
- Nose: 22 Palate: 22 Finish: 21 Balance: 21 Total: 86
- Nose: Cinnamon, baking spices, orange peel, vanilla, flowers
- Palate: Spicy, slight bitterness, dry, hot
- Finish: Medium - Oaky with hints of cinnamon and cloves
- Type: Bourbon
- Age: 6
- ABV: 61.2%
- Distiller: H.K. Young (TBD)
- Where made: Hopkinsville, KY USA
- Region: USA
- Approximate Price: $100
- Value: POOR
Tasted as Day 21 of the 2024 Saratoga Whiskey Club Advent Calendar. Every day is a new adventure with a blind tasting, where we each try to guess the country of origin, the type and age of the whisk(e)y, the ABV, and the type of barrel/cask used for maturation, followed by a reveal at 9PM. H.K. Young was founded by three bourbon enthusiasts CG Hanna, Spencer Kilijian, and Tyler Young. Their inaugural release was in July of 2024 and they are focused on toasted finishes. Based in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, they are sourcing whiskey from multiple sources and then finishing the whiskey themselves. Releases include single barrels and small batches. This whiskey is from Single Barrel HR25 finished in a “custom” spice toasted American oak barrel char #1.