Bainbridge Organic Distillers – Bainbridge Forty Saloon Bourbon Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA NOSE: Spicy-sweet with rye/grain and grass impressions, corn bin (fresh-mown corn), cherry cola and vanilla. PALATE: A bright, toasted-grain character, vanilla caramels, baking spice, citrus, menthol and oak. FINISH: Warm with layers of rye, oak and baking spices. AWARDS: Double Gold, Gold (4×) in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and New York World Spirits Competition for 2021, 2022, 2023; also was a Finalist in the Ultimate Spirits Challenge with 90+ points. NOTES: So overall: you’ll find a bourbon with a wheated/corn-rich mashbill (and some rye/triticale in some batches), offering sweet-vanilla-caramel themes, bright grain and cereal notes, toasted oak/spice finish with a bit of citrus and menthol lift.