Pourly Educated

Whiskey Advent Day 5. “Sister Cities” Kentucky Straight Whiskey finished with Japanese Mizunara and French Oak. Lexington,Ky where RD1 calls home, has two sister cities, Shinhidaka, Japan and Deauville, France. This whiskey is a tribute to those two places. The base bourbon is a 5 year old bourbon (mashbill 70% corn, 21% rye, 9% mb). After aging in new charred oak barrels, French Oak “necklaces” are then introduced for finishing. The next step is to blend that bourbon with a 7 year old bourbon (75% c, 13% r, 12% mb) and an 8 year old rye whiskey (51% r, 37% c, 13% mb). The final “finishing” touch is to introduce lightly toasted Japanese Mizunara staves, making this whiskey quite the cultural expression!