Augusta Distillery Old Route 8 Limited 8-Year First Edition Single Barrel #24 - "Cheerwine Derby Pie" - 126.4 Proof

Age: 8-years old

Proof: 126.4 proof / 63.2 APV

Barrel No: #24

Mash Bill: 74% Corn, 18% Rye, 8% Malted Barley

Tasting Notes:

The nose leads with sweet oak and soft notes of leather before an array of vanilla and caramel sweetness.

The palate is explosive, you feel every bit of its 126.4 proof. Spicy, effervescent cherry cola and raisin mixed with big waves of oak and heavy doses of caramel with semi-sweet chocolates continuing on.

The finish is dense and lingering with tobacco, leather, dried cherry, raisin, pecan pie and sweet oak.

About the Product: 

Take the off-ramp and wander along the very river banks where bourbon whiskey first flowed. Old Route 8 invites you to slow down and explore. This exceptional 8-year, cask strength; single barrel bourbon has been crafted in the true Kentucky tradition and patiently matured to offer an elevated experience that can be enjoyed every day.

Like the thoroughfare it is named after, Old Route 8 connects bourbon’s past and present and invites you to join in the journey.