2020 Parker’s Heritage Collection 10yr “Heavy Char” 120.0°

 

Nose:  A light brown sugar essence that brings about a pale, yellowish-brown of a lion’s mane with a line of green associated with a slight earthy grassiness.  Hardly any heat sense – a reminiscence of an ember towards the end that is barely radiating the aura of light.  Such an inviting smell that makes you want to slow down a little and enjoy the tempered warmth.  

 

Palate:  An immediate sweetness captivates you, just the right potency to be satisfied on a Sunday morning.  Slight grassiness in the backdrop that balances quite well with the main stage of brown sugar.  A more potent warmth than the nosing -  may overwhelm some not familiar to bourbon, but a Kentucky hug sense of getting good soup after one just left the cold exterior into a cabin for those who enjoy higher proof items. A slight lingering bitterness that pleasantly mingles well with the sweetness, heat, and grassiness… Most of the time, bitterness is not desired, but this offers just a tinge of it that makes you wonder and disappears.  The mouth ends on a numbing impact, with the flavor lingering as it ends. 

 

Verdict:  While talking to a Heaven Hill associate as I savored this expression, the aged representative talked about times of old where bourbon was better appreciated by the people who got them… how this bottle represents aspects of the notion that one ought to appreciate their bourbon, buy one and then buy a second for the bunker.  Thinking back to his time and what the world was once... a heyday that has since left and can never return - forever existing in just a memory. 

 

On a day like this where it is gloomy outside with the mild rain that leaves a sense of melancholy, drinking this allows me to see a slight warmth and treasure a pleasant warming feeling.  Lovely item. One of the better PHC in recent memory...

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