Bourbon Review: B6D Brother’s 1910, New York

Bourbon

February 3, 2023

All tastings are tasted three times blind. B6D was tasted three different times in January.

B6D Brother’s 1910,96.2 Proof, $68

Bourbon Whiskey, Sherry Cask Finish”

 About: Distilled in New York. Barrelhouse 6 Distillery purchased 2-year-old stock from Honey Eoye Falls at auction and aged it another 2 years to hit 4 years. Then aged in sherry casks for months.  . Federal label approval granted December 21, 2021.

Tasting notes: This is like walking into a field of strawberries. So much strawberry aroma. Then, honey. On the nose and the palate. Not the overly sweet kind of honey, but an earthy honey from your local farmers market. Then hints of grass, hay even, and lovely notes of black pepper. It finishes with a hint of wood and that lovely pepper note.

Score: 88

Whiskey Grading Scale

All grades are based on my assessment of color, aroma, taste and finish. After scoring three unique times on three different days, the final score is averaged on a 100-point scale.

When I started this method, I likened my scores to school. After all, most understood report cards and grades. Then, I had a kid enter elementary and learned that not everybody uses As or Bs, let alone give an F. So, I have to kick out that comparison, as the A & B model just wouldn’t be “satisfactory” for modern times. Therefore, I pulled from another avenue of grading—sports. Anybody who watches sports, at some point, has learned about scout grades, Hall of Fame voting and of course GOAT comparisons. If these comparisons don’t do it for you, well, just follow the numbers. I grade them higher the more I like them. But I am sure I will add additional comparisons, such as music, down the road. … I can get creative! 

In addition, products are scored within their category. For example, a corn whiskey or single malt will be graded differently than bourbon or rye, which has different rules and regulations. At the end of the year, I will take the highest grades and pit them against one another to form my Top 100.



PointsGrade Equivalent Meaning / Sport Comparisons 
100Perfect.This spirit cannot be improved. If a sport, this would be the GOAT.
97-99A+Greatness in a bottle. Sport = Hall of Fame.
93-96ATop tier. Sport = Pro Bowl / All Star.
90-92A-Cut above the rest. Sport = Everyday starter with flashes of brilliance.
87-89B+Very good. Sport = Starter.
83-86BGood. Sport = Can become dependable starter.
80-82B-Solid. Sport = Consistent contributor.
77-79C+Works in a pinch. Sport = talented, but coach wants more. 
73-76CGreat for cocktails. Sport = Rotating player for starters to rest.
70-72C-Drinkable. Sport = Special teams / 4th middle reliever / pinch hitter called up from minors.
67-69D+Somebody will like it. Sport = Had a cup of coffee in the bigs, but doesn’t fit your system. 
63-66DStruggling to say something positive. Sport = Got an opportunity for tryouts, but didn’t make the team.
60-62D-Hope this isn’t the best they got. Sport = Met with a scout, but didn’t get invited to tryouts. 
40-59FNot drinkable. Sport = Mustard-stained T-shirt guy who never played, but annoyingly thinks they knows everything. 
Below 40F-Possibly poison. Sport = The drunk person at a game who won’t shut up and later picks a fight, but falls over the seat and pees himself.



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