Reservoir Maison De Cuivre

Great nose, but far too much bitterness on the palate (like a dry, furry red wine).

Powerful, rich. From the first seconds you are covered with a wave of dried fruits, dates, figs. Without knowing the barrel, I would say sherry. At first, the corn distillate does not stick out and remains in the shadow of the barrel. By breathing, your character changes. Spices (paprika, pepper), varnish, vanilla, sweet syrup, clover appear. The experiment with the barrel turned out to be interesting and very successful. Of the minuses, there was not enough depth and “positive” development.

A special kind of bourbon w/o denying its heritage DNA. Unlike e.g. Longrow Red wine cask finishes which can be quite overbearing (good or bad), this wine finish blends in quite well and if you don't know about it, you just notice "there is something different with this bourbon". For me in a good way giving it one more dimension. For the price I would love for it to be barrel strength though, just too expensive for a (albeit successful) gimmick in my book. Just as the stout and to a degree stout/rum matured versions a bit on the dry and "serious" side, not your sweet bourbon for sure. But well done, try before you buy.