Kentucky Owl - 11 Years Old (Batch #1)

Distilled and bottled in Bardstown, Kentucky, this is "the wise man's rye."

Kentucky Owl is a recent addition to the American whisky world, as the original Dedman family distillery was abandoned during 1920s Prohibition, and its stock was infamously looted by none other than Al Capone himself.

This 11-year-old is from batch no. 1 and was bottled in July 2017 at a proof of 110.6 US proof.

While the Kentucky Owl brand continues to be a sourced whisky from other distilleries, it was recently purchased by the Stoli Group, which has announced plans to build a Kentucky Owl distilling complex in Kentucky in the not too distant future.

AROMA
The aroma of this rye has elements of sweet pine, honey, nougat, vanilla, cloves and lavender. Oaky undertones, subtle cedar sawdust or freshly split cedar. Rich in texture and not overtly spicy on the nose.

TASTE
It immediately coats the entire palate and nutmeg and cinnamon give way to pepper spice with vanilla at the front and anise across the mid-palate. Subtle cinnamon spices linger on the finish.