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96-100
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Black Maple Hill 21 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Cask #7

  1. $108
Brands, San Carlos, CA); 47.5% abv, $108. The early aroma highlights touches of caramel, oak barrel char and palm oil; further aeration yields a whopper of a mature, buttery bourbon bouquet. Palate entry shows incredible firmness, oil/cream and grain/wood presence; at midpalate the taste shifts into overdrive as sweet, sap-like flavors of caramel corn, maple sugar…  — P.P.  (11/1/2004)
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Black Maple Hill 18 Year Old Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Cask #R66

  1. $86
Complex opening bouquet ranges from scents of burnt marshmallow to cigar box to whipping cream; air contact releases additional scents of cotton candy, candied almond, spicy grain, confectioner’s sugar and maple. Palate entry is long, prickly, fruity and semisweet; at midpalate the oily, viscous taste profile surges forward, highlighting flavors of baked pear…  — P.P.  (11/1/2004)
90-95
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Black Maple Hill 14 Year Old Cask #147 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

  1. $60
Huge waves of corn perfume settle down after aeration with added fragrances of cotton candy, old oak, baked banana, honey and brown sugar. Palate entry is honey sweet and viscous; by midpalate the sweetness gets subdued by a zesty note of spice. Concludes resiny, lip-smackingly corny and sweet.  — P.P.  (9/1/2004)
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Black Maple Hill 16 Year Old Cask #127 Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  1. $78
Nose displays bittersweet traces of brown sugar, molasses and bubble gum; with aeration the okay aroma becomes a sophisticated bouquet with scents of creamed corn, honey, cocoa bean and dark toffee. Palate entry is lush, oily, creamy and semisweet; by midpalate the flavor features nougat, honey, brown sugar, marzipan and old sweet oak. Finishes chewy, creamy and…  — P.P.  (9/1/2004)
90-95
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Black Maple Hill 11 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Cask #300

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  1. $45
Initial sniffings don’t discover much; aeration and swirling rouse subtle aromas of nougat, flax, crushed almond and linseed oil. Palate entry is astonishingly delicate and sweet; at midpalate the flavor does a slow burn on the tongue as ripe, fruity tastes of baked apple, road tar, grapefruit and buttered popcorn make it all worth it. Ends banana-like and prickly…  — P.P.  (11/1/2004)
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