Paddleford Creek Small Batch

No age statement “charcoal filtered.” Hard candy/sweet-spicy nose with some wood edginess stewed corn and mineral notes; not particularly well-integrated. The thin body flashes vanilla and light caramel across the tongue as some hot oak fires things up. On the lean side and like most such bourbons the finish lingers and flares at each swallow: oak cinnamon and that same mineral note. Not bad but it needs more. Sourced whiskey.