Bourbon Review: 1792 Aged 12 Years vs Cream of Kentucky

Worldly Gentleman

4 months ago

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1792 Aged 12 Years
- Nose: Cedar wood spicebox, wood cleaning spray, lemon drops, candied orange peel, deep caramel, vanilla cake.
- Palate: Cinnamon coffee cake, candied nuts, cherry twizzlers, York Peppermint Patties.
- Finish: Vanilla pound cake, orange zest, cherry cough syrup, delicate oak, cinnamon stick in chai tea. Quick finish.
- Overall Impression: Traditional bourbon notes, walnut, toasted oak, rye spice; lacks balance due to overpowering oakiness and dryness.
Cream of Kentucky
- Nose: Cherry cold medicine, cola, heavy oak.
- Palate: Sweet fruit, caramel, vanilla, milk chocolate, balanced against oak and nuts.
- Finish: Bitter notes, heavy oak, walnut, heat flare. Flawed but counters the sweetness.
- Overall Impression: Sweet, fruity, nut-forward bourbon. Unique but offset by questionable finish and price.

1792 Aged 12 Years: A bourbon for oak lovers, showing its age prominently. Score: 7.5/10.
Cream of Kentucky: Well-rounded with complexity, but doesn’t justify its high price. Score: 7.9/10.