B.R. Distilling Company – Blue Note Crossroads Bourbon Memphis, Tennessee, USA NOSE: Vanilla, toasted oak, floral/honeysuckle tones; some fruit like pear, dried cranberry; light baking spices. PALATE: Caramel, butterscotch, vanilla; dark fruits (plum, raisin, prunes); toasted nuts (almond, etc.); some licorice / anise / root-beer like spice; marshmallow, toasted oak. FINISH: Medium to long finish; toasted oak / French oak influence (tannins, mild bitterness balanced by sweet/dark fruit & vanilla); leather / tobacco / gentle spice undertones. Some reviewers note a “dry oak / bitter oak” note in the finish. AWARDS: San Fran World Spirits Comp Double Gold medals, and for multiple years in a row — leading to a Platinum medal status. NOTES: Finished with two types of toasted French oak staves, with a mash bill of: 70% corn, 21% rye, 9% malted barley, using toasted French oak staves from artisan cooperage in Centre-Val-de-Lorge, France.