It’s time for the third and last Larceny Barrel Proof for 2023, the high-test model of Heaven Hill’s wheater.
With C923, we discover the same old notes of candy butterscotch and baking spices on the nostril, although there’s maybe extra of a leathery, savory edge right here than we normally get with Larceny’s Barrel Proof releases. An fringe of peppery gunpowder emerges with time in glass, alongside a persistent menthol observe — the latter stronger than the same old eucalyptus notes we see on this launch.
I discovered this one bruising at full proof — 63.2% abv, thoughts you — although measured sips can push by means of the warmth to suss out notes of candied bacon, maple syrup, and a wholesome grind of cinnamon. Water’s a should this go-round, and I dosed it lots. Stronger vanilla notes and that typical contact of banana that Larceny typically provides quickly emerge — this spherical much less banana bread and extra Bananas Foster, full with a drizzle of caramel.
Regardless of showcasing a litany of the identical flavors because it nearly all the time does, C923 one way or the other doesn’t coalesce in addition to the opposite two releases this yr, A123 and B523. It’s tremendous by itself and in isolation, however in the event you’re making an attempt to determine between the three 2023 “vintages” of the whiskey, I’d attain for one of many earlier choices.
126.4 proof.
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Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon Batch C923 (September 2023)
$80
