Bardstown Bourbon Company "Collabor&tion - Brandy Barrel Finish" Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) (in store pickup only, cannot ship)

The Collabor&tion series is the first release of whiskey from Kentucky's soon-to-be star Bardstown Bourbon Company, a project done in "collaboration" with Louisville brandy specialists Copper & Kings. Using 10-year-old stocks of bourbon distilled at MGP in Indiana, BBCo finished each of the whiskeys for an additional 18 months in two different types of casks: American brandy and Muscat Mistelle. Made from 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley, the Collabor&tion expression is aged in Copper & Kings American brandy barrels. It's then bottled at cask strength of 113 proof. This classic, yet bold bourbon offers notes of vanilla and oak spices, with a concentrated richness that speaks to the age of the whiskey. We tasted it on our initial visit to the distillery this past summer and instantly fell in love with the additional fruit and subtle sweetness imparted by the brandy-barrel finishing. It has all the classic flavors of great bourbon, with extra lift and roundness on the finish. In the spirit of collaboration, the teams at BBCo and Copper & Kings really knocked this one out of the park. NOTE: Due to the shape of the Collabor&tion bottle it cannot be consolidated with other bottles in shipping and must ship in its own individual package.