K.LUKE Small Batch Barrel Strength Toasted Rye Batch #4 750ml

Bottle Info:
– Proof: 114 (non-chill filtered)
– Bottled: 11/7/24
– Total Batch Yield: 765 Bottles
– Toasted Barrel Finish: 3 Months
– Selected By: K.LUKE Master Blender Jonathan Maisano

Tasting Notes:
– Nose: Candied fruits strawberry bon bon, mango sorbet, limoncello; brown sugar, baking spices, soft leather
– Palate: Toasted citrus peel, creamy vanilla bean, cracked peppercorn, ginger, warming leather, charred oak
– Finish: Red fruits, citrus oils, dry and long-lasting toasted oak

What is a Toasted Barrel Finish?: Unlike charred barrels which use direct flame to carbonize the inner stave and produce the classic vanilla and caramel notes most American whiskey drinkers know toasted barrels use indirect, lower-heat exposure to coax out different compounds from the wood itself. The result is sweet wood sugars, deeper tannins, and a kind of warm, baked quality that complements rather than dominates the base spirit. K.LUKE uses new Kelvin Cooperage barrels in a blend of medium and heavy toast, no char, for their secondary aging program.