American Whiskey & Bourbon

This superior bourbon has flavors of rich butterscotch and caramel notes, delicately balanced with hints of fruit and toffee.">

Border Straight Bourbon is artisan distilled from grains provided by a 6th generation family farm, minutes from the distillery. No short cuts. We practice traditional aging techniques in medium char, Ozark White Oak barrels constructed from wood staves that are air dried three years. No Blending: only whiskey from our grain and distilled in our pot is put in bottles that carry our name.">

Perfection is a patient man’s game. So we waited until Angel’s Envy reached the perfect level of maturity. We judge only a handful of barrels exceptional enough for our lengthy finishing process. The result? Even at 124.5 proof, every sip is worth savoring.

A remarkably complex and unfiltered spirit, we suggest you enjoy it neat or with just a splash of water to release the flavor nuances, and perhaps with a few friends who appreciate outstanding whiskey. Angel’s Envy Cask Strength was worth waiting for, now it’s worth sharing.

Appearance: Rich gold with an amber depth

Nose: Oak, Tea Leaves, Smoke, Leather, Fresh Herbs

Palate: Green Apple, Queen Anne Cherries, Citrus Peel, Rock Candy

Finish: Toast, Apricot Pie, Vanilla, Gardenia">

We fill these casks with a blend of 6- and 9-year-old Bourbons. The robust flavors from the casks pair well with the spicy high rye content of the Bourbon and create a striking profile unlike any other whiskey in the world.

Belle Meade Bourbon Madeira Cask Finish has been cut to 90.4 proof and, as with all of our products, is never chill-filtered. The result is a Bourbon of particular distinction and uncommon character. Have it neat, with a splash, over a sphere of ice, or create a distinguished twist on your favorite whiskey-based classic cocktail. However you drink it, you'll know you are enjoying a rare spirit made for the discerning whiskey drinker.">

to describe your finest attire, the kind you'd wear to a wedding or special dance.

Along those same lines of thinking, we're putting forth our finest.

BIB & TUCKER is a delightfully smooth bourbon sporting notes of chestnut, and it's crafted with a sense of dedication that can only come when you know you're making something truly special.

taste profile aroma BIB & TUCKER leads with a strong vanilla scent along with

fresh cut sweet grass, wet stone and old leatherbound books.

taste With a smooth entry, the bourbon is nicely balanced with a hint of sweetness. It fulfills the promise of its nose before evolving into a warm, lightly crisp,spicy sensation.

finish BIB & TUCKER lingers in the mouth with a complex, yet balanced chestnutty taste.">

~ Fred Noe, Beam Family’s 7th Generation Master Distiller">

This whisky is the culmination of several years of planning. "For a few years now, we've been putting whisky away for storage," remarked Becky Harris, Chief Distiller and President of Catoctin Creek Distilling Company. "We pulled some of the more interesting barrels from the back of the barn and decided to release these at a higher proof: a whisky specially curated for flavor, while still being remarkably smooth, as is our existing 80 proof Roundstone."

"We are very excited about this new product," said Scott Harris, Founder and General Manager of Catoctin Creek. "We discussed this new product with customers like Jack Rose Whisky Saloon, The Passenger, and our distributors, and all agreed that this would be a great new product for the distillery. And what's cool, since we're a small distillery, we can be responsive to this kind of market input."">

Color: deep, glimmering bronze color with perfect clarity.

Aroma: The generous aromatics are loaded with rich caramel, dried orchard fruits, toffee, butterscotch, nutmeg, spicy rye notes, maple, and candied orange peel.

Taste: The palate is harmonious and seamless being dry with a pepper edge while offering enough viscosity to give the whiskey length and depth.

Finish: It finishes with a complex black pepper accent and hints of anise and toasted oak.

Comment: Sip it straight or make the best Manhattan you've ever had.">

Every batch is tasted at multiple proof levels to discover the ultimate expression

UNIQUELY AGED
Innovative barreling techniques exploiting three different types of vintage and new oak

ROBUST TASTING NOTES:
Forward notes of light vanilla and caramel finish in a swell of spice and warmth">

- Lance Mayhew, Oregon Culinary Institute">

A delectable hint of natural mint and vanilla flavor provides a perfect counterpunch to this rigorously taste-tested whiskey blend. Put it in a glass. Put it in a cocktail. Put it within easy reach for a relaxing day on the lake.">

After several years, once our whiskies have developed a robust richness and a mellow golden hue, we taste and assemble the final blend… but instead of going right to bottling, we allow the batch to "rest" a while - a few months or longer, in 225 liter casks made of French oak previously used in the aging of wine. The tighter grain and subtle flavor profile of these older French oak barrels adds a degree of elegance and finesse to the finished whiskey - nothing overpowering, but a layer of stylish complexity that really pulls all the components together.">

On the nose, there is an immediate aroma of fresh multi-grain baked bread and ripened nougat. The midpalate mouthfeel is rounded out with semi-sweet flavors of grilled pineapple and candied walnuts. On the finish, you will find a perfect balance of sweet and savory with cooked peaches and steeped tobacco.">

We confess...we didn't coin the term "Yippee Ki-Yay". Moreover, we didn't paint the picture on the front label. It's an historic poster (Gift of The Coe Foundation and Henry B. Balink) now at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming (centerofthewest.org, you really ought to visit). Furthermore, we didn't distill the whiskeys in this bottle - it's our Double Rye! However, we did come up with a combination that we think will make you say...Yippee Ki-Yay drinkers of horrible tasting cheap flavored uisge beatha! One day, just for fun, we put Double Rye! into oak barrels that had originally been used to age two different types of wine and discovered an all-natural, not disgustingly-sweet sipper for the rest of us.

Technical Details

Ratio of whiskeys: top secret!

Filtration: not chill-filtered, or carbon treated.

Marriage of two straight rye whiskies

The 2-year-old has a mashbill of 95% rye, 5% barley malt from LDI now MGP.

The older rye has a "barely legal" rye mashbill of 53% rye and 37% corn from Barton Distillery.

Barrel Type(s)

Barrel types:

Oak barrel that previously held Vermouth Barrel (Vya, Madera, CA),

Oak barrel that previously held Qupé Syrah (Qupé Santa maria, CA)

Nose: Warm baking spices with sweet cinnamon and clove spice, dried thyme, rosemary & desert sage with subtle black berry and cassis

Taste: spiced maple and cinnamon, black cherry and raisin / spiced plums

Finish: Dark caramel, currants & raisins, all interwoven with cinnamon / all spice complex

Taste: A big, bold punch of cinnamon spice and blackberries on a foundation of vanilla and caramel, the long finish is dried orange rind and herbs.

93 Points - The Tasting Panel Magzine

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We decided to bottle them up in five 200 milliliter experiments so you can try five different experiments and see for yourself how these small changes make a vast difference.">

Small Batch. Single Barrel. Unfiltered. Heart cut. Organic.">

Unfiltered 100% Millet. Heart Cut. Single Barrel. Organic and naturally gluten-free.">

Unfiltered 100% Oat. Heart Cut. Single Barrel. Organic.">

"This is no ordinary rye, because it doesn't come from an ordinary distillery. [...] Despite being 100% rye grain, this whiskey is fresh and light [...] with a maple-y, candy corn entry and a kiss of spice on the "finish."

— The Wall Street Journal

Unfiltered 100% Rye. Heart Cut. Single Barrel. Organic.">