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| Bottling Name | Bulleit Frontier | | Bottled By | Diageo , | | Type | Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | | Alcohol content | 90 Proof | | Availability | US: Available Japan: Unknown Duty Free: Not Available Europe: Unknown | | Views (since 20080612) | 11469 | | Bottling Info | Bulleit Whiskey was distilled at Ancient Age whereas the newer Bulleit Frontier Whiskey is distilled at Four Roses(maybe).
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Initial nosings pick up soft, even flowery scents of violets and juniper; later whiffs identify melded aromas of dried herbs, hay, dry cereal, wild flowers, mushrooms and spice. Plenty of grip at palate entry; midpalate is plump and sweet corn-like. Finish is moderately sweet and long. An understated whiskey that subtly displays multiple levels of complexity.
- Paul Pacult |
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Review from JoshuaNeff (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1551, Created:20090502011859) | Purchased at: | | | Purchased for: | about $25 | | Nose: | Leather, cereal, perhaps toffee hiding in there, hint of smoke with an unpleasant smell of something chemical and flammable. A bit of water opens up floral | | Taste: | slightly rough with a kick of spice, followed by wood, smoke, grainy, butter. (short lasting) | | Finish: | kicks up quickly to a bit rough with red hots. | | Overall: | Nose isn't bad, but the enjoyable flavors are far too brief. The initial taste is slightly rough, with flavors just starting to surface before a hot and distracting finish kicks in- only to vanish leaving as quickly as it came. |
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Review from BourbonDave (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1412, Created:20090105202809, Updated:20090113174049) | Purchased at: | Liquor Barn, Lexington, KY | | Purchased for: | $20 | | Info on this bottle: | 750ml | | Proof Of this Bottle: | 90 | | Nose: | Corn, vanilla and rye. Very floral. You can pick up orange peel/citrus that is very nice. It has a nice smell that makes me want to try it. | | Taste: | It is smooth and sweet once you get past the rye. This bourbon is very nice with one ice cube to cut the peppery rye. This is the 3rd time I've had this bourbon and I like it more every time I have it. It reminds me of cinnamon candy. | | Finish: | A short finish that is dry and a little sweet, not as rough going down as I had thought. Still has that spicy cinnamon flavor from the rye. I like the taste that stays on the palate and lips afterwards. | | Overall: | For $20 bucks this is a first rate pick. I've changed my mind about this bourbon. I don't think it has the taste that is as rough as the marketing suggests. I think it strikes a nice balance of sweet and spicy (the way I like my bar-b-cue). So if you like spicy bourbon or sweet bourbon this is a great everyday pour. Definitely one of the best buys in bourbon! |
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Review from gillmang (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1375, Created:20081201164516, Updated:20081201164724) | Purchased at: | Ontario Liquor Control Board | | Purchased for: | $34 (CAN) | | Info on this bottle: | Standard, current bottling | | Nose: | Cinnamon red hots, balanced wood and light ethanol | | Taste: | Medium-bodied, sweetish, flavors like the nose with wood accents | | Finish: | Pleasant, not quite together perhaps but all-bourbon | | Overall: | A good bourbon worth its money. No immature or off-tastes and it has good body and flavor. It is a little rough perhaps in the texture or finish. Not quite as good as I recall the initial release (the one made I mean at Four Roses) but still very creditable. |
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Review from Bourbon Joe (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1200, Created:20080717120327) | Purchased at: | Owensboro Kentucky in 2005 | | Purchased for: | Don't remember | | Nose: | Kind of raw. Lots of alcohol showing thru. | | Taste: | Raw and un-refined. Not much there to speak of. Slightly sweet. Had to gulp to swallow it. | | Finish: | Short finish and harsh. | | Overall: | Thi is not my kind of bourbon. I will not replace it. Four Roses can do a lot better than this. |
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Review from BuffaloBill (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1199, Created:20080716215019) | Purchased at: | Somewhere on Cape Cod | | Purchased for: | $5 | | Info on this bottle: | Bulleit | | Nose: | What nose? | | Taste: | Raw and unrefined. | | Finish: | Unrefined and Raw. | | Overall: | Not my bag! No thanks. BB |
