Barrel Reserve Bourbon

‍MASHBILL:‍

6 Year Old: 70% Corn, 21% Wheat, 9% Malted Barley
4 Year Old: 70% corn, 21% Rye, 9% Malted Barley

‍PROOF:
Barrel Proof

AGES:
6 and 4 Years Old

PROVENANCE:
Green River Distilling, Kentucky

NOSE:
Toasted caramel and maple syrup, citrus, and dark cherry notes

PALATE:
Baked apples, maple syrup, cinnamon, caramel, licorice, and citrus

FINISH:
Cinnamon and apple, oaky honey, Crème Brulee and lingering citrus

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We started with 6 year old wheated barrels that already had real density and direction — the kind that stand apart before you even start blending. From there, we begin adding 4 year old 21% rye mash bourbon and testing combinations until the structure and mouthfeel held together at full strength, no dilution to fallback on.

Once the blend was set, we left it at barrel proof and let it rest and marry, giving the components time to settle into each other. That's the difference between a whiskey that's just strong and one that's strong and balanced — the marrying does the work that cutting proof usually does.

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