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Bourbons with a Nutmeg Profile

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

ASW Fiddler Unison Bourbon Whiskey
ASW Fiddler Unison Bourbon Whiskey

...Toffee, honey, green apple, nutmeg. Bursting with toffee, honey, and green apple, with wonderful b...

Blanton's Single Barrel
Blanton's Single Barrel

...A deep, satisfying nose of nutmeg and spices. Powerful dry vanilla notes in harmony with hints of...

Jefferson's Reserve
Jefferson's Reserve

...NOSE: Honey and nutmeg. FLAVOR: Caramel, toffee, and cinnamon. FINISH: Leather and Tob...

Buzzard's Roost Barrel Strength Straight Rye
Buzzard's Roost Barrel Strength Straight Rye

...oak that brings everything together. Palate: Rich and full; allspice, nutmeg, and baking spices abound. Finish: Fudge, bright fruit, and tob...

Barrell Vantage
Barrell Vantage

...pudding invoke the creamy richness of toasted American oak. Tarragon, nutmeg, and warm cola are among the dry, extractive spices highlightin...

Agitator Kentucky Straight Bourbon Finished in Red Wine Barrels
Agitator Kentucky Straight Bourbon Finished in Red Wine Barrels

...give complexity. On the palate, flavors of vanilla, caramel, clove, nutmeg, and red fruits finished by long spice notes culminating with a...

Holland's Ghost Bourbon
Holland's Ghost Bourbon

...sses. Finish: Deeply warming, mouth-coating, spearmint, cinnamon, and nutmeg...

Bad Sweater Whiskey
Bad Sweater Whiskey

...4 year-old Bourbon spiked with our favorite holiday spices –cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, cacao nibs and vanilla bean. ...

Elijah Craig Small Batch
Elijah Craig Small Batch

...: Smooth and warm; pleasantly woody with accents of spice, smoke, and nutmeg. FINISH: Long, sweet, and slightly toasty....

Bardstown Origin Series Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Bardstown Origin Series Kentucky Straight Bourbon

...balanced blend of apricot, orange blossom, and mint rests on caramel, nutmeg, and rich oak. On the palate, waves of cinnamon and vanilla lea...

Pendleton 1910
Pendleton 1910

...NOSE: Well rounded and full-bodied aroma. Nutmeg, cloves, and hints of dried pineapple. PALATE: Muted tropical n...

Cleveland Christmas Bourbon
Cleveland Christmas Bourbon

...ramel, and toffee combined with the traditional flavors of Christmas, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Orange Peel, and Clove....

Western Reserve 8 Year Single Barrel Bourbon
Western Reserve 8 Year Single Barrel Bourbon

...la, honey, banana, earthy. PALATE: caramel, vanilla, light cinnamon, nutmeg, oaky. FINISH: lingering chocolate, dried apricot, toasted tob...

Barrell Dovetail
Barrell Dovetail

...alate: Darker (cocoa, molasses, burnt marshmallow) and spicier (cola, nutmeg, Tellicherry peppercorn) than the nose, an effect well-compleme...

Four Gate Split Stave by Kelvin Brrye
Four Gate Split Stave by Kelvin Brrye

...ance: Deep amber. Nose: Toasted marshmallow, cinnamon, baking spices, nutmeg, and cloves. Taste: Sweet buttered cinnamon buns, cloves, vanil...

Horse Soldier Bourbon
Horse Soldier Bourbon

..., sweet corn, apple. Tasting: Caramel, vanilla, toasted corn, honey, nutmeg, custard, with a hint of spicy oak....

William Larue Weller (2022)
William Larue Weller (2022)

...molasses. Finish: A full-bodied finish containing a hint of leather, nutmeg, toffee, and vanilla. ...

Shortbarrel Small Batch Rye 101
Shortbarrel Small Batch Rye 101

...des into lightly floral notes. Slight notes of baking spices, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, and mint candy in the background. Finish: Despite a...

Pendleton Midnight
Pendleton Midnight

...NOSE: Musky notes of leather with warm cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and a trace of ginger. PALATE: Full, well-balanced oak...

Bushwood Stillwater Rye
Bushwood Stillwater Rye

...Tasting notes: rye, caramel, citrus with hints of nutmeg and cinnamon, and just the right amount of sweet oak. Finish: L...

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