Bardstown Bourbon Company PHIFER PAVITT RESERVE

Whiskey: Bardstown Bourbon Company PHIFER PAVITT RESERVE
Bardstown Bourbon Company has teamed up with the California winery Phifer Pavitt to release a truly marvelous example of what a well-structured wine barrel finish can do for a bourbon. Shortly after Bardstown Bourbon Company fired up its first still, they took some Pavitt Cabernet Sauvignon casks, used to age that wine for three years, and gave a 9 year old Tennessee (rumored George Dickel) bourbon 19 months of secondary maturation.
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Size: 750mL
Proof: 107 (53.5% ABV)
Origin: United States
Distillery: Bardstown Bourbon Company
In it’s formative years, BBCo tapped Tennessee-made bourbon (rumored George Dickel but this has never been confirmed for either company), aged for nine years in this case, and finished them in wine barrels. Those French Oak barrels came from the Phifer Pavitt Winery of Napa Valley, and had previously been used to give Cabernet Sauvignon three years of aging. So, the finishing wood in question is very well seasoned indeed.The BBCo crew, led by former Maker’s Mark Master Distiller Steve Nally, decided the whiskey was ready after 19 months in those wine casks, so the finishing period was quite long. Interestingly, the timing suggests the company started the finishing of this bourbon mere months after they started operations with their first still.
Bardstown Bourbon Company PHIFER PAVITT RESERVE Tasting Notes
NOSE: Caramel, honey, milk chocolate, raspberry jam and oak.
PALATE: Tastes of the nose with added notes of toasted oak, raisins, dark chocolate, currants, cooked cherries, sweet corn and caramel.
FINISH: Lush and short, but not unpleasantly so.
Distillery Information
The Bardstown Bourbon Company is a New Blend of Bourbon Makers, pushing the boundaries through innovation, while honoring the traditional art of making whiskey.Set on 100 acres of active farmland in the heart of the Bourbon Capital of the World, BBCo produces the highest-quality Kentucky bourbon, whiskey, and rye brands as well as offer custom whiskey production through their one-of-a-kind Collaborative Distilling Program.