Luxco has expanded its Lux Row whiskey model with the launch of a brand new, and considerably unorthodox, 4 grain bourbon referred to as 4 Grain Double Single Barrel Bourbon.
Supplied at 115 proof, Lux Row 4 Grain Double Single Barrel Bourbon is the mix of a single barrel of 4-year-old wheated bourbon and a single barrel of 4-year-old ryed bourbon. The wheated mashbill produces a smoother bourbon with caramel and citrus notes and velvety oak end, whereas the ryed mashbill produces a spicier bourbon with hints of caramel and vanilla and easy, mellow end. Collectively, the bourbon’s 4 grains (corn, wheat, rye and malted barley) come collectively in a balanced, flavorful mixture of each mashbills.
So, two single barrels from two completely different mashbills, one ryed, one wheated. Therefore “Double Single Barrel.” Our pattern (all Kentucky distillate) consists of wheated barrel #8119674 and ryed barrel #8086566. I presume you’ll discover the 2 barrels paired in every bottle you discover — in different phrases, wheated barrel #8119674 gained’t additionally seem with a unique ryed whiskey, however who is aware of? Each of our whiskey barrels carry 2018 fill dates (additionally famous on the label).
Conserving in thoughts that single barrel mileage will all the time fluctuate, let’s give this bottle a spin.
The nostril is kind of peppery and daring, displaying the essence of BBQ brisket bark and layers of woody lumberyard. Tobacco notes turn out to be extraordinarily outstanding with just a bit time in glass, they usually sit with the whiskey for the lengthy haul.
On the palate, issues shift dramatically. I discovered the whiskey to be extraordinarily tender, particularly contemplating its 57.5% abv. Notes of contemporary grains pair towards a gentle baking spice and a barely grassy high quality on first sip. With time to develop, the whiskey begins to point out layers of darkish chocolate and cinnamon, barrel char notes rumbling alongside and urgent up towards a little bit of brown banana and extra of that tobacco smoke high quality. Clear, crisp end: This isn’t a kind of whiskeys that sticks with you for days however moderately suggests it could be greatest in a cocktail.
Whereas easy, the expertise was compelling sufficient to maintain me going again to it, a frontier-lite expertise that comes throughout as a superbly nice Sunday sipper moderately than one thing .
115 proof.
B+ / $80 / luxrowdistillers.com
Lux Row Distillers 4 Grain Bourbon Double Single Barrel
$80
