Penelope Barrel Strength (batch 18)

Four Grain Barrel Strength bourbon is blended from three different MGP bourbon mash bills and aged in new American oak barrels, staves #4 char, heads #2 char. Mash Bill: 74% Corn, 16% Wheat, 7% Rye, 3% Malted Barley. Uncut, not chill-filtered, 57% ABV. Aged 4 to 6 years. Light brown straw color and light coating legs in the glass. Nose is floral vanilla oak, berry, and sweet malted cereal grain, with a whiff of spice in the background. Sweet grain and caramel corn in the mouth, with grassy rye spice, mint, and tannic oak. Mouthfeel is light and soft for a 57% bourbon. Finish is long: sweet and spicy, dry oak, and tart cherry. An ice cube softens the tannins and ethanol... maybe too much. Penelope has done a great job blending quality MGP whiskies (and being transparent about it)--such good job that MGP recently acquired Penelope to blend and market their best barrels. Expect more quality batches to come.

Very buttery sweet with hints of cinnamon and vanilla. The finish bites with the barrel strength showing it’s teeth. Good depth overall and tasty.

Vert sweet with carmel and vanilla flavors. A little hot, but given the 114 proof really not too bad.