Ezra Brooks Distiller's Collection Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Another single barrel selection for us in collaboration with LoveScotch from the Luxco portfolio! Distilled by Lux Row Distillers in Bardstown Kentucky, this Ezra Brooks is a sour mash (meaning they use some of the previous fermentation to balance the pH) and is charcoal mellowed (if this was made in Tennessee it could be called a Tennessee Whiskey).

This is barrel number 1569 and it clocks in at a respectable 107 proof. The barrel was filled on 3/15/18 and aged around 5 years.

Appearance: This presents as a light mahogany/medium honey in the glass.

Nose: Right off the top you get notes of freshly baked brioche, along with slightly sour wheat notes. There are also notes of honey, vanilla, and a hint of char. Also detectable is a sort of pickled pepper.

Palate: The palate of this bourbon is extremely warm and enticing, like a hug in your mouth. Soft wheat and black pepper make a lovely front palate leading to caramel corn and chocolate in the mid. There are also nice notes of oak that underlay everything. Rounding out the palate is a note of delicious freshly baked brioche bread.