Old Elk High-Malt Straight Bourbon (Cask Strength)
Quick Profile
- Age
- Aged 5–7+ Years; Uncut & Non-Chill Filtered
- Style
- High-Proof / Barrel-Proof Whiskey
Flavor Profile
What to Expect: This bottle leans toward Sweet & Dessert-Like notes. Specific descriptors include brown sugar and caramel.
Rich and unctuous; dense chocolate malt, toasted caramel, brown sugar, candied nuts, 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 Old Elk Distillery -- structured, sourced facts, not a tasting review.
- Cooperage
- Charred New American White Oak (53-gallon barrels, Char #4 standard).
- Warehouse Notes
- Recipes custom-developed by Greg Metze and contract-distilled in collaboration with historic facilities (primarily MGP/Ross & Squibb in Lawrenceburg, IN), then aged and blended under Old Elk’s stewardship.
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