Chasing Brourbon

10yr sibling took 94 pts at San Francisco. I say sibling because these are the same barrel runs and this release simple was bottled 6 months later

60/36/4 MGP high rye bourbon mash bill given a secondary maturation for 12mo in a 1980’s 71gal Armagnac Cask.

The Armagnac cask was drained and dried so the previous spirit would not be added tot he bourbon. 

Elegant, complex, and evolving in your glass. Sweet nose, silky mouth feel, red fruit nots and baking spice. Dances on the palette well balanced start to finish.  long evolving finish

198 bottle yield
111.6 Proof

 

Having an extra day in Louisville lead to a serendipitous meeting with the owner of Old Louisville and the offer to pick a barrel. This was a surprise I was not expecting.

Old Louisville is currently a NDP (non-distiller producer) that sources some incredible stuff and the only bottle 7yr plus

I spent two days going through what they had and narrowing down what was the best example. I walked in after a 36% Rye MGP with more age than your average bottle out there

After climbing ricks to thief from every barrel we found the perfect 11yr. The right balance of nose, mouthfeel, sweet and savory flavors, oak, spice, and everything nice on the finish

Came out at 107 Proof but had the mouth way above its weight class. I feel like I take some heat (pun intended) for some of the high proof stuff I do so it was nice to find an exceptional Cask Strength at 107 that I find makes for an easy drinker

Released for sale 06-28 through www.bourbonoutfitter.com – use the discount code “chasingbourbon” for a discount at checkout
💥 UPDATE 💥 – Sold out at 3:37PM 😳

Sourced MGP

60% Corn
36% Rye
4% Malted Barley

RED WAX is back!! For those who knew of smoke wagon in their rise, they had a series of Private Barrels they did that became iconic by their red wax setting them apart from the regular retail line.

As demand increased and barrel supply shrank they shut down the straight bourbon private barrel program that used the 36% rye mash bill

A few others mashes have been offered as Private Barrels, but no Straight Bourbon until now.

spicy, super sweet, caramel, & oak spice, white pepper, This is the spicy oak (white pepper) the sweetness does not cary over tot he finish until way late. THIS IS SO BIG and so perfect. What makes this work is that it’s so sweet up front it’s like BIG melted caramel then all this spice. Drinks way hotter than the 116 proof it is

Barrel: #39-157
Mash Bill : 51% Corn, 39% Rye, & 10% Malted rye
Age : 7yr 2mo

 

our second Dream Spirits single barrel using sourced Beam. The Flavor profile is right up my style, butterscotch, vanilla, light baking spice on the palette, and an incredible long finish. 120.4 proof less than 140 bottles in the barrel. Released for sale Monday April 8th at www.bourbonoutfitter.com