Tasting Notes

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Ironclad Straight Bourbon

Country: USA

Region: Virginia

Type: Bourbon

Bottler: Distiller

ABV: 47.5%

Score: 89 Points

Ironclad Straight Bourbon. Photo ©2020, Mark Gillespie/CaskStrength Media.This Bourbon comes from family-owned Ironclad Distillery in Newport News, Virginia, and the nose has notes of brown sugar, tobacco, leather, and charred oak. The taste has a nice balance of anise, black pepper, and a hint of clove along with touches of salted caramel, tobacco, and oak tannins. The finish is medium-length with touches of spice, oak tannins, and tobacco. (May, 2020)