Caleb's Crossing A Blend of Straight Bourbon & Rye Whiskey

Age: 8 yrs, 4 months (Bourbon) ; 12 yrs, 11 months (Rye Whiskey)

Proof: 116.2

Mash bill: 70% corn, 21% rye, 9% malted barley (bourbon) ; 95% rye, 5% malted barley (rye whiskey)

Tasting Notes: Color: copper Nose: cocktail cherry, vanilla frosting, peach tea, tangerine peel, fragrant sweet & spicy oak Taste: cherry-infused caramel syrup, glazed apple, sugar cookie, honeysuckle, dried apricot Finish: long w/ brown sugar, cream soda, boozy nectarine, sweet charred oak, prickly spice

About the product: Inspired by straight bourbon & rye whiskey blends spanning the last decade, I set out to fashion a bourbon-rye variation of my own. Typically, one finds that bourbon is the mature element in these types of whiskeys; additionally, the rye element is often “barely legal,” with grain percentages as low as 51% (the minimum required by law). In the interest of exploration, I decided to flip those conventions on their heads. Relying on a combination of seven-year-old Kentucky bourbon and twelve-year-old Indiana 95/5 rye whiskey, Caleb’s Crossing Straight Bourbon & Rye Blend delivers a unique barrel-proof sipping experience, with layers of creamy caramel, barrel-aged black cherry, and lingering candy-esque spice.