Brian’s Larceny Barrel Proof A121 Review
27-April-2021
LARCENY BARREL PROOF A121 BOURBON REVIEW:
Larceny Barrel Proof A121 (Larceny BP A121) has a wonderful nose. Heat lurks in the background, but herbal spices and subdued sweet aromas mix nicely with lightly toasted char to keep it at bay. Its viscosity transforms spices of dark cinnamon, ginger and green pepper, helping them to coax subtle sweets of light vanilla and a trace of brown sugar as the blend coats the mouth. Heaven Hill has a winner with this high proof wheated series.
LARCENY BARREL PROOF A121 BOURBON VITAL STATS:
Category: Barrel Proof Wheated Bourbon
Region: Kentucky, USA
Distillery: Heaven Hill
Mashbill: 68% Corn, 20% Wheat, 12% Barley
Barrel Char: #3
Age: nas (Heaven Hill states batches will contain six to eight year old bourbon)
Entry Barrel Proof: 125
ABV: 57.4% (114.8 Proof)
Availability: Tri-annual Limited Release
Batch: A121
– ”A” First release of the year
– ”1″ Released in January
– ”21″ Released in 2021
Price: $49.95 USD (in Idaho, 2021)
Learn more at https://heavenhill.com/.
ENJOYMENT METHOD:
For the evaluation, alternate amounts, equaling about 4 ounces, were poured into two Glencairns after 1.5 ounces were removed from a newly opened bottle and added to our Infinity Bottle. The bourbon was then assessed with my daughter.
Check out her review for this bourbon here!
LARCENY BARREL PROOF A121 NOSE:
Larceny BP A121 has a wonderful nose, yet I know alcohol is lurking in the subdued herbal wheatiness. Careful nosing brings tart apples, a lone dried apricot and some candied citrus. I also get candied ginger, cloves, white pepper and a bit of graham in the aroma as well. The fragrance of this pour tempts the senses, begging a sip before my nosing is complete. But struggling on, I am rewarded with light vanilla, red licorice vines, brown sugar, orange blossom honey and toasted nuts. Any sensations of wood are faint but I do get sweet cut oak, and lightly toasted barrel char. A121 smells fresh.
LARCENY BARREL PROOF A121 PALATE:
The first sip of Larceny BP A121 offers a tickle of alcohol burn. It is herbal, dry and wheaty. I feel a fruit presence, but it is more of an undefined fruit leather than anything specific. Dark cinnamon, ginger and green pepper are much stronger than sweets of light vanilla, brown sugar and faint burnt caramel and while not wood forward, I get seasoned oak, toasted wood and hazy barrel char. A121 tastes rich and compliments its leathery components.
Balance, Body, Feel and Look:
The aromas and flavors in Larceny BP A121 are a bit unbalanced but not bad; the nose promises more than I taste. When each sip is held, I get a warm tickle on the tongue, but the tickle fades as the salivary glands go into overdrive. The liquid becomes viscous and oily and as the glass is set down after each sip, long legs guide the liquid into the honey colored pool, leaving behind an even but widely spaced inverted crown.
LARCENY BARREL PROOF A121 FINISH:
Larceny BP A121 finishes with a medium long tickle of alcohol. I get an herbal touch of tobacco mixed in a dark fruit compote thinly spread over dark dry toast. As noted above, spices of cinnamon and pepper dominate faint brown sugar and but strengthen the seasoned oak and toasted barrel char. There is a slight hint of leather to round out A121’s throat warmth. And when the last dram is downed, oaky alcohol is easy to draw from the empty Glencairn.
MY LARCENY BARREL PROOF A121 RATING: 90/100
Will I buy this whiskey again? YES
Heaven Hill has a winner with this series; I will be buying Larceny Barrel Proof bottles when I see them.
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LARCENY BARREL PROOF A121 TRAITS AND FLAVOR NOTES AND PROFILE GRAPH:
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