Wilderness Trail Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Rye
Quick Profile
- Age
- Aged 4–6+ Years; Uncut & Unfiltered
- Style
- High-Proof / Barrel-Proof Whiskey
- Region
- Kentucky
Flavor Profile
What to Expect: This bottle leans toward Smoky & Earthy, Fruity, and Herbal notes. Specific descriptors include char / smoke, citrus peel, and dried herbs.
Dense botanical complexity; dark chocolate, herbal tea, candied citrus zest, heavy rye spice, and sweet char.
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 Wilderness Trail Distillery -- structured, sourced facts, not a tasting review.
- Cooperage
- Aged in custom charred new American white oak casks from Independent Stave Company that undergo a toasting process followed by a #4 "alligator" char.
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