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Bourbons with a Pecan Profile

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

Holland's Ghost Bourbon
Holland's Ghost Bourbon

...f warm gingerbread, chocolate orange and marmalade, molasses, toasted pecans, and raisins. Body: Cocoa on the tip of the tongue, autumn baki...

Bingham's Bourbon Black Texas Straight Bourbon
Bingham's Bourbon Black Texas Straight Bourbon

...weet and smokey, with a hint of brown sugar. Palate - Lush mouthfeel, pecans, and dried fruit. Finish - Spicy finish with approachable hints...

Lucky Seven Spirits The Workhorse Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Lucky Seven Spirits The Workhorse Kentucky Straight Bourbon

...Poached pear, silky tobacco and toasted pecans....

Widow Jane Decadence
Widow Jane Decadence

...Nose: Sugared Pecans, Maple, Birch Beer, Charred Oak. Palate: Vanilla, Burnt Sugar, ...

Axe and the Oak First Stake Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey
Axe and the Oak First Stake Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey

...n sugar, rye bread, sweet corn, and rich butterscotch. Taste: candied pecans, creamy vanilla, caramel glaze, and cracked black pepper. ...

Ragged Branch Wheated Bourbon Bottled in Bond
Ragged Branch Wheated Bourbon Bottled in Bond

...eavy malt and oak on the nose with vanilla, dark caramel, and toasted pecans. The finish is sweet and buttery with a hint of almond, leaving...

Pendleton Midnight
Pendleton Midnight

...full-bodied and satiating finish with a lingering smolder of spices, pecans, and walnuts....

Jeptha Creed Straight 4-Grain Bourbon
Jeptha Creed Straight 4-Grain Bourbon

...jam. PALATE: Complex and rich with vanilla, nutmeg, clove and toasted pecans. FINISH: A long finish of vanilla mint with a lingering hint of...

Still Austin Cask Strength Monster Mash Bourbon
Still Austin Cask Strength Monster Mash Bourbon

...and coconut-almond candy bars. On the palate, look for impressions of pecan candied apples, Mexican hot chocolate, and toffee bars, followed...

Reservoir Bourbon Whiskey
Reservoir Bourbon Whiskey

...peel, and a whiff of barrel char. PALATE: Creamy and nutty, revealing pecans, almonds, and a hint of peanut brittle. FINISH: Subtly vegetal,...

Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel
Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel

...COLOR: Roasted pecans. AROMA: Lots of toasted oak with rich caramel. TASTE: Big, rich...

Buffalo Chip Bloody Butcher Bourbon
Buffalo Chip Bloody Butcher Bourbon

...ness from heirloom corn with a hint of vanilla, finished with toasted pecan. Nose: Crème brûlée, black pepper, cherry, dry dark chocolate, n...

Belfour Small Batch Bourbon
Belfour Small Batch Bourbon

...g spices. Taste: A creamy coating of caramel, chocolate, hazelnut and pecan. Finish: Honey graham cracker, candied orange peel, sweet pipe t...

Barrell Bourbon Batch 34
Barrell Bourbon Batch 34

...focus and depth. More classic notes of cinnamon donut, warm cola, and pecan pie emerge. Fresh notes of green grape and Seville orange are fo...

Hard Truth Indian Straight Rye Whiskey
Hard Truth Indian Straight Rye Whiskey

...SH: Warm, dry, and lingering with hints of caramelized sugar, praline pecan, dill, oak, and pepper....

Bib & Tucker 6-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon
Bib & Tucker 6-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon

...e: With a smooth entry, the bourbon is nicely balanced with a hint of pecan pie sweetness. It fulfills the promise of its nose before evolvi...

Jefferson's Ocean Aged At Sea Wheated
Jefferson's Ocean Aged At Sea Wheated

..., slight sea salt. FINISH: Long finish, with oak and hints of nutmeg, pecans, and sourdough bread....

Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon
Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon

...corn, graham cracker, oiled glove. TASTE: honey, sweet cream, candied pecans, sandalwood and leather. FINISH: soft and sweet, drying and tan...

Old Fitzgerald Bottled In Bond
Old Fitzgerald Bottled In Bond

...Taste: Smooth, rich, complex. Toasted bread and walnuts, oatmeal and pecans. Oak and clove spices in the finish. Finish: Soft, gentle, long...

Bear Fight American Single Malt Whiskey
Bear Fight American Single Malt Whiskey

...Nose: Toasted pecan, ripe red apples, and honeysuckle. Palate: Dried figs, black cur...

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