Fox & Oden Straight Bourbon Whiskey

99 proof, $ 92 plus tax for a 750ml bottle. After digging online for a while, I found that this is a 9-14 year MGP, with an unknown mashbill. Sampled 2 ounces neat in a glencairn after a 25-minute rest

N - Rich toffee and raspberry, baking spices, wood, orange peel, a hint of leather. Ethanol is present but well in check.

P - Very bright fruitiness, raspberry, pear, orange zest, lemon, some raisin, black pepper, caramel, earthy oak, vanilla.

M/F - Lighter side of medium-bodied to start, finishing a touch thin. Creamy as heck. The ethanol is stronger on the finish, leaving a lingering note of orange creamsicle, black pepper, tannic oak, slightly bitter orange zest, and heavy vanilla.

This bottle randomly appeared at many stores in the Denver area a few months ago, and with how little information is available online about it, it’s still sitting on many shelves. I was intrigued, and I knew it was MGP distillate, so I took a shot.

This one is interesting. It has a lot of nice, classic bourbon flavor, accompanied by some very heavy fruitiness on the palate, and then it transitions to showing its age with some bitterness and tannic oak on the finish. It’s so damn fruity it’s kind of crazy. The beginning is very different from the end, and I feel like it could be a blend of low and high rye mashbills. While the ethanol is stronger than expected for a sub-1000 proof bourbon, it’s still in check pretty well. The balance on this is perfect, transitioning flavors and mouthfeel with ease. The mix of creamy fruitiness and tannic oak gives you everything you want in one sip. I feel like it may be too tannic for some who don’t like higher ages, but if you’re a fan of Elijah Craig 18, fruity low-proof 4 Roses, or the 9- and 10-year Redemptions, I think this is well worth it for roughly the same price as those redemptions. It has a much nicer bottle than those redemptions, too, since you can pour it, with a longer neck, heavy glass, and a heavy cork topper. It feels fancy and looks nice for what it’s worth. This bottle has opened up nicely in the 3 months it’s been open as well.

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