Age: 5-Years 6-Months

Re-barrel Date: July 2023

Proof: 111.8 proof

Mash bill: 75/21/4 Corn/Rye/Malted barley

Tasting Notes: The nose is approachable for a toasted bourbon, especially given its heavy char. Instead of exaggerated young wood notes, you’ll find sweet, clean sugars, dried cherry and apricot, and a softly warming cedar.

The palate is heavy and gripping, sizzling with clove and toasted oak just the way you want a toasted bourbon to, before easing into brûléed maple and dark chocolate. This is a pour that builds with each sip, so don’t be afraid to go back for another.

The finish is long and dense, layering flavors from berry to spice to sweet oak, back again to brûléed maple and a rich citrus oleo.

About:  Buzzard’s Roost Sipping Whiskey started in 2019, after Judy Hollis Jones and Jason Brauner met while doing a barrel pick. As the two got to know each other, an idea started to form. “Let’s start our own bourbon brand!” they said. They knew they wanted Buzzard’s Roost to be not just exceptional but unique. So they turned to a trusted barrel expert at Independent Stave Company, who worked with them to create proprietary barrels for secondary maturation.

It was decided to use Char #1 on all their barrels, to let the whiskey access the oak influence more easily. It was also decided to season that oak for at least 18 months (6 months is the norm for other brands). And finally, they developed a series of exclusive toast profiles to coax out specific characteristics from the oak, bringing rare flavor combinations to every Buzzard’s Roost Sipping Whiskey.