Rebel Yell 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon 750mL

The luxurious nose is ripe and rich with aged stone fruit, dates, and cinnamon sugar—and the palate is equally plush, as white pepper accents nutmeg, almonds, vanilla wafers, and burnt orange. Yet there’s an inherent softness to this whiskey—a pillow-like weight that integrates the plethora of flavors with no bite, which is especially impressive given the high proof of 100.

Absolutely stellar opening, with blueberries, black currants, and mashed cherries complementing vanilla icing, cornbread, and chocolate-hazelnut wafers. Then it’s salt water taffy, bread pudding, honey, jalapeño poppers, and snickerdoodles. But it does not stop there: baking spices develop toward the end, with bright cinnamon notes coating the long finish.