Kentucky Owl has had lots to show ever since handing over the reigns to their Grasp Blender John Rhea. Since Rhea took over in 2021 the previous COO of 4 Roses has overseen a flurry of exercise within the type of new expressions and quite a few restricted version choices for the model. The bread and butter for Kentucky Owl, nonetheless, stays their core bourbon which is now on Batch #12.
For Batch #12 Rhea has taken 7-to-14 year-old bourbons and mingled them with two totally different 4 yr outdated bourbons to finish the mix. On paper one worries that the youthful bourbons will drown out the older inventory, however as soon as this bottle is opened it turns into obvious that this isn’t the case.
Because the liquid tumbles into the glass aromas of candy cornbread, nutmeg, brown sugar, and a faint nuttiness fill the air. Quickly afterwards these notes are joined by the scent of figs and orange blossom with a little bit of moist newspaper and lipstick within the fold as nicely. Cornbread, butterscotch, and baking spice come by way of on the palate together with a well-recognized strawberry licorice be aware paying homage to Twizzlers sweet that teases the tip of the tongue earlier than receding into the heartier notes aforementioned.
With a mouthfeel that by no means goes past “average” and a muted midpalate, the well-developed flavors don’t have a lot of a possibility to succeed in their potential on the palate regardless of the preliminary promise of the nosing expertise. Kentucky Owl Bourbon Batch #12 carries a hefty price ticket and whereas it’s a whiskey positive to impress, finally it’s additionally one which wants a bit extra oomph to justify the associated fee.
115.8 proof.
B+ / $400 / kentuckyowlbourbon.com
Kentucky Owl Bourbon Batch 12
$400
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