Augusta Distillery Buckners 15 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon

A little background

Augusta Distillery’s Buckner’s 15 Year is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon that’s been aged for 15 years and bottled as a single barrel release. Located in Augusta, Kentucky, Augusta Distillery is located along the Ohio River with access to major markets and transportation hubs.

This release follows Buckner’s inaugural offering and is available in limited quantities at the distillery select retailers and online. The bottle used for this review came from barrel no. 42 and was bottled at 112.4 proof. Augusta Distillery Buckners 15 Year Single Barrel has a suggested retail price of $319 USD.

(Tasted neat from a Glencairn Glass)

Color

Dark Gold

Nose

Caramel, vanilla, honey, banana, baking spice, cinnamon, pralines, oak, and a bit of dusty barrel funk.

Palate

Cinnamon, brown sugar, baking spice, banana, walnuts, Hershey’s syrup, and oak.

Finish

Orange citrus, brown sugar, cinnamon, walnuts, fudge and oak.

In closing