Whisky
Bourbon Straight Bourbon
/ Russell's Reserve • Kentucky, United States • 58.6% ABV

Russell’s Reserve 15 Year

6.8
Score out of 10 Based on 9 reviews Latest review
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AI Sensory Summary

"Reviewers describe an aroma combining dark berries, cherry, and citrus with sweet layers of caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, baking spices, and charred oak. On the palate, fruit notes such as cherry and plum mingle with sweetness before transitioning into drier, mature oak, leather, and tobacco. The finish is noted as long and smooth, carrying through oak, dark cocoa, caramel, and lingering pipe tobacco or spice. While reviewers consistently report the presence of fruit and oak, they differ on the palate's impact, with one finding it lighter and less punchy than the nose promised, whereas another finds it bold and heavily spiced."

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Fully Matured Seasonal Variance Matured Virgin Oak Cask Column Still Distillation Non-Chill Filtered Small Batch
Distillery Note

Non-chill filtered, bottled at 117.2 proof.

Russell’s Reserve 15 Year

Russell’s Reserve 15 Year

Whisky ·Bourbon ·Straight Bourbon · 58.6%
Russell's Reserve · Kentucky, United States
6.8
/ 10 from 9 reviews Latest review
Community score
No community reviews yet (0/5)
Why people like it, or don't
AI Summary

"Reviewers describe an aroma combining dark berries, cherry, and citrus with sweet layers of caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, baking spices, and charred oak. On the palate, fruit notes such as cherry and plum mingle with sweetness before transitioning into drier, mature oak, leather, and tobacco. The finish is noted as long and smooth, carrying through oak, dark cocoa, caramel, and lingering pipe tobacco or spice. While reviewers consistently report the presence of fruit and oak, they differ on the palate's impact, with one finding it lighter and less punchy than the nose promised, whereas another finds it bold and heavily spiced."

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Fully Matured Seasonal Variance Matured Virgin Oak Cask Column Still Distillation Non-Chill Filtered Small Batch
Taste Profile

Non-chill filtered, bottled at 117.2 proof.
Flavor DNA
The Ideal Moment
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Consensus Check

Key findings

Loved for

  • -

Criticized for

  • Rye
  • Fruit
  • Corn
  • Layered
  • Intense
  • Warming

Flavor profile

  • Sweet & Confectionery caramel, vanilla, molasses 9/9
  • Woody & Roasted oak, coffee, american oak 9/9
  • Fruity cherry, fruit, orange 8/9
  • Spicy & Herbal tobacco, clove, nutmeg 8/9
  • Cereal & Nutty rye, corn, malted barley 6/9

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