Bourbon Name: Abraham Bowman Pioneer Spirit: Last Millenium Bourbon Whiskey
Distiller: A. Smith Bowman Distillery
What does the distiller say: “Each Abraham Bowman Limited Edition Whiskey expression is truly unique. It is released periodically, always with a distinct flavor profile and expression. These special releases are very limited and once released, are unlikely to be repeated.”
Proof: 100
Age: Mix of 15 Year & 13 Year
Year: 2013
Color: ( 90 / 100 ) Antique Copper
Nose: ( 88 / 100 )
Bright vanilla, mild cinnamon, and sweet bread pudding
Taste: ( 88 / 100 )
Vanilla and light coffee on the front palate give way to strong mid-palate flavors
Tobacco and leather dominate the mid-palate sweeping away the front palate sweetness
Finish: ( 88 / 100 )
The tobacco and leather linger through a finish of moderate duration. By no means is it short, but it does not carry on the way we expect from a premium bourbon
Overall Rating: ( 88 / 100 ) Don’t Buy
The latest Abraham Bowman bottling, Last Millenium, is certainly a good whiskey, but it is closer to a John J. Bowman release than the exalted Abraham Bowman line. At its price point of approximately $80 per 750 ml, I think we have to mark it a DON’T BUY. The name Abraham Bowman sets the bar pretty high, and this particular version just doesn’t hit the mark. There are several offerings in the $50 – $70 range that are as good, if not better.
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With all due respect to the late Truman Cox, I think we should point out that he isn’t responsible in any way for these wonderful new A. Smith Bowman whiskies.
Truman was only “master distiller” there for a brief time (months, not years), and all of these whiskies were produced by Joe Dangler, who had been the master distiller there, I believe ever since they stopped distilling their own whiskey at Reston, VA and moved to Fredericksburg. That was in back in 1988, so all of the current Bowman bourbons were distilled (or re-distilled) in Fredericksburg, and all are the work of Joe Dangler, who retired in 2011, and Tom Leahy before him.
Outstanding information! Thanks for the comments!