Distiller Notes
2022 San Francisco World Spirits Double Gold Medal Winner
2021 San Francisco World Spirits Double Gold Medal Winner
Artfully blended to enjoy with a fine cigar. A combination of award-winning Joseph Magnus Bourbon and 11 and 18-year-old whiskeys to assume bold, rich aromas of tobacco, spice, leather, vanilla, blanched almonds, and toffee. The Armagnac cask finish lends fruity notes of fig, prune, and dried apricot.
Batches #60-65 are comprised of two larger "coupe meres," or mother blends, of 16 bourbon barrels ranging in age from 14.5 to 20-years-old.
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Wine Enthusiast
Concentrated vanilla and caramel aromas carry over to the complex palate, mingling with tinges of dried cherry, mocha, and clove. The long, enticing finish layers on oak and orange peel. Sip or mix into old fashioneds. Finished in Armagnac, Sherry, and Cognac casks.
Although Bourbon may be produced anywhere in the United States, it is most commonly associated with Bourbon County, Kentucky, where it has been produced since the late 18th century. Made from a mash bill containing at least 51% corn, the Bourbon Whiskey distillate must be aged in new, charred white oak barrels. Bourbon Whiskeys are bottled at eighty proof (40% abv) or higher and cannot contain any added color or flavor. A versatile spirit that can be sipped neat, with water or on the rocks, it also performs nicely added to cocktails like the Old Fashioned.