On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 110
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- BourbonStraight Bourbon Whiskey
- MSRP
- $74.95~$81.99 street
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“Architect Series dessert stave build — French oak crème brûlée profile at 110 proof”
Tasting notes
- nose
- caramelized sugar crust, toasted vanilla, warm custard, baking spice, soft toasted oak
- palate
- vanilla custard, honeyed graham, buttercream, brûléed citrus on creamy four-grain; 110 keeps dessert richness from going flabby
- finish
- buttery caramel, toasted oak, crème brûlée sweetness, light French oak tannin
Mash bill
A blend of several whiskeys, so no single grain split.
Architect Series four-grain architecture: signature Penelope stocks built around corn with rye, wheat, and malted barley components (retail and NC ABC cite the series’ multi-mash four-grain blend). French oak stave selection via Tonnellerie Radoux OakScan targets custard, caramelized sugar, and bakery vanilla rather than the standard Architect’s spice-and-fruit build.
- Cask
- New charred American oak; French oak stave finish
- Finish
- Custom French oak staves (Tonnellerie Radoux) selected for crème brûlée dessert profile
- Best served
- neat
Why it's craft
Penelope’s Architect Series uses Radoux OakScan stave science on sourced four-grain bourbon — limited dessert-profile finishing craft rather than commodity stave whiskey.
Penelope Bourbon
Corporate-owned · Est. 2018