This is a complete set of the Blue Run 12 days of Bourbon 2023.
Spiced & Spiked:
Proof: 118.8
- Nose: Bright green apple, cranberry and citrus wine.
- Palate: More underripe green apple and creamy vanilla
- Finish: Medium finish of baking spice and oak
All The Gold Rings:
Proof: 117
- Nose: Frosted Cinnamon Cereal, Brown Butter, Salted Caramel
- Palate: Charred citrus & sweet pipe tobacco
- Finish: Great finish that builds into a warm toasted oak and worn leather.
Mistletoe Miracles:
Proof: 117.6
- Nose: Granny smith apples, honey, graham cracker crust
- Palate: Toasted Almonds, toasted cocoa beans
- Finish: Short mostly vanilla and dried but uncharred oak. This one has a dry green tea like finish
Fully Lit:
Proof: 120.4
- Nose: Double pump vanilla latte and black cherry
- Palate: Caramel corn, dark chocolate, Italian ristretto espresso, baking spices
- Finish: Croissant with toasted almonds, honey-drizzled jalapeno
Rockin’ Around
Proof: 118.4
- Nose: orange and lime juice, orange spice, honey, fruity, burnt sugar, caramel
- Palate: honey, lemon rind, sourdough bread, charred wood
- Finish: approachable, middle length finish
Karamu’s Feast
Proof: 117
- Nose: pithy orange, green apple, honey
- Palate: orange oil, cinnamon, wood spice
- Finish: bitter orange, spicy
Punch Bowl:
Proof: 116.8
- Nose: Root beer, blackberry jam, gooey caramel
- Palate: Spice heat, honey, cloves, hints of tobacco
- Finish: Peach cobbler
Eighth Night:
Proof: 118.6
- Nose: very subtle holiday bread loaf ready to pop in the oven filled with dried fruits
- Palate: candies orange peel, baking spices (undifferentiated)
- Finish: slight pop of ginger
Grandma's House:
Proof: 119.8
- Nose - Slight sugar cookie dough
- Palate: distinct pop of cherry, baking spice with predominant clove
- Finish: maraschino cherry syrup from Luxardo cherries; hint of orange rind
Midnight Massive:
Proof: 117.8
- Nose: balsam for Christmas tree pine and eggnog
- Palate: faintest hint of almond paste
- Finish: eggnog straight through and dominant
Blue X-Mas:
Proof: 119.6
- Nosa: rum cake, sawdust slight toffee, apple juice, golden raisins, apple spice
- Palate: maraschino cherry, clove, golden raisins, toasted wood
- Finish: Velvet
Sleighing It:
Proof: 119.2
- Nose: Cedar lined sauna with hot rocks, ripe summer plum, dried apricot, cinnamon and sugar-laced green apple slices, brown butter
- Palate: Black peppercorns, state fair funnel cake
- Finish: Cayenne pepper, rose petals, saddlebag leather