Penelope 9 Year & Rio Honey & Amburana Barrel Finished Bourbons - Short & Sweet Review

[@cjmesq]

Penelope 9 year barrel proof is outstanding.

[@scoobtoober2975]

MGP bought them out. Sounds like quality is still great.!

[@Ciscokid7]

Penelope 9yr is a solid pour that opens up nicely. Good price too.

[@KevinWilson-cc7lj]

There has been so much buzz around amburana finished whiskey and I have been waiting for my bourbon gurus to guide me through it. Great review as always. This appears to be the ultimate YMMV finish. If I can blind plug anything, I trust Barrel distillery to figure things out for all of us and I will take my chances with their amburana finish as a starting point. Thanks, Chad and Sara for all that you do

[@wg5768]

Been looking all last year for Rio and haven't found one.

[@chucknorris5141]

I'll trade you one for a couple of Weller Antique 107's

[@MJ-km3qz]

Congratulations for being “right” for the first time in the history of your channel. Enjoy it Brother ;)

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you both for the review 🥃

[@scooter2d2]

Penelope has a very good line of bourbons and finishes. I enjoy the Penelope Rose Cask finish. the 9 year sounds like a winner. Thanks for the review!

[@jimidrammer4187]

2% wheat, 3% barley doesn't sound like much of an influence. What is your best recommend of a Four Grain that actually gives a balanced feel (example: 51% corn, 19% wheat, 15% rye, 15% barley)?

[@Goo762]

Its so cool to hate on amburana for all the tubers now

[@WhiskyForBeginners]

Now if only my wife would go insane long enough to tell me I'm right. 😂 Her name is Rio And she dances on the sand Just like that river Twistin' through a dusty land 🎼🎵🎶

[@laceylovestofun7427]

❤❤❤ ya'll are awesome, I need to get my hubby in my reviews 😊

[@billslone242]

I miss the longer form videos 😢

[@jeffscalfano3100]

I had a sample of Rio from a friend and i swear it smelled like a port-a-potty.

[@brianp2707]

Love Penelope, just never found RIO

[@mcwright0178]

The RD1 Amburana is a very subtle finish compared to most for me. If you don’t really like it I think it’s a great place to start. Is this Rio batch 2, because they are special releases for Penelope? I got a sample of batch 1 from a friend and while it wasn’t bad it was a sweetness bomb that just coated my mouth in a odd way. Wouldn’t say it was good or bad just a feeling I’ve never had from bourbon since or before.

[@NebFan06]

I love the 9 year cask strength.

[@donstilton4355]

Got a lot of different Penelopes but have never seen a Rio for sale.

[@OldFashionedWays]

Great review. I keep hunting the Rio. Still no luck. Cheers

[@xiamengbaby]

Do you have last year's version of the 9 year barrel strength? I ask because everywhere else lists it at 109 proof, not 106 proof.

[@ItsBourbonNight]

No it’s 109, Sara just said it wrong a couple of times.

[@MichaelS_MathanDearg]

Savor it Chad...SAVOR THE SPOUSAL CAPITULATION! 🤣

[@jasonczfan8658]

Lol. I’ve been to carnivals that smell like urine and vomit😂😂. Even still, I’d like to pick up both these bottles.

[@877-MASH-NOW]

WHISKEY CHEERS 😎

[@aclocal804]

She was so disappointed it was good 🤣🤣

[@christopherryan7654]

Non-Chill Filtered "In Stereo". Sounds like a shirt.

[@DaveH8905]

I am so incredibly sick of sourced/amburana finished/etc blah blah. So so so tired of it.