George Dickel Bottled in Bond - 13 Year Old Tennessee Whiskey Review

Hey guys, my name's Clifton and today we're reviewing George Dickel Bottled and Bond

So I actually just picked up this whiskey. I've been eyeing it for a while. It just came out

actually last month. Finally made its way out here to California and I'm really excited to

give it a try, give it a shot. I've not really been a fan of George Dickel's bourbon in the past

I've just bought their cheaper, like lower end stuff. I like their rye though, but I know they

source their rye. So I guess that's not really true dickle juice. But today, this is. And this

is a pretty cool release. So this is bottled in bond, like I said in the title, but this was

distilled in 2005. That means it is 13 years old, which is crazy. And this was only $35

That price point is ridiculous and unheard of in American whiskey, at least that I've seen

If it's different for you, let me know. But I don't think I've ever seen something that's 13 years old and $35

That's just crazy. So you know I had to give it a try

I am really hoping that this is good. I actually opened it and tasted it last night just to kind of get a little preview of it

I had some mixed reactions to it so I figured I give it another shot and a full review today Maybe my palate has changed So let go ahead and pour a glass and see how it is So this is a very high corn mash fill

It's 84% corn, 8% rye, and 8% malted barley. So it's going to drink like a corn whiskey, I can already tell

On the nose, it's straight up corn. It's almost like, I guess like dusty corn is like, I guess the best way to put it

It's, um, it smells sweet, which is what you'd expect from a corn whiskey. Um, I'm not getting much oak on it, though

Especially being 13 years old, you would think this would have a lot more oak on the nose

Yeah, it just smells like, kind of like a generic bourbon, which is a good sign, because George Dickel's regular stuff, I don't really get much bourbon on it

It tastes like its own unique thing. Kind of like Jack Daniel's. I don't think of that as tasting like bourbon

It tastes like Jack Daniel's. So maybe it's a Tennessee whiskey thing. But it knows like a good bourbon, so let's see if it holds up in the taste

okay first of all I'm gonna say it tastes better than it tasted last night last night it tasted

really boring I guess I didn't get much sweetness at all last night that was the weird thing

it tastes like corn but like buttered popcorn but not sweet so it was a little weird last night but

um luckily today I'm getting a lot of that sweetness back so it does taste a lot nicer

than it did when I sampled it a little last night the finish is pretty short especially for something that 13 years old and 100 proof I mean it really not lingering at all It coats the mouth nicely when you drink it but as soon as you swallow there not really much taste going on other than some leftover corn sweetness

And surprisingly, there's very little oak, which is crazy. Because this is pretty much a bourbon, it's a Tennessee whiskey

for it not to have that oaky character that I associate with older bourbons. That makes me

suspicious. I guess they do filter it differently in Tennessee, but I don't know. It's interesting

The flavor profile is a good bit different than what I usually get from bourbon. It just has a

lot of like roasted, like cooked corn, like not necessarily like cream corn, but it's kind of like

that element. It's sweet, but it's almost like savory. Like, I don't know how to describe it

This is a weird one. Do I like it? I think it's okay. I mean, again, it's a $35 whiskey. You can't

really expect too much. If you like George Dickens regular stuff, you would probably love this. It

definitely tastes similar to the one that I had, which was just their base cheap stuff. It does

have a good bit more depth, but it doesn't taste or smell like a 13-year-old whiskey. I'm not

I not hating this I guess that all I can really say about it Again for the price Definitely grab a bottle and try it especially if you like Tennessee whiskey like Jack Daniels or Dicko other stuff Would I buy it again Most likely not Even though it older it lacks the things that I like about

older whiskey. It lacks the oakiness and the long finish. I don't really get that on this, even

though it's 100 proof. It's almost like a chocolatey corn. I know that doesn't make much

sense, but like there's some kind of like milk chocolate kind of note on the taste. Not overwhelming

but there is some kind of like, like a milky chocolatey sweetness on it. Um, that makes it

interesting at least, but, um, still not my typical flavor profile with an older bourbon

So I give this a recommend on the caveat of it only being $35 where I'm at. It's not bad

I won't buy it again. Um, it's just not my thing, but there's a lot of people that'll like this. So

if you're one of those people, let me know and, uh, let me know your rating or like what you get on it. Um, cause maybe I'm just not picking up on a certain note that would make me love it

So that does it for this review of George Dickel Bottle & Bond. If you want to see my other whiskey reviews, I have a playlist at the end of this video

Also, I would love if you could subscribe and hit the bell button so you're notified when I go live and put up a new video

Go live every Tuesday and new video every Friday. So hope to see you guys next video and drink good bourbon

Bye