Old Line American Single Malt Whiskey Sauternes Cask #21-SAUT02 - Selected by Seelbach's

Age: Blend of 4-7 year old finished 2 years in Sauternes

Mashbill: 90% Premium 2 Row Malted Barley, 10% Deep Roast Malted Barley

Proof: 124.6 proof

Tasting Notes: The nose is decadent and complex, a fruit cocktail of red fruits, grapes, melons, and citrus  - all sugary with toffee and oak continuing.

The palate hits with citrus spices at first, definitely showing its proof. What comes after is a cascade of beautifully creamy stone fruits and sugared grapes, one after the other after the other. This a balanced, creamy, yet enveloping whiskey.

It’s a touch floral, with honey, apricot, cranberry, toffee, and dark chocolate lingering on saturated and trailing with perfect oak.

About the product: 

The latest in our Double Oak Series, the Sauternes finish is Old Line’s first foray into finishing our whiskey in casks that previously held a sweet white wine.  Sauternes is produced in the Bordeaux region of France and it is the result of a phenomenon known as The Noble Rot, a condition that “raisinises” the grapes while still on the vine, concentrating the sugars.  The result is a sweet, pleasantly acidic and fruit forward dessert wine that yields fantastic barrels for finishing whiskey.

These barrels lend to our Sauternes finished whiskey a springtime bouquet of fruit and floral character that wonderfully balance the honey, toffee and dark chocolate notes of our flagship spirit.