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Basil Hayden’s 10 Year Bourbon

  • Distiller:

    Beam

  • Bottler:

    Beam

  • ABV:

    40%

  • Age:

    10 Years

  • Price:
    $$$$$
  • Raided Score: 85
  • Publication: WhiskyCast
  • Excerpt: The taste veers off in a different direction with a strong taste of cherry cola, along with vanilla, a touch of black pepper, and hints of caramel and molasses in the background. The cherry cola flavor lingers through the finish with just a hint of spice.
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  • Raided Score: 86
  • Publication: The Whiskey Jug
  • Excerpt: I would love to see this Basil Hayden’s Bourbon 10 Years instead done as a limited edition 10 yo Old Grand-Dad BiB or, dare I even dream, a limited edition OGD 114 release.
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  • Raided Score: 71
  • Publication: Breaking Bourbon
  • Excerpt: This just goes to show that adding more time in the barrel along with an age statement isn’t always the magic bullet that consumers hope it will be.
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  • Raided Score: 90
  • Publication: The Whiskey Wash
  • Excerpt: Maybe I'm too used to over-proof whiskeys, but this is positively sessionable; just "easy." It's not a whiskey that invites deep analysis or hard thinking. It's for when you just want to focus on the conversation.
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  • Raided Score: 89
  • Publication: Whisky Advocate
  • Excerpt: The light-bodied palate delivers modest apricot, peppery oak, and vanilla, with sandalwood on the finish. Very nice flavors, just a bit timid.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Publication: Distiller
  • Excerpt: At just 40% abv it's quite enjoyable to sip, though a higher proof might have helped to make this limited release feel a little more special.
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  • Raided Score: 76
  • Publication: Drinkhacker
  • Excerpt: The finish on this bottling hit me as decidedly short, with the spice and barrel notes quickly fading away into nothing. It’s quite a letdown.
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