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Old Kentucky Tavern 08-year-old

Overall rating
87.93/100
votes
16
Category
Bourbon
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Stated Age
08 years old
Casktype
American Oak Barrels
Strength
43.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Label
86 Proof
Bottled for
Bols-Import Neuss
Added on
14 Oct 2015 2:30 pm by RoyC
Uncolored
Old Kentucky Tavern 08-year-old
Photo by MaltMartin
Old Kentucky Tavern 08-year-old
Photo by MaltMartin
Old Kentucky Tavern 08-year-old
Photo by MaltMartin

Average value

€ 252.00

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Whisky Reviews for Old Kentucky Tavern 08-year-old

8 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 87.93 points

  1. MaltMartin scored this whisky 90 points Connoisseur

    Delicious full bodied and complex bourbon from the era when KT was the flagship of the late, great Glenmore Distilling Company, run by the Thompson family in Owensboro KY. In the 1960's and 1970's KT used to be one of the most popular bourbon brands in Kentucky.
    • Nose
      Lots of plum jam and cherries for a start. I also got sweetness of strawberries. Followed with beeswax polish, cinnamon and toffee. Hazelnuts. Old leather and cigar boxes at the background. Very nice!
    • Taste
      Velvety but crisp with lots of chewy buttery oak and candy-floss. Marshmallow maltiness. Cumin, molasses and layered vanilla. Plenty of substance. Ginger. Some rye bitterness gradually emerging.
    • Finish
      Medium long. Nutmeg and a little white pepper. Clove. Pine at the end. Well balanced bourbon from the old days.

  2. karloff scored this whisky 89 points Specialist

    I have the water jug to this whiskey and now I can say I have tasted it thanks to lincolnimp for the sample.
    • Nose
      90 90
      This is really gentle and inviting.
      There is something about a bourbon nose that really gets to me.
      This is what I call an all day sniffer.
      This is quite a creamy nose and I am hoping it transcends to the taste.
      Smells quite spicy so I'm guessing a high rye content.
    • Taste
      89 89
      Yeah it tastes quite spicy as well and creamy so it's so far so good.
      Must admit it tastes a lot stronger than 43%.
      I like this a lot and it ticks all the boxes, heard bad things about the standard Kentucky Tavern, that's why I've avoided it, this I will seek out.
    • Finish
      88 88
      The finish is surprisingly long, dry and has a lot of spice which work well.

  3. Dram Dracula scored this whisky 89 points Connoisseur

    Good old bourbon. Butterscotch, caramel, cloves, and cinnamon, along with a good amount of oak. Easy to drink.

  4. dram-drinker scored this whisky 89 points Moderator

    A good bourbon
    • Nose
      90 90
      Very good charred oak and fine vanilla notes, spices, cloves, black tea - very good
    • Taste
      89 89
      Oily, punchy, more teaish notes, subtle sweetness, more charred oak and vanilla, also some soy sauce
    • Finish
      87 87
      Medium long, warm, spicy, zesty, little herbal too

  5. lincolnimp scored this whisky 84 points Connoisseur

    Nice nose, decent palate that is all front loaded, truckloads of spice, quite sweet.
    Not bad
    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      84 84
    • Finish
      84 84

  6. Baanaanaabob scored this whisky 89 points Connoisseur

    Very fresh and fruity some nice toffee notes and a hint of exotic fruits

  7. stefsel111 scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      87 87

  8. stefsel111 scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      87 87

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