Batch 011 is composed of six corn components, two ryes and a new wood cask of Peregrine First Flight. If our goal is to balance three different flavor qualities, why such a complex blend? The answer is layering. By using 18, 23 and 24 year corn components aged in new wood as well as a cask of Peregrine aged in new wood, we get multiple expressions of wood sugar and baking spice. It is like a quartet of voices singing the same note across multiple octaves, adding depth and profound unity to the composition. For the same reason, we used 18, 20 and 24 year corn in ex-Bourbon to round out the vanillin character and two 19 year ryes to balance out the herbaceous spice qualities.
Close your eyes and inhale. Dense aromatics of earthy baking spice, sweet wood phenols and creamy herbal notes abound. Batch 011 walks you through an ancient forest of pinewood and vanilla beans. Each step deeper into the woodlands gives a distinct impression of honeycomb, charred tree sap and lychee tea. Each breath presents a swirl of cedar, blackberry currant and maple candy.
Batch 011 lands thick, like caramel meandering across the top of chocolate lava cake. The warmth grows in concert with the emerging cinnamon and nutmeg. The mid-palate softens into creamy, burnt marshmallow phenolics with savory mint tea, sweetened by melting rock candy. Resonant clove and graham cracker notes build into the finish, followed by a brandied cherry dipped in molasses that slowly crystallizes on the back of your tongue.
ABV: 64.9%
