Rabbit Hole Founder's Collection Amburana Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Brazilian Oak
- Sourced
- Limited
- Proof
- 125.4
- Age
- 12 yr
- Style
- BourbonKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Brazilian Oak
- MSRP
- $1100.00
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“Twelve-year Kentucky bourbon finished in new amburana, the Brazilian wood used to age cachaça.”
Tasting notes
- nose
- vanilla and caramel with toasted walnut and cherry
- palate
- ginger snap and cinnamon over stone fruit, with mint, burnt sugar and a vinous note
- finish
- earthy and leathery, with nutmeg, baking spice and tobacco leaf
Mash bill
- Corn78%
- Rye10%
- Malted barley12%
78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley. The base bourbon came from barrels in founder Kaveh Zamanian's private collection rather than from one of Rabbit Hole's own house recipes, which the company had no distillery to make until 2018.
- Cask
- New charred American oak, then new amburana (Brazilian oak)
- Finish
- New amburana barrels, heavy toast, #4 char
Why it's craft
Amburana is a Brazilian wood usually used to age cachaça, and Rabbit Hole finished this twelve-year-old bourbon in new amburana barrels for floral, aromatic notes a standard bourbon barrel does not give. The bourbon itself was distilled before the company's Louisville distillery opened in 2018 and came from founder Kaveh Zamanian's private barrel collection, so this is a selected and finished whiskey rather than a house distillate. Zamanian left a career as a clinical psychologist to found Rabbit Hole, and Pernod Ricard has held a majority stake since 2019.
Rabbit Hole Distillery
Majority-owned · Est. 2012 · Tours