Bardstown Bourbon Co. tells BourbonBlog.com they are releasing the new Silver Oak Finish bringing together innovators in American wine and whiskey to create a singular whiskey that celebrates American craft launching September 6, 2024.
Bardstown Bourbon’s Silver Oak finish is an expert blend of six 9- to 15-year-old bourbons, finished in Silver Oak California Cabernet barrels for 17 months. (Please see below for the full breakdown of mashbills, ages of whiskey, origins, and percentages). Bardstown Bourbon’s Silver Oak finish is presented at 108 proof (54% alc. by vol.) and is offered at a suggested retail price of $159.99.
Silver Oak Cellars honors a more than 50-year tradition in California of aging Cabernet Sauvignon exclusively in American Oak barrels. Like Bardstown Bourbon Co., Silver Oak vows that their best bottles are ahead, never settling and always looking to improve and innovate.
Silver Oak is one of the most sought-after brands in the global wine industry.
“In age-old crafts like winemaking and distillation, creating something new requires curiosity,” Nate Weis, Vice President of Winegrowing, Silver Oak tells BourbonBlog.com. “This is an ethos that Silver Oak and Bardstown share, be it in the way we connect with our customers in the Napa Valley or Kentucky, or exploring the horizons of our shared passion, American oak.”
The brand says that on the nose, there are layers of baked strawberry, plum, and roasted nuts are highlighted by cinnamon and cocoa. A full-bodied palate of caramel and fig leads to an exquisite, lightly tannic balance of oak, spice, and blackberry, striking a noteworthy balance of fruit and barrel notes.
Earlier this year, Bardstown Bourbon announced the full suite of collaborations planned for the year including Tennessee’s Blackberry Farm, set to be released regionally this fall, and Amrut Distillery, pioneer of Indian single malts. Bardstown’s Amrut Distillery Collaboration marked a first-of-its-kind finish for American whiskey.
| BLEND | ORIGIN | AGE | MASHBILL |
| 25% | Kentucky | 14 year | Corn 75% Rye 13% Malted Barley 12% |
| 23% | Tennessee | 12 year | Corn 84% Rye 8% Malted Barley 8% |
| 22% | Kentucky | 10 year | Corn 78% Rye 13% Malted Barley 9% |
| 15% | Indiana | 9 year | Corn 75% Rye 21% Malted Barley 4% |
| 10% | Kentucky | 10 year | Corn 78% Rye 10% Malted Barley 12% |
| 5% | Georgia | 12 year | Corn 80% Rye 10% Wheat 5% Malted Barley 5% |
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