Bardstown Bourbon Company Distillery Reserve Cathedral French Oak Barrel Finish
- Sourced
- Limited
- Proof
- 110.1
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- BourbonA Blend of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskies Finished for 14 Months in 300 Year Old French Oak Barrels
- MSRP
- $99.99
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“Aged Kentucky bourbon finished in oak from trees harvested for the Notre-Dame restoration: baking spice, cherry and dark chocolate.”
Tasting notes
- nose
- Baking spice with maraschino-style cherry, sweet berries, new leather and orange peel
- palate
- Rich spice and more cherry with dark chocolate, butterscotch candy and a faint hint of root beer
- finish
- Spice, cherry and caramel sweetness
Mash bill
Full grain split not published.
Corn, rye and malted barley, in several Kentucky bourbon recipes whose proportions Bardstown has not published. The bourbons range from 9 to 18 years old and come from distilleries Bardstown does not name.
- Cask
- 300-year-old French oak from the Bercé Forest (finishing)
- Finish
- 14 months in French oak
Why it's craft
The barrels are made from 300-year-old oak from the Bercé Forest in France, trees harvested to help restore Notre-Dame de Paris after the 2019 fire. Bardstown rested a blend of Kentucky bourbons aged 9 to 18 years in them for 14 months. The bourbons were distilled elsewhere, so the whiskey is sourced. It was the first release in the Distillery Reserve series, sold in 375 ml bottles. Pritzker Private Capital has owned Bardstown Bourbon Co. since 2022.
Bardstown Bourbon Company
Corporate-owned · Est. 2014 · Tours