Chuckles Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 My first sample of Basil Hayden's was purchased in a bar, and I didn't care for it. Later I got a bottle in a gift set (possibly with a Booker's), and didn't like it any better. I don't recall any off tastes, but can't remember the flavor well enough to describe why I didn't care for it. It's not the mashbill--I like a lot of ryes, and I like the other three Beam "small batches" quite a bit (I just love that "small batch" label for these brands that could fill Lake Michigan). Basil Hayden's really doesn't fit in this collection--ABV is too low, taste is too thin.; but I guess the high price fits the "small batch series" profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 20 hours ago, Chuckles said: It's not the mashbill--I like a lot of ryes, ...... Basil is not a rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 16 hours ago, flahute said: Basil is not a rye. Until recently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 15 minutes ago, tanstaafl2 said: Until recently! True! This thread is about the bourbon though. Maybe Chuckles is thinking of the new rye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, flahute said: True! This thread is about the bourbon though. Maybe Chuckles is thinking of the new rye? Certainly possible to confuse the two if you don't look closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, flahute said: True! This thread is about the bourbon though. Maybe Chuckles is thinking of the new rye? Or, maybe he just was referring to the higher-than-average rye content in Basil Hayden's mash bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTaylor Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Don't really have too much to add that hasn't already been said... I found it just okay if not a bit watered down tasting... Not offensive really, just nothing there to justify the price beyond the aesthetics of the bottle... If I'm going to drink a Beam product, I much prefer KC 9yo 120° or Bookers. To me BH is the Coors Light of bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 3 hours ago, JTaylor said: To me BH is the Coors Light of bourbon. Heee-He! That, my friend is a very apt description of BH. I like your thinking, bud. I don't mind BH, I just don't reach for it all that often. Maybe a couple times a year. It's well made, and has a nice enough profile; but, just so under-powered; and, I don't just mean alcohol punch. This brand needs an up-shelf cousin at something like Baker's proof: 107. Of course in today's world, that would sell for about $75, so I'd probably still leave it on the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckles Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Oops. My post was sloppy. I know Basil Hayden is a bourbon. I was referring to its high rye mash bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom G. Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I had really high hopes for this, but walked away disappointed. Why? Great nose and mouth...but the finish disappears like a fart in a tornado. Mouth is great...then nothing. I was shocked at the abruptness they left, too. For the money, there should be a hint of a finish, but there is none. This is probably the most disappointing bottle I've had thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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