WhiskyCritic dabbled in some of the holiday offerings recently and one of those was the appropriately named Ben Holladay Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey from the Holladay Distillery in Weston, Missouri.
The bourbon has already won some awards and WC was eager to give it a try. The bourbon stacks up nicely against some of the other well-known brands in the category [WC will not name names here, everybody who drinks bourbon knows which brands are the most popular] but not quite at the top of the mountain.
The Ben Holladay Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey was a bit aggressive in our tasting sample – and some people find that attribute something they look forward to – however, WC felt it could have taken off some of the edge and still been a pleasant experience. The harsher-than-expected entry sips took some elements away from the long-term smoother finish – Ben Holladay did calm down after awhile and was a pleasant libation for the holidays.
Overall, the Ben Holladay Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey was a winner – just not an overwhelming, doing backflips of joy-type winner – and WC would award it an 83 on a scale of 100.
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