Nulu Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey French Oak (750ml)

Kentucky straight bourbon with a small batch designation, this release from Prohibition Craft Spirits carries the Nulu name and a French oak character worth noting. Bourbon by definition leans on corn in the grain recipe and picks up its color and spine from charred oak, and here the French oak detail sets the tone for what the barrel contributes.

Expect the familiar bourbon signature of caramel, vanilla, and baking spice, with the French oak lending a firmer, sometimes drier grip of tannin and spice than American oak alone. It works neat or over a large cube, and it has the backbone to hold up in an Old Fashioned where the oak and sweetness can play against a little bitters.