By Richard Thomas
Score: B
Painted Stave Bottled in Bond Bourbon
(Credit score: Richard Thomas)
Again when Painted Stave Distilling in Delaware first began making bourbon in late 2013, each fanatic was most captivated with wheated bourbon. They selected to buck this by committing to a excessive rye mash invoice, and it proved to be clever to disregard what the excitement was all about on the time. Fads come and go, as a result of a decade later and that obsession with wheated bourbons has lengthy since fizzled.
In the meantime, Painted Stave has joined a unique, much better and extra smart pattern: that of craft distillers across the nation releasing bottled in bond model of their whiskeys. In line with the 1897 Bottled in Bond Act, this extra mature spin on the distillery’s excessive rye bourbon is 4 years previous and bottled at 100 proof.
The Bourbon
My pour of Painted Stave’s Bonded Bourbon got here out with a reddened, center amber look. Following an inexpensive airing, the scent was one among thick vanilla and toasted oat biscuits. The flavour is the place issues flip into excessive rye territory: the normal brown sugar and caramel flavors are underscored by a beneficiant sprint of white pepper and a sliver of dry oak.
Thus far, the pour has been a stable, fulfilling one, nevertheless it’s the end the place issues falter. It’s crisp, however brief. Whereas that may be a minor blemish, it’s nonetheless value of remark.
The Worth
Painted Stave Bottled in Bond Bourbon is formally priced at $42. That could be a fairly honest value for a bonded whiskey from a small distiller, so this can be a good purchase for including some selection to your assortment.
