Hey hey friends. It's Wednesday. Let's drink some Whiskey. This time around I've got something that is quite the stark contrast to what I am usually sipping - that is, a bottle that costs over $50 typically - and instead picked up something from the very "bottom of the shelf" as they say, purely off of name alone.
Rebel Yell
Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Lux Row Distillery
80 proof, 40%
~$18.99
Would you just LOOK at that price? Would you just look at it?!?! Wowza, this throws me back to the days spent with my good friends in living in Salt Lake City; Riding our bikes down to the ever-busy state liquor store and picking up a pint of Black Velvet or Cuervo with the $10 bill in the wallet; all one would have to his name at the time. Those quick pint downs were some of the most fun filled nights of my life, and while I miss them dearly, you're probably not giving a hot damn about my memories, and are thinking to yourself, "Get to the whiskey review, damn it!" And so we shall.
Nose - The nose here is extremely sweet, it starts out spikey with a hint of spice and that classic bourbon corn, but is quickly overtaken by heavy, nearly processed sugar, almost like a piece of oldschool Big League Chew was left to sit in the barrels for a bit.
Palette - Suprisingly (and thankfully) the bubblegum doesn't show up in the flavor, instead getting a very classic - albeit underwhelming - bourbon flavor. It's smooth, spicy, and really does bring me back to those younger days mentioned above, however much more tolerable than the ol' Velvet; review decision pending.
Finish - Quite a bit of spice picks up as the liquid runs away, that dies down quickly and leaves no particularly dominant aftertaste.
Thoughts: This is a classic; A pourly rounded bourbon with a cool name that won't break the bank. It's nothing outstanding, but when a pircetag under $20 - something becoming increasingly difficult to find these days - it's absolutely worth consideration, for those just getting into the culture of whiskey, or someone looking for a tolerable 750ml bottle to drink the night away with. I would give the overall whiskey a 2/5, but with that price, I'm setting it at a solid 3, as something affordable to everyone.
Side note: it's quite similar to Black Feather whiskey with the sweetness factor, albeit BF seems a bit more drinkable (and sugary) but twice the price. I think that it'd be more worth your money to pick this up, and if you like it, try out Black Feather, which if I may plug, I review some time last year. Go check it out on my blog / website, https://zeichnen.ink .