Penelope Architect bottle
Penelope Bourbon

Penelope Architect

  • Sourced
  • Non-chill filtered
  • Core range

On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Proof
104
Age
Min. 4 yr
Style
BourbonStraight Bourbon Whiskey
MSRP
$65.00

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“Radoux OakScan® French oak stave finish — precision-built 104-proof blueprint”

Tasting notes

nose
sweet candied cream, floral crème brûlée, and precision French-oak perfume
palate
creamy sweetness into herbal/floral cream with Radoux stave vanilla and roasted spice
finish
rich vanilla and long lingering heat

Mash bill

  • Corn75%
  • Rye21%
  • Malted barley4%

Official shop: 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barley — high-rye bourbon base finished with French oak staves. Collaboration with Tonnellerie Radoux (France); staves selected via OakScan® for tannin/aroma targeting (delicate low-tannin + intense medium-tannin profiles in series lore).

Cask
New charred American oak maturation; finished with complex (medium tannin) French oak staves (Radoux / OakScan®)
Finish
Complex (medium tannin) French oak staves from Tonnellerie Radoux, selected with OakScan® technology to target floral/vanilla/roasted spice contribution without full wine-cask finishing.
Best served
neat

Why it's craft

Stave-finished four/high-rye bourbon built with Radoux OakScan® French oak — blending-house engineering thesis.

Penelope Bourbon

Corporate-owned · Est. 2018