Maker Notes

Armida is a blend of three Straight Bourbon Whiskeys finished separately in pear brandy, Jamaican rum, and Sicilian amaro casks. Each release is blended to taste and bottled at true cask strength, resulting in subtle proof variations between blends. Elegant, lush, and multidimensional, Armida offers pleasures as rare as a perfect piece of tree-ripened fruit. 

Pears are all about timing. Ripeness can’t be rushed. And once it’s arrived, it can’t be postponed, either. How do you know? By paying close attention, using your senses to tell when the flavor and texture are just right, and then trusting your instincts to catch the perfect moment.

In that sense, ripening pears is a lot like making whiskey. Inspired by the care and attention of great orchardists, we created Armida as a celebration of fall flavors. It’s a blend of three straight bourbon whiskeys finished separately in pear brandy, Jamaican rum, and Sicilian amaro casks. The ripe floral notes of the pear brandy usher in a palate rich with tropical sweetness and studded with dried citrus and spice. We release it once a year, right when the first pears appear in markets — and just like ephemeral autumn fruits, it’s only available for a limited time. 

While constructing the blend for this whiskey, Joe was taken by how nostalgic some of the combinations of flavors were. Joe’s mother’s family had a farm in the northeast where he would often spend time in the summer and autumn. These brisk, orchard fruit memories inspired many of the first test blends and so, Joe named the project after his mother’s formal name, Armida.

FLAVOR NOTES

Appearance: Bright gold with a pale rim.

Nose: Opens with creamy and sweet notes of carrot cake, dulce de leche, and chestnut honey. The pear brandy’s influence inflects the core aroma, with poached pear leading blackberry and dried lime peel. Shimmering at the edges are countless herbs and dusty spices. Notes familiar to Sicilian amari, such as fennel seed, aniseed, nutmeg, and cacao are there. As Sicily was once part of the Duchy of Savoy licorice, wormwood and chamomile are encountered here, in Savoy’s tradition of genepy and absinthe.

Palate: Lush sweetness is kept in check by some sandy tannin and high strength. Here, the rum takes center stage, with blackstrap molasses, sambuca, and olive brine arriving first. The rich dark character builds with date and chipotle leading into pipe tobacco and walnut. The amaro is never far behind, exhibiting licorice root, gentian, green cardamom and kola nut.

Finish: Green almond enriches an otherwise dry finish of black tea and slate.

AWARDS​​​

Best Unique Barrel-Finished Bourbon at the L.A. Spirits Awards -2022

Platinum at the L.A. Spirits Awards -2022

Wine Enthusiast Rating of 95

94 POINTS at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge - 2021

Gold at the John Barleycorn Awards - 2021

Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition - 2021

Three Chord states that they are first and foremost blenders. However, they recently came across a small lot of barrels and felt they should enter the bourbon community in their original form. Their Whiskey Drummer 15 Year Straight Bourbon Whiskey is non-chill filtered and bottled at barrel proof (117.9 Proof). A total of 2,500 bottles were produced from the small lot of barrels. These bottles will be released in two small batches consisting of 10 barrels each.

MASH BILL: 78.5 Corn, 12.5 Rye, 9 barley

APPEARANCE: DARK COPPER

AROMA: The nose jumps out of the glass with campfire, baking spice, and dark chocolate.

TASTE: This bourbon is heavy on the pallet but surprisingly well balanced, considering its age. There is oak, but it’s not overpowering at all. Instead, notes of walnut, leather, smoke, vanilla, and allspice linger for an exceptionally long finish.

FINISH: LONG LASTING NOTES OF BROWN SUGAR, CINNAMON AND BLACK CHERRY

The art of making fine bourbon first took place on the site of the Woodford Reserve Distillery, a National Historic Landmark, in 1812. The perfectly balanced taste of our Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is comprised of more than 200 detectable flavor notes, from bold grain and wood, to sweet aromatics, spice, and fruit & floral notes.

Taken from the center-cut or middle sections of the famous Warehouse H, Blanton’s Original Single Barrel was once designated for ambassadors, dignitaries, and Colonel Blanton’s family and friends. Today, everyone has access to the world’s first single barrel bourbon. The taste profile is sweet, with notes of citrus and oak. The creamy vanilla nose is teased with caramel and butterscotch, all underscored by familiar baking spices such as clove, nutmeg, or cinnamon. Blanton’s Original set the standard for single barrel bourbons in 1984. Best served neat or on the rocks. Bottled at 46.5% alcohol by volume.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Vanilla

Palate: Citrus and Oak

700ml

Bird Dog Kentucky straight bourbon has a customary mash bill of corn, rye and malted barley. Subtle notes of wood char, honey and a light spice combine and offer a sweet, flawless finish. Aged and bottled right here in Kentucky, the heart of bourbon country, this friend is suited for easy sippin’.

Cooperage: Aged in fire-charred, new American white oak barrels

Color: Polished copper

Nose: Notes of toasted oak and sweet fruit

Taste: Smooth and warm with accents of spice and light bursts of honey

Finish: Long and sweet

Aged for 4 years in new small American Oak Barrels medium toast and medium char