The palate is spicy and rich, with flavors of chocolate fudge, coffee, black pepper, and cooked red fruits. The first notes I get on the Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut palate are a little bit of cherry and milk chocolate. How can we make it better? Nose: This has a classic nose that leans towards toasted chocolate beans, dried chili pepper flakes (and maybe even some fresh green chili), burnt vanilla pods, singed cherry bark, and old leather dipped in caramel. 3 views Apr 28, 2022 1 Dislike Share Save The Average Drinker 1.87K subscribers For this week's review, I'll give you. Make It Cherry Bourbon Punch. For instance, get two when you visit Buffalo Trace Distillery. A big thanks to my friend Evan for the opportunity to taste this. Palate: Old maple trees dripping with sap lead to a rich salted caramel candy vibe next to rich vanilla pound cake topped with a creamy dark chocolate frosting and bespeckled with orange zest, dried cranberries bits, and crushed espresso beans. The story that the proof was chosen due to the end of Prohibition seems more gimmick than showcasing what this drink might offer 10 points higher proof. This is a bit of an in-between bottle on this list. Vanilla, oak spice, and underbaked bread come in as well in a pleasant manner. There are only 14,100 bottles this year. This is another one of those cheap bottles thats hard to get outside of places like Kentucky. Going forward, not every barrel of Blue Note Bourbon Uncut will be a survivor barrel. Nose: The nose is soft and feels aged yet fresh with mild notes of old cellar beams that lead to a sour cherry next to sourdough pancakes smothered in butter and maple syrup with a thin line of spiced cherry jam next to a bit of crumpled-up old leather gloves. Not wanting them to go to waste, Blue Note decided to release these barrels individually in a new Blue Note Uncut/Unfiltered Single Barrel release. A California wine business has collapsed leaving a lot of angry people out of pocket. Blue Note 'Juke Joint' Uncut Straight Bourbon Whiskey The mouth feel is what impressed me the most, it did not leave me wanting anything more. Its simple and tastes cheap but it does feel like a real bourbon. Blue Note Juke Joint Uncut Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml Bottle . light ethanol, oak, lemon pepper, sweet clove, brown sugar, oak, brown sugar, apple-cherry tart, lemon butter, sassafras root, Soon (get a bottle before all the survivors are all gone). The addition of an ice cube provides a little more herbal citrus on the palate but doesnt buoy the experience in my opinion. In these ensuing months, the sweltering summer heat bore down upon the barrels day after day, darkening the outside and forcing the bourbon inside incredibly deep into the oak. Blue Note typically . I would definitely recommend seeking out this whiskey and buying it on-site. All I can say is, wow. The mouthfeel on this is incredible, especially considering the proof. Whiskey Review: Blue Note Juke Joint Whiskey I understand they were in a pickle with claiming the barrels as a loss or using them right away, but surely there had to be a third option.