On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 95
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- BourbonKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- MSRP
- $35.00~$33.99 street
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“95-proof KY bourbon finished on a 40/40/20 French-bourbon-sherry Oak Bill”
Tasting notes
- nose
- sweet berries, dark fruit, vanilla cake batter, candy-corn sweetness, oak
- palate
- brown sugar, cinnamon bun, red apple skin, sherry-kissed dried fruit over spicy oak
- finish
- drying leather and oak spice with lingering sweetness
Mash bill
- Corn70%
- Rye21%
- Malted barley9%
70% corn, 21% rye, and 9% malted barley - a moderate-rye Kentucky straight bourbon mash distilled at Owensboro Distilling Co. under Jacob Call. The grain bill is traditional; the Oak Bill is where Broken Barrel differentiates.
- Cask
- New charred American oak; tank-finished with Oak Bill staves
- Finish
- Oak Bill: 40% new French oak staves + 40% ex-bourbon staves + 20% sherry cask staves
- Best served
- versatile
Why it's craft
LA indie finisher with trademark Oak Bill stave program on contract KY bourbon — craft finishing thesis.
Broken Barrel Whiskey Co.
Independent · Est. 2017
Sources: brokenbarrelwhiskey.com, breakingbourbon.com, bevnet.com