I'm not sure what attracted me to this bottle, but I thought the reserved nature of the label might indicate a distillery that took its time to get their final product right. Unlike most of the previous creams, this one proudly indicates that they've effectively mixed bourbon and cream in order to generate this alcoholic beverage. Bourbon itself is a liquor that I have not had much experience with. I understand that there are very specific rules around the creation of a bourbon, and your average whiskey doesn't necessarily meet those criteria. That said, it used to be that bourbon was only brewed in Kentucky, but this is from South Carolina, and I am led to understand that the best bourbons are actually in Japan.
The cream is slightly darker than regular household cream, and that is likely due to the caramel coloring that has been added. So, I guess just mixing bourbon and cream does not change the color as significantly as these guys wanted. I'm not sure what would be wrong with a stark white hard cream, but that isn't the vibe these guys wanted to go with. Sometimes I can get a hint of the alcohol off of the top of the beverage when I take a deep inhale, but not this time. This time it just smells like cream.First sip is amazingly well-balanced. Were this not in a bottle clearly labeled as having 14.5% ABV, I might think that this is just cream. It is sweet, it is smooth, and it is predictably creamy. Subsequent sips start to reveal the bourbon nature of the alcohol with a slight wood and warming alcohol being added to the mix. None of these added flavors are unwelcome, but I wonder if a more distinctive flavor might have improved this experience. I know that some creams go a little too far with trying to impress their flavor onto the cream, but this one seems to go a little too far the other direction.
Bottom Line: Very good and inoffensive.
3.25/5