I think I can taste the bottle!

[StraightNoChaser]

I actually ruined all BF whiskey for a friend of mine when I told him about the banana thing. He didn't get it at first but eventually began to sense it in the nose. Now he hates all things BF, whereas WR used to be one of his regular pours oops

[Brisko]

I get a little of the banana in BF products but not a ton. I haven't had JD recently but 15 years ago when the #7 was our go-to drink I remember it being very present-- I remember discussing it with my drinking buds on more than one occasion. And we weren't nosing it, at least not on purpose.:grin:

I assumed it was a product of the distillation process, specifically where in the run you take the cut, and perhaps a little due to how high-proof it comes of the still. But your yeast theory is interesting.

I get some bananas in many (most?) Irish whiskeys and most recently a note of very green bananas in Old Cabin Still, a very young Heaven Hill product. And I can't recall ever sniffing something similar in HH whiskeys.

[soad]

Given the bright orange bottle, I cannot in good conscience drink anything else but OGD BIB this week.

I even swear I taste a little pumpkin in the BIB....but only after 3-4 pours.....:icon_pidu:

[Gillman]

An ester? Interesting. I don't get that in B-F bourbon though.

Gary

[StraightNoChaser]

An ester? Interesting. I don't get that in B-F bourbon though.

Gary

[Gillman]

How do you mean?

Gary

[T Comp]

Finally, in the end, it's a drink, right? It's important but other values are more important in a setting such as Gazebo.

Gary

[cds]

The orange cap on OGD BIB makes me think of orange and sometimes taste orange/spice in the whiskey.

[Josh]

I just got a bottle of this after listening to Jason Pyle's review and I would swear that I can taste a hint of orange. I think Jason used the term orange jelly beans. Yes, I think I do taste that....