Tasting With John 12/9/19

     My friend was in town and we had ourselves a tasting. John brought some whiskey and I opened my bottle of Lot 40. Here is what we had: 

​*Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye
-smelled sweet caramel
-tasted slight pepper w/sweet cherry candy
-with water smelled slight cherry dessert
-tasted cherry syrup with peppery oak
-trailed quickly slight oak

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​*Lot 40 43% ABV
-smelled bourbon, sweet vanilla
-tasted sweet oak – trailed peppery  oak
-with water smelled sweet floral
-tasted bitter bourbon, oak
Water ruined this.