Bardstown Collaborative Series West Virginia Great Barrel Company Blended Rye Whiskey (750ml)

A blended rye whiskey born from a partnership, this release comes from Bardstown Bourbon Company in Kentucky, developed as part of their Collaborative Series with the West Virginia Great Barrel Company. The rye spends time in barrels finished with infrared toasted cherry oak, an unusual step that leaves its mark on the whiskey's character.

Expect the herbal, minty backbone that rye drinkers look for, wrapped in the warmer, sweeter tones the cherry oak brings. Almond and cinnamon carry through alongside baked cherry and a floral, potpourri note, with the familiar herbal-tea quality of good rye underneath. It has enough weight to stand up in a cocktail like a Manhattan, but the layered finishing work makes it worth sipping neat to catch the interplay of spice, fruit, and oak.