Final month, former Outdated Forester grasp taster Jackie Zykan introduced she was leaving the storied Brown-Forman-owned distillery to begin her personal small batch bourbon model, Hidden Barn. Now the Kentucky-based firm has unveiled the primary fruits of its labors.
The firs launch from Hidden Barn Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, as it’s totally dubbed, is Hidden Barn Small Batch. To create the whiskey, Zykan labored with Neeley grasp distiller Royce Neeley, and the 2 introduced collectively seven barrels from the inventory of Neely Distillery.
Neeley is thought for his significantly hands-on strategy, which incorporates “personally hand-collecting wild Kentucky yeast, rigorously monitoring a 5-day fermentation utilizing conventional cypress fermenters, and personally distilling and hand-cutting the double pot distillation.” The Hidden Barn Small Batch was fermented utilizing wild yeast and is doublepot distilled. It was collected at 127 proof, and entered the barrel at 110 proof.
The mash invoice options 70 p.c corn, 20 p.c rye, and 10 p.c malted barley. It was matured between 4 and 5 years in two-year seasoned American white oak barrels. The whiskey provides notes of almond, butterscotch, candy cherry, dried fig, black tea, spearmint, allspice, black pepper, grapefruit peel, and cardamom.
“We wished to supply the form of whiskey we might be proud to share, we wished to elevate the guardrails and pursue boundless creativity and unmatched high quality in our course of,” mentioned Zykan. “Hidden Barn whiskies are filled with subtlety and nuance, emphasizing high quality at each flip and crafted to be shared within the celebration of fine associates and good whiskey.”
Plans name for Hidden Barn Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Batch #001 to be introduced at an undiluted batch proof of 53% ABV and priced at $74.99 per bottle. The preliminary providing will probably be obtainable in Kentucky, Colorado, Florida, and California, with extra distribution anticipated earlier than the tip of the yr.
For extra data, head over to Hidden Barn Whiskey’s official web site.
