercorns. As it sits for a few minutes bright cedar emerges followed by smoldering oak. Palate: Sweet orange that ha...

Bardstown Bourbon Company Bourbon Pursuit
Bardstown Bourbon Company Bourbon Pursuit

...Rich caramel, toasted marshmallow, and cedar combine with leather and dark chocolate to create a decidedly de...

Redemption Wheated Bourbon
Redemption Wheated Bourbon

...avender with fragrant aromas of fresh pear over layers of vanilla and cedar. PALATE: Silky and harmonious, yet robust and intense. Flavors ...

Chattanooga Whiskey Founder's 10th Anniversary Blend
Chattanooga Whiskey Founder's 10th Anniversary Blend

...ck cherry, toasted oak & toffee bar. Full-bodied finish with notes of cedar and sweet smoke....

Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey
Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey

...APPEARANCE Deep Amber NOSE Aromatic spiced (cinnamon and cedar) and cooked fruit (apple, pear, banana) mingle with a delicate f...

Western Reserve 12 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Western Reserve 12 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon

...NOSE: cedar, floral, brown sugar. PALATE: cinnamon, white pepper, bold spice...

Angel's Envy Cask Strength Bourbon
Angel's Envy Cask Strength Bourbon

...taste. PALATE: Ripe cherry, salted chocolate, orange peel, and faint cedar. FINISH: The tannic finish is complemented by the citrus fruit q...

Bib & Tucker 10-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon
Bib & Tucker 10-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon

...obes the senses with a rich, warming, and full-bodied finish of spicy cedar and kettle corn....

Clyde May's Cask Strength
Clyde May's Cask Strength

...Appearance: Antique scarlet. Nose: Rich, accent of toasted cedar, hint of peach. Palate: A bright open of vanilla and molasses, c...

Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel
Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel

...ng spices. Aromas and flavors of pekoe tea, new leather, cinnamon, cedar, and jasmine. Warm and comforting notes of peach preserves and b...

High n' Wicked The Honorable Bourbon 12 Year
High n' Wicked The Honorable Bourbon 12 Year

...dried orange peel, cacao nibs, toffee, dried apricots, and a touch of cedar/cigar humidor. Palate: Layered and full, with subtle complexitie...

Blanton's Special Reserve
Blanton's Special Reserve

...It has a slightly floral nose that conveys whispers of cedar and raisin in between soft vanilla notes. The palate has a ligh...

Barrell Craft Spirits 16 Year Gray Label Seagrass
Barrell Craft Spirits 16 Year Gray Label Seagrass

...s wash over the palate with notes of chalk dust, flint, paraffin, and cedar smoke....

Reservoir Rye Whiskey
Reservoir Rye Whiskey

...NOSE: Cardamom, clove, a light touch of camphor, burnt sugar, and cedar. PALATE: Oak, strawberry, and black pepper. FINISH: A subtle flo...

Woodford Reserve Rye Whiskey
Woodford Reserve Rye Whiskey

... Rich honey NOSE Spicy with distinct notes of rye, black pepper, cedar and cassia bark sweetened with a dusting of marzipan. Hints of p...

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