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Review from Luv2ryd2002 (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1065, Created:20080411215226) | Purchased at: | Bethesda Naval Base | | Purchased for: | 18.00 | | Proof Of this Bottle: | 90 | | Nose: | you can smell the charred oak barrel strong in this but its not overpowering. | | Taste: | taste like it smells. coats the mouth nicely. | | Finish: | good strong finish. This does seem like the real McCoy. | | Overall: | Okay, Ill admit Im new to th ebourbon scene but I really like this alot. I had a sense that this was as authentic a frontier bourbon as one could find today. I felt like pulling the cork out with my teeth a la Rooster Cogburn. A heavy pour in a glass with ice and a splash of water and a good cigar makes the world seem right. |
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Review from spun_cookie (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 857, Created:20071012201326) | Purchased at: | Walmart in Orlando | | Purchased for: | 18 | | Info on this bottle: | 750 ml | | Proof Of this Bottle: | 90 | | Nose: | Malt, spice, nutmeg with a tint of orange peal | | Taste: | Strong with quick drop… tobacco and leather… | | Finish: | Long finish with full flavors of vanilla, tobacco, and leather. Last lingering taste is ethanol | | Overall: | Probably better as a mixer than on the rocks… the article on the airplane lead me to believe it was better than this… |
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Review from Lovejones (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 592, Created:20060925221551, Updated:20061001091434) | Purchased at: | Old Town Liquors - Louisville, KY | | Purchased for: | 18.00 | | Proof Of this Bottle: | 90 | | Nose: | Jumped at me, in a good way. | | Taste: | Welcome. Did not dissapoint the first impression from the nose. Less sharp than I expected. | | Finish: | Very nice and smooth. I like the way it decayed. Pleasant finish | | Overall: | Not the greatest, but very good for the price. I prefer this in a mixed drink.
I like the bottle, and am always looking for a good medium range gift bourbon when I travel. This is mine right now. |
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Review from Mike (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 582, Created:20060831154416, Updated:20060901043132) View discussion on this review.
| Purchased at: | Sigman Bottle Shop, Conyers, GA | | Purchased for: | $15 | | Nose: | Bulleit comes on with a dry nose that is lively, interesting, warming, and delicious! The aromas that waft up are: vanilla and char, honeysuckle, brown sugar, leather, rye, fruit (figs?), and bubble gum with a bit of alcohol vapor. Like I said, delicious..........you can almost taste the aromas without a drop dripping into your mouth. This nose has some character! One more time, y'all, DELICIOUS! | | Taste: | More sweet than the nose foretold, but quite assertive in its spicy mid-palate attack. Not quite as complex as I hoped for, but still quite nice. Only moderately thick and rich, seems 'young' to me (it is frontier whiskey so one would expect it to be young). Promising, but not polished bourbon. | | Finish: | A short to moderate finish, due primarily, I think, to the high rye content whose lingering spiciness successfully fends off the sweetness. | | Overall: | I like Bulleit bourbon..........I like teenagers too (my granddaughter is one), because they are full of themselves. But they lack maturity and are sometimes abrasive. Bulleit pleases me in a curious way and I like to have some around for those times when I want something a bit different! I am glad someone offers it (Four Roses is it?)! |
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Review from BourbonSteve (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 490, Created:20060503072336) | Purchased at: | World Beverage, smyrna , GA | | Purchased for: | 2.00 | | Nose: | One of the best noses' Ive had in awhile! Some plum is present with a bit of wildflowers, TONS of dried apricot.............very nice, somewhat light and fruity. | | Taste: | Medium balance, not getting alot here....................a little kick , spicy peppers coming on....................not bad. | | Finish: | Long finish with a bit of a kick to remind you it's "frontier whiskey". Alittle oak and leather at the end. | | Overall: | Rough around the edges but nice overall. A great buy, one I reccommend. It's a bit like a cowboy who went to see the King. Even though he's in his court he's still a cowboy: Smooth but tough, not as much oak in this bottle and more fruity and lighter than I expected. |
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Review from bourbonv (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 374, Created:20060311073306) | Purchased at: | Bourbon's Bistro Bar | | Purchased for: | 6.00 | | Info on this bottle: | Standard Bottle | | Proof Of this Bottle: | 90 | | Nose: | Sweet caramel and spice - cloves, with corn and oak and a hint of citrus. | | Taste: | Sweet corn and vanilla with a little spicy clove and cinnamon. Very little alcohol burn but a hint of warmth in the mouth. | | Finish: | Sweet start with a dry oak finish. | | Overall: | Very nice straight or in a manhattan. |
