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Trying the latest releases from Bardstown Bourbon Company, including their Fusion Series #4 and their Discovery Series #4. Fusion #4 showcases the fusion between exemplary 13-year-old sourced bourbon with Bardstown Bourbon Company's own carefully-selected mashbills. The unifying concept in Discovery Series #4 is three aged bourbons blended to create a smooth and unique expression. Join the Whiskey & Gaming Lounge: http://BourbonBytes.com Become a Patreon Supporter: http://Patreon.com/BourbonBytes Limited Edition Bourbon Bytes Merch: http://BourbonBytes.Threadless.com #WhiskeyTube #Bourbon #WhiskeyTube #Bourbon #RyeWhiskey
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Hey everyone and welcome to Bourbon Bites Whiskey Reviews with a gaming twist
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I'm Clifton and today we're reviewing Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion and Discovery Series 4
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So if you didn't know, Bardstown Bourbon Company is a pretty new distillery in the world of
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Kentucky distilleries, but what they really really specialize in is transparency. So they
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are one of the most transparent distilleries I've ever seen. They tell you exactly what is in each
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of these, especially the ones that are blends, and they're really upfront about everything
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which is pretty awesome. So the first product we're reviewing is Fusion Series 4. Now
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I think this is pretty much a brand new product. I haven't found very much about it online since
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it was announced in December of last year, so I'm very excited to be one of the first to review it
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for you. Like I said, Bartstone Bourbon Company is known for transparency, so they tell you exactly
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what into this bottle. This is 40% of a 13-year-old Kentucky bourbon, and then they break down what's
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in the rest of this. So it's all their own distillate, but it's different mash bills. So I'll put up a little chart over here just to give you some guidance what went into this
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Fusion Series 4. It comes out at 94.9 proof and is about $59.99 MSRP. So let's go ahead
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and give it a try. So on the nose, the first thing that hits me is a lot of dark fruit
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almost like an overripe cherry but it does have a lot of sweetness I think there a lot of corn sweetness in this but it is kind of savory It kind of has like a savory smokiness there on the nose as well Let go ahead and give it a try Cheers
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Interesting. So as I predicted, with that 40% of the 13-year-old Kentucky bourbon, this is a pretty oak forward whiskey
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It starts out with those like darker tobacco notes that you'd normally get on the finish
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but for some reason this presents up front with that. And then it kind of slowly transitions into like a sweeter, dessert-y, almost like a creme brulee kind of note on the mid palate
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Still very dry though. It does have that corn sweetness. I think some of the youth does show up
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there. Interestingly enough, it kind of presents itself like a Tennessee whiskey. It has a little
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bit of that minerality there, sort of like a salted caramel popcorn kind of note on the palate
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but it's really well-rounded. It blends their young distillate of their own with this really
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old Kentucky bourbon. I think it balances itself out. Really, really nice whiskey for the price
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point. So with that being said, let's move on to Discovery Series 4. So speaking of price point
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This one is pretty much double the price of the Fusion series. MSRP on it is $130, and it does come in at $115 proof
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However, I'm really, really excited to give this a try, because what it is is a blend of three very, very well-aged Kentucky bourbons
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So like last time, I'm going to put up a chart here, but this is 55% of a 13-year-old Kentucky bourbon
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37% with a 15-year Kentucky bourbon. Now this is the Mystery Mashville that a lot of different brands are using We don know where it from but if you think you know leave me a comment below with what you think this whiskey is But there also 8 of a 10 Kentucky bourbon and I not going to say any names but that one reminds me of a very nutty
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mash bill that I'm very fond of, so let's go ahead and give this a nose. Oh yeah, this nose is a lot
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drier. It's like a lot of dry oak on the front. Definitely smells older, but then again, it's a
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lot sweeter. It's like a dessert-y sweetness. I almost want to say lemon pound cake. That's not
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a note I've ever given before, but it is really reminiscent of that like sweet icing that's often
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on a lemon pound cake, but it does have kind of like a burnt crust kind of note too. I really
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really love the nose on this, but let's give it a try. Cheers. Ooh, wow. That is a flavor punch. It's definitely spicy and hot up front, almost like biting into a
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hot pepper. I would say it drinks hotter than 115 proof, but y'all know I love the proof
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so I'm here for it. But once you get past the initial shock, it's still got a lot of that sweet oak that I was getting on the nose. Definitely more vanilla forward than the first one. And
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combined, it's kind of like a spice cake. I'm really still getting those cake notes with this
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one. It's not your typical baking spices you get with a lot of bourbons. This one's full-on cinnamon
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to me. But the finish on this one is really, really nice. It's definitely a lot longer than
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the Fusion series. It kind of goes like a milk chocolate sweetness, but still some nuttiness
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with that oak So overall I gotta say I am super impressed with Bardstown Bourbon Company I so glad I finally got a chance to try it because I been hearing people rave about it forever I think both of these are really great for the price point I think the Fusion Series is a great entry into the Bardstown Bourbon Company brand
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It's approachable. It's not that expensive. It's about $60. That lower proof is very accessible to a lot of people
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It does show some of that youth, but I don't think it does it in a bad way. I think it's very well-rounded
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But still, it's really cool to try a blend of what they're distilling combined with something that's older
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It really kind of gives a preview of probably what they're going for with their flavor profile
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when they eventually get their stock aged that long. But this Discovery Series, I gotta pour a little bit more of that
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So while $130 does seem like a steep price point, this is every bit worth it
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It has that older stock of Kentucky whiskey, masterfully blended. I will say, I don't really have very many blended whiskeys in my collection
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but this one is done really, really well. So thank you guys so much for watching
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Let me know if you've tried anything from Barstown Bourbon Company. They have some collaboration series that seem really really cool
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I'm so excited to try a lot of those I think I do have a couple samples of the collaboration series
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I haven't tried them yet So let me know in the comments below If that's something you're interested in watching And definitely give this a thumbs up
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If you want to see more Barstown Bourbon Company here on this channel So until next time
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This has been Bourbon Bites Whiskey Reviews with a gaming twist I'm Clifton Cheers
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And I'll see y'all next video
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