{"product_id":"k-luke-toasted-barrel-barrel-strength-bourbon-batch-5","title":"K.LUKE Toasted Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon Batch 5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 119.4 (non-chill filtered)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottled:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/28\/26 Age: 8-10 Years Toasted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 Weeks in Kelvin Cooperage barrels (medium toasted staves and heavy toasted heads) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e The nose is dense and buttery, with sweet cedar, Luxardo cherries, a lightly browned marshmallow exterior, browned butter, light maple syrup, candied ginger, fried biscuits with apple butter, and fresh cinnamon sugar cashews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe palate begins clean, with simple sugar and seasoned oak, but quickly gains momentum with ginger, white pepper, and clove spices alongside warming, buttery toasted oak. It stays weighted while adding a nice silkiness to the mouthfeel, bringing to mind peanut butter pie, quickly charred marshmallows, and a touch of lemon peel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finish has a potpourri of dried fruits, berries, and baking spices, all present but layered with elegant nuance. It keeps this funnel cake-like, doughy chewiness with cinnamon maple icing and a dusting of powdered sugar, leading into a longer linger of clove, lemon oil, blackberry cobbler, and seasoned oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the product: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis small batch blend is created by sourcing from several different distilleries in Kentucky and Indiana with Bourbon aged 8-10 years, this blend was then secondary aged in toasted Kelvin Cooperage barrels for 9 weeks. The secondary barrels are blended then bottled once Jonathan and Jennifer find the perfect balance between traditional Bourbon notes and added complexity \/ richness from the toasted barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrevious Awards on Toasted Barrel Bourbon: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• San Francisco World Spirits Competition Double Gold, 99 Points\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Special Barrel Finished Bourbon of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• ASCOT Awards - Double Platinum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• SIP Awards – Double Gold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• K.LUKE Whiskey Company Named Blender of the Year 2024 from the John Barleycorn Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout K.LUKE Whiskey Company: \u003c\/strong\u003eK.LUKE small batch blends are created by sourcing from several different distilleries in Kentucky and Indiana with different mash bills up to 36% rye and a variety of ages from 8-10 years. This blend was then secondary aged in toasted Kelvin Cooperage barrels for 9 weeks. The secondary barrels are blended then bottled once Jonathan and Jennifer Maisano find the perfect balance between traditional Bourbon notes and added complexity \/ richness from the toasted barrels. This allows the focus to be on building multilayered and exciting blends instead of the individual components used to create each blend. Jonathan creates several blends based off his notes and ratings of their barrel inventory, then all blends are run through several rounds of blind tastings with blends being adjusted one barrel at a time by taste (Jonathan and Jennifer do all the blind tastings) until a favorite is decided for bottling. This is The Spirit Of Blending. K.LUKE Whiskey Company owner and master blender Jonathan Maisano made his first single barrel trip to Kentucky in the summer of 2014. Since then, he has tasted over 1,600 barrels and selected more than 400 to be deemed as Maisano Hand Select Single Barrels for retail. Jonathan is also a first level certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers. He uses this extensive sensory training when evaluating aroma and flavor profiles in whiskey barrels as there are many similar traits in both wine and whiskey when searching for nuances. In 2024 Jonathan was named the Blender of the Year from the Barleycorn Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"K.LUKE Whiskey Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55606030074024,"sku":"KLU-KLUTOABAR-IXWK","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/2275\/files\/kluketoasted5.jpg?v=1782163077","url":"https:\/\/seelbachs.com\/products\/k-luke-toasted-barrel-barrel-strength-bourbon-batch-5","provider":"Seelbach's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}