Great beginner nosing kit
Rating: 4 out of 5
By Cesar B.
Basic but good started kit for beginning bourbon/whiskey enthusiasts. Nice plastic case for easy storage in closet, on shelf, or under the bar.
Bourbon Nosing Kit
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Educate yourself on the nuances of bourbon's complex flavors with a little help from this nosing kit, complete with 18 small containers of real ingredients — representing the wood, grain, sweet, spice, and fruit categories commonly found in a bourbon tasting wheel. Sniff, sip, and repeat — you'll notice a difference in your palate almost immediately.
Features & Benefits
- Includes 18 ingredient canisters containing quintessential bourbon elements and instructions
- Contains peanuts
- Not for consumption
Ingredients
Ingredients: Vanilla (bean), Caramel, Honey, Cocoa (powder), Brown Sugar, Cherry (dried), Tobacco (premium pipe tobacco), Leather (100% genuine leather), Allspice, Clove, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Mint (crushed leaves), Peanut (powder), Oak, Corn, Wheat, Rye
Instructions
How It Works:
- Pour some bourbon in a glass and swirl it around gently.
- Nose (smell) one of the elements, then nose your bourbon.
- Take a small sip and “chew” the bourbon around in your mouth for 5-10 seconds before swallowing.
- Nose the element and the bourbon again. The aromas present should be more amplified now.
- Take note of what aromas you find in the bourbon you’re nosing. If it smells sweet, can you get more specific? Maybe it’s more like vanilla, honey, or brown sugar. If it's spicy, is it a cinnamon spice or black pepper spice?
- Repeat the process with each element to see what other nuances you can find in your glass.
Price: $74.00 Currently sold out.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (35 reviews)
Sniff, sip, ahh.
Customer Reviews
Bourbon nosing kits
Rating: 5 out of 5
By B Q.
Great for bourbon also very similar to one for cigars. Great way to train your senses to further you ability to pick up the nuances of both
Very nice purchase and product!
Rating: 5 out of 5
By Chris F.
Very happy with this product and the price. Well put together and was a quick arrival!
Wouldn't buy again
Rating: 2 out of 5
By Andrew K.
Feels like very cheap plastic. The plastic smell also interferes with the scents. The scents themselves are fairly simple and most you could get from your local grocery store. For example, the caramel is a little individually wrapped candy caramel. Additionally, some of the lids weren't screwed on tigutly so there was particulants mixed about the overall case from whatever little bits spilled. Overall, hastily put together, overpriced, and cheaply made.
Nice tool for helping write tasting descriptors
Rating: 5 out of 5
By Kevin S.
The nosing kit has been great. I use it to help writing out tasting descriptors, not only for bourbon but some other spirits, wine, and beer.