In October I spent a Friday night with Heaven Hill at Proofs that ended with a verticle tasting of 10 years of Evan Williams Single Barrel from 1986 Vintage to the 1996 Vintage. I have finally worked out my internet problems and have time to post the tasting notes I made from that tasting. These are very quickly made tasting notes with very little real detail. By the end the room was getting a little rowdy it was hard to write anything down but I did manage something. Enjoy!
Vintage: 1986
Barrel No.:94
Nose: Caramel and corn - slightly floral.
Taste: Very Sweet candy corn with leather, spice and fruit.
Finish: Sweet caramel and wood that last a long time.
Vintage: 1987
Barrel No.: 48
Nose: Corn Bread Dough
Taste: Caramel and yeasty corn bread with some spice.
Finish: Short and Sweet
Vintage: 1988
Barrel No.: 1
Nose: Floral tones and caramel with some fruit.
Taste: Very spicey with caraway and fresh apple and wood
Finish: Very sweet caramel and spice
Vintage: 1989 (filled 8/22/89)
Barrel No. 1
Nose: Almost sherry-like with fruit and sweet caramel
Taste: Caramel and fruit with some sweet spice
Finish: Nice caramel and long lasting oak
Vintage: 1990 (filled 10/29/90)
Barrel No. : 1
Nose: Caramel and corn with some spice
Taste: Cornbread and spice with a little oak wood
Finish:Oak wood and raw bread dough
Vintage: 1991 (filled 11/18/91)
Barrel No.: 1
Nose: Caramel, leather with a hint of mint
Taste: Citrus fruit and caramel
Finish: long and fruity
Vintage 1992 (dumped 8/15/01)
Barrel No. 1
Nose: Pears and caramel with some oak wood
Taste: Short and sweet - not very complex
Finish: Caramel and oak with a hint of cinnamon spice
Vintage: 1993 (dumped 10/29/02)
Barrel No.: 1
Nose: Citrus fruit, floral tones and caramel
Taste: Caramel with apples and mint spice and oak wood
Finish: Sweet caramel and oak that lasts a long time
Vintage: 1994
Barrel No.: 160
Nose: Caramel and dates with a little spice
Taste: Caramel and oak wood with some ripe apple and spice
Finish: Long with lots of oak and some fruit and caramel
Vintage: 1995 (dumped 10/13/04)
Barrel No.: 1
Nose: Fruit and caramel with some oak wood
Taste: Sweet caramel and fruit - apples and pears, with a little spice
Finish: Sweet fruit and caramel with oak wood
Vintage: 1996 (dumped 8/18/06)
Barrel No. 521
Nose: Apricots and caramel with some oak
Taste: Sweet with fruit, spice and oak wood
Finish: Long and sweet with caramel and fruit with some oak