S4 E24 E.H. Taylor SB with Herrera Estelli Norteno - Live via OneStream Live #onestreamlive

When you are ready to experience something pretty magical you can consider this combination. EH Taylor known for a deep flavor with rich nougat and dates along with a surrounding caramel sweetness married to a Davidoff Nicaragua, a full-bodied' cigar, that should go well with offering up its spicy, full essence the brand is known for.
Classification: Straight Bourbon
Company: Sazerac Company, Inc.
Distillery: Buffalo Trace
Release Date: Ongoing
Proof: 100
Age: NAS
Mashbill: Undisclosed (Buffalo Trace's Mashbill #1, believed to be 10% rye or less)
Visual: Copper with great legs
Nose: butterscotch, caramel, baking bread, light notes of licorice and raisins, and a fairly strong dose of alcohol
Palate: Vanilla comes through first with a complex blend of raisins, charred oak, and black pepper. Finish: more vanilla, tobacco, leather, and pepper.
Overall, this an easy to drink bourbon that offers rich flavors that are enjoyable but not overly complex. I would say this a well balanced flavor small batch that is hard to find fault in but it doesn’t really WOW me.

Now the stick.
Herrera Esteli Norteño Robusto Grande
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Nicaragua (Esteli & Jalapa)
Size: 5 1/2 Inches
Ring Gauge: 54
Vitola: Robustro Grande
Visual: dark chocolate brown, oily, tight visible seams, somewhat rough, and a quadruple cap. Nose: a pungent, strong earthy stable or manure aroma mixed with a slight sweetness. The foot had a more “earthy” and a bit of cedar.
Cold Draw: notes of semi-sweet chocolate, dried fruit, earth and wood.
Light: earthiness, coffee, chocolate, with a sweetness on the palate of raisin, anise and red pepper. The retrohale displayed some good pepper spice.
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