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Bourbons with a Herbal, Herbaceous Profile

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

Penelope Bourbon Architect Series
Penelope Bourbon Architect Series

...reamy sweetness transitions from the forward notes and into the body, herbal, floral and cream. Finish: Rich vanilla that leaves a long ling...

WhistlePig PiggyBack Bourbon
WhistlePig PiggyBack Bourbon

...ak notes. PALATE: Maple and vanilla with a creamy mouth feel. FINISH: Herbal tea with a hint of honey....

Penelope Bourbon Private Select
Penelope Bourbon Private Select

...reamy sweetness transitions from the forward notes and into the body, herbal, floral, and cream. Finish: Rich leather and good heat with flo...

Shortbarrel El Jefe American Straight Whiskey
Shortbarrel El Jefe American Straight Whiskey

...ose. Slight notes of vanilla, charred orange, pepper, sweet corn, and herbal background. Mouth: Orange’s, smooth creamy vanilla, honey...

Rowan's Creek Bourbon
Rowan's Creek Bourbon

...glass and your olfactory is treated to caramel and vanilla layered on herbal and floral notes. The mouthfeel starts oily but finishes dry. O...

Bardstown Bourbon West Virginia Great Barrel Company Blended Rye Whiskey
Bardstown Bourbon West Virginia Great Barrel Company Blended Rye Whiskey

...potpourri, and baked cherry circle traditional rye notes of mint and herbal tea. A luscious mouthfeel leads to a luxurious balance between ...

Maryland Heritage Series B.P.R. 14-Year Straight Rye Whiskey
Maryland Heritage Series B.P.R. 14-Year Straight Rye Whiskey

...Herbal and sweet on the nose. It's a glass of green tea with honey and...

High West Double Rye
High West Double Rye

...roughout. Taste: Rye spices up front, then menthol, mint, eucalyptus, herbal tea with wildflower honey and all spice. Finish: Cinnamon and m...

Hunter & Scott Rye
Hunter & Scott Rye

...cinnamon. PALATE: Spicy and warm, lingering spicy sweetness. FINISH: Herbal tea, floral, cracked pepper, lightly sweet with spice. ...

Penelope Bourbon Rosé Cask Finish
Penelope Bourbon Rosé Cask Finish

...reamy sweetness transitions from the forward notes and into the body, herbal, floral, and cream. Finish: Rich leather and good heat with flo...

Lyre's American Malt
Lyre's American Malt

...Generous flavors of vanilla and toasted nuts with herbal notes providing a complexity, offset by a long mellow finish. T...

Old Forester 2002 Birthday Bourbon
Old Forester 2002 Birthday Bourbon

...nd the aroma of seasoned oak, apple and orange drift out with a clean herbal mint patina. Soft oak notes, with a subtle sweetness, nice frui...

Old Bardstown Estate Bottled
Old Bardstown Estate Bottled

...Nose is sweet, herbal, citrus. The palate is herbaceous, sweet fruit, vanilla, on a l...

Redemption 18 Year Old Rye
Redemption 18 Year Old Rye

...s, baked apple, peaches, rich caramel, and maple, mingled with slight herbal notes of tarragon and sage. PALATE: Baked apple pie, spice, al...

Balcones Brimstone
Balcones Brimstone

...e, fruit cocktail, sweet tea, chili peppers. FINISH: long dry finish, herbal/mint ends in a mineralness as smoke returns....

Barrell Craft Spirits 15 Year Bourbon Release 2
Barrell Craft Spirits 15 Year Bourbon Release 2

...cream and pecan. Armagnac, and fig jam lend a dense, dark fruitiness. Herbal notes constantly pop to the fore and then gently ebb, cycling t...

Barrell Bourbon Batch 22
Barrell Bourbon Batch 22

...An elaborate herbal complexity that elegantly yields to beehive, nuttiness, and gre...

Medley Exclusive Selection Barrel Proof Bourbon
Medley Exclusive Selection Barrel Proof Bourbon

...On the nose there's notes of dark caramel, oak, honey, herbal tea and nutmeg. The taste starts with a heated blast of brown s...

Old Forester 2018 Birthday Bourbon
Old Forester 2018 Birthday Bourbon

...smoked almond nuttiness with hints of charred oak. TASTE: A touch of herbal lemon tea sweetened with a touch of honey round out its depth o...

Pursuit United Blended Straight Rye (Sherry French Reserve Oak Finish)
Pursuit United Blended Straight Rye (Sherry French Reserve Oak Finish)

...Provides aromas of tropical fruits, coconut, and herbal tea. The initial taste has a creamy texture, like warm fruit co...

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