Quick Profile
- Age
- Aged min. 4–5+ Years; uncut & non-chill filtered
- Style
- High-Proof / Barrel-Proof Whiskey
Flavor Profile
What to Expect: This bottle leans toward Nutty and Fruity notes. Specific descriptors include almond and green apple.
Rich pastry profile; crème brûlée, golden apple tart, brown butter, sweet almond paste, and warm oak spice.
What Defines This Bottle
High-Proof / Barrel-Proof Whiskey
Bottled at or near its barrel-entry strength, with no or minimal water added; concentrated flavor and higher perceived heat.
Bottled at, or close to, the proof it actually comes out of the barrel at -- little or no water added before bottling. That means more of the barrel's own character reaches the glass undiluted, at the cost of a proof that can run well past standard bottling strength. See Rickhouse Science for how barrel placement and time change what's actually in that barrel to begin with, and the Proof & Dilution Calculator for what cutting a barrel-proof pour down actually does to it.
Learn about High-Proof / Barrel-Proof Whiskey →Production Details
Disclosed production notes from Middle West Spirits -- structured, sourced facts, not a tasting review.
- Cooperage
- Charred New American White Oak (53-gallon barrels, custom toast with Char #3 and #4 levels) sourced primarily from Speyside Bourbon Cooperage.
- Warehouse Notes
- Aged in both multi-story and palletized non-climate-controlled Ohio warehouses, utilizing the region's sharp seasonal freeze-and-thaw cycles.
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