Legent Kentucky Straight Bourbon 70cl Whiskey. 47% abv

Legent Bourbon is the work of Jim Beam master distiller Fred Noe and House of Suntory chief blender Shinji Fukuyo. The whiskey itself is a bourbon made with one of Fred Noe's recipes, which is aged initially in charred virgin white oak. Following this, portions are finished in California red wine casks and sherry casks, before being blended by Shinji Fukuyo. 

Nose - Brown sugar, toasted almonds, jammy fruits, butterscotch, vanilla and orange peel combine initially, with delicate warmth and spice provided from ginger root underneath. Stewed black cherry emerge as the nose develops, with milk chocolate, sandalwood and hints of leather.

Palate - Rich caramel, floral notes and a suggestion of marmalade before chewy rye spice initially makes things more complex among savoury notes of roasted peanuts and a slightly bitter quality from charred wood, coffee beans and unsweetened dark chocolate. Dark cherry jam and stewed plums then vanilla, cake batter, muscovado sugar. Warmth from freshly-ground black pepper.

Finish - Chocolate-covered cherries, black fruits,  a hint of liquorice fade ever so gradually; while nutmeg and oak spices play about for longer.