Joseph Magnus Hand Selected Private Barrel

Neat. OHLQ Barrel 1378. MGP. Graham Cracker and oak are present initially. All spice and vanilla. Cinnamon. More spice notes and fewer dessert notes than typical for an MGP. A hint of apple. The texture is thinner than anticipated. It's spicy on the tongue with cinnamon and spice still being dominant. Caramel and vanilla with abundant cinnamon again. A tingle on the tongue. I detect the apple again the more I sip. Caramel and cinnamon with the apple on the legs. It's quite fitting for a fall day, watching the leaves change and fall. It's good. It's also unique for MGP. I don't believe I've ever described something as a caramel apple with a layer of cinnamon. That's a cool combination.

106 proof store pick. The aroma is cinnamon, oranges, caramel, and a little wood. Tasting it reveals spicy cinnamon, oranges, maple, and caramel. There's a slight initial burn but it quickly yields to the fruit and caramel taste. Finishes with a touch of heat and oak.

Whiskey Elite Pick: The aroma is molasses and caramel. The taste presents baking spices, and oak. 4/5 Kenwood Liquors Pick: Tastes very sweet, like candy, with hints of butterscotch. The taste reveals baking spice, oak, dates, and subtle caramel. 4.25/5 Potomac Wine & Spirits: 4.5/5 Go big blue liquor: 4.25/5

A Central Ohio Bourbon private barrel labeled "First Love", at 104 proof. The aroma consists of tobacco, maple syrup, vanilla, caramel, ethanol, and graham cracker. The palate is thin, sweet, and oily, with dried fruit and tannins. The finish is medium, featuring a surge of cinnamon, oak, and an earthy conclusion.

It drinks hot. Sweetness and spices were detected upfront, and the finish tasted like a cherry bomb. Atlanta Capitol City Pick.

Finished in sherry. A bit too unusual for my preference. The aroma is oak and ethanol. The palate consists of vanilla, oak, and fruit.