Bottled by Strong Spirits for Warner Brothers, J.R. Ewing is a four year old Kentucky bourbon.
J.R. Ewing Bourbon, 4 years old, 40% abv ($35)
The nose has notes of magic marker, solvent, and some fruit juice. There's some vanilla and other notes, but every time they try to come out they're beaten down by the chemical notes. The palate starts with light, sweet notes; it's watery. It has some oak, but it develops quickly into bitterness and trails off with chemical solvent notes. The finish is bitter and chemically.
If J.R. had given me a glass of this, I probably would have shot him too.
6 comments:
Well, it's made in Kentucky, so any guesses as to which distillery was lucky enough to be able to sell what they wrung out of their barreling-room mop?
No clue. One blog said they were told it was from a distillery in Lawrenceburg, which would mean Wild Turkey or Four Roses.
Tastes like Elijah Craig to me.
Funniest. Conclusion. Ever.
You, sir, just won the internet.
It's good, but I prefer their "The Fonz" rye whiskey.
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