Heaven Hill Distillery just lately introduced the discharge of the spring 2022 version of Outdated Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey at 17 years previous. Comprised of barrels produced in fall of 2004, and bottled in spring of 2022, the ninth nationwide launch ushers within the newest version to the bottled-in-bond legacy.
Bottled in an ornate decanter, the spring version denotes a inexperienced label, constant throughout all spring releases. As was the case for the previous editions, this version’s tax strip, which has all the time been a signature of transparency on bottled-in-bond merchandise, discloses when the liquid was produced and bottled. It meets the strict necessities of a bottled-in-bond: the product of a single distillery from a single distilling season, aged a minimal of 4 years, and bottled at 100 proof or 50% alcohol by quantity.
The spring 2022 version of Outdated Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is the primary 17-year-old of the nationally launched sequence and options Bourbon pulled from throughout three flooring of rickhouse V at Heaven Hill Distillery’s principal campus.
GSN’s Remarks: These OFBIB releases maintain getting higher and higher. The most recent one options an olfactory palette of heavy spice, candy notes of caramel, contemporary cocoa and younger tobacco. These all carry by to the palate the place they develop into much more pronounced. Drinkable at full energy, the physique is medium-light, with a spherical and warming center tonality. The end is awfully lengthy, with oak-laden tannins persevering with to percolate on the tongue. With a splash of water, issues open up right into a softer and extra mellow temper, however don’t lose any of their persona. This specific launch is superb and exhibits what an additional yr within the barrel can do to remodel an important whiskey into an distinctive one. GSN Score: A++
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