In a world of “heavy char” bourbon releases, the Lux Row/MGP-owned Daviess County lately hit the bottom with the alternative strategy, a whiskey completed not simply within the now de rigueur toasted barrel however particularly “evenly toasted” ones. It’s the primary in a collection of toasted barrel releases that shall be popping out yearly.
Daviess County Frivolously Toasted options its namesake model household’s signature mixture of ryed and wheated bourbon mashbills, which is aged four-plus years in charred-oak barrels and is available in at 96 proof (48% abv). The evenly toasted barrel end is what offers this limited-edition launch its personal distinctive taste profile, whereas giving customers further choices inside the Daviess County household.
“I’m proud to honor the wealthy historical past and custom began in 1874 by the Daviess County Distilling Co. with this newest expression of our Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon,” stated Lux Row Distillers grasp distiller John Rempe. “Ending our conventional Daviess County bourbon in evenly toasted American oak barrels imparts aromas of caramel, vanilla and hints of oak on the nostril, whereas delivering flavors of candy caramel with notes of vanilla and coconut on the palate. This distinctive taste profile is definite to turn out to be a quick favourite amongst followers of the model”
In sampling, an enormous peanut shell observe hits the nostril proper out of the gate, providing extra PB-on-white-bread nuttiness than I can recall sensing in some other bourbon in current reminiscence. Whereas some gentle corn and lumberyard components are evident with time in glass, that peanut shell character utterly dominates the aroma. There’s much more peanut-driven enjoyable of that to come back on the palate, however right here it’s complemented by a hefty layer of sweetness — brown sugar, golden syrup, and apple butter, all actually heightening the sugary punch and amplifying the peanut components. Any sense of the barrel is rapidly ushered out the door, in the end leaving the drinker with a full-on mouthful of Skippy to take house.
The whiskey is rarely disagreeable, however I’ve to say it’s probably the most one-note experiences I’ve encountered in current reminiscence (and yet one more notch towards the goofy “toasted barrel” craze).
96 proof.
B- / $50 / luxrowdistillers.com
Daviess County Bourbon Frivolously Toasted Barrel End
$50
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