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Review from bourbonv (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 276, Created:20050926152005) | Purchased at: | Part of a basket from Oscar Getz Museum Auction | | Info on this bottle: | Autographed by Tom Bulleit | | Proof Of this Bottle: | 90 | | Nose: | Sweet corn and vanilla with some fruit - ripe pears and spice - nutmeg. Very clean and not overly complex. | | Taste: | Corn with lots of vanilla and spice - nutmeg and a little allspice with a hint of fruit - pears or apples. No alcohol burn, but a pleasant warmth in the mouth. | | Finish: | Sweet vanilla and spice that lasts a long time. | | Overall: | Not a bad sippin bourbon and it would also make a good manhattan or old fashioned cocktail |
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Review from abcgroup (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 221, Created:20050721103726, Updated:20050721103851) | Purchased at: | Sherlock's, Marietta, GA | | Purchased for: | $18 | | Nose: | This bourbon has a nice spicey nose, ya know it's in present company when it's poured. | | Taste: | I like this bourbon a lot. I think bourbon should have spice and kick. This is a very prounounced flavor, burn and presence. It's slightly sweet, but not much vanilla or caramel. | | Finish: | This is where Bulleit either makes you or breaks you. If you like a good sippin' whiskey that reminds you on the finish that you're drinkin' it, then Bulleit's for you. If you don't like kick...then ya better move on. This stuff will getcha! | | Overall: | Overall, I think those who like Knob Creek (or other spicey variants) will thouroughly enjoy Bulleit. It's the best bottle you can get for its price range. They just came out with handles in certain states. It's a great small batch that is deceptively cheap with great quality. Get past your snooty price issues and take a chance. You'll be happy that you did. |
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Review from craigyp (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 206, Created:20050701063920) | Purchased at: | Asda ( Wal Mart ) UK | | Purchased for: | Present | | Info on this bottle: | Distilled in Kentucky | | Nose: | Good strong impressionable smell. A smell that left me thinking tis wasnt going to be weak and poor. A smell that made me want to drink it. | | Taste: | Definatly not sweet compared to other bourbons. Taste backed up the strong smell. Halfway house to me between sweet style bourbons and a weakish middle of the road scotch whisky. | | Finish: | dark and powerfull. taste continued throughout the drink but in no way burned or ripped. Smooth and powerfull | | Overall: | Good drinking whisky. If you want to sit down after work, chill relax and let your mind flow into your whisky to me this is a good starter.... |
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Review from Mike (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 168) | Purchased at: | Sigman Spirits, Conyers, GA | | Purchased for: | $15 | | Nose: | Rye, camphor, corn, vanilla | | Taste: | A burst of rye, camphor and corn sweetness. This frontier bourbon is not suble, nor is it really assaultive. It is boisterous and young tasting. | | Finish: | A bit dry with a decided alcohol burn for a 90 proofer. Still, a lingering sweetness that is far from unpleasant | | Overall: | It is aptly named, cause it 'seems' like a frontier whiskey. It hits your mouth with a shout of 'I'm a big bad bourbon', then backs off to a gentle sweetness as it slowly dies in the mouth and throat. A nice reminder that bourbon comes in many packages and flavors. It is worth a try and, no doubt, this is just the right whiskey for some people. |
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Review from bunghole (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 72) | Purchased at: | Liqour Barn in Louisville, Kentucky | | Purchased for: | $15/1L Bottle | | Info on this bottle: | Distilled in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky | | Proof Of this Bottle: | 90 | | Nose: | A pleasently complex nose of; charred oak, leather, vanilla toffee, and a dash of nutmeg. There are some playful sweet corn undertones deep in the mix along with some non-descript and very subtle florals. | | Taste: | Lively corn sweetness; very little vanilla, nugat on the palate rather than the toffee found in the nose. Oak turns a bit tannic. | | Finish: | Increased tannicness as the spicey components of the rye arrive with some considerable heat. A bit rough. | | Overall: | Bulleit is a decent enough bourbon for the money. It is a bit different in that it does have a very rough and tumble flavor profile that have would suited a cowboy on a cattle drive just fine. It is unique enough to keep a bottle on hand, but I could not reccomend it as an everyday table bourbon. |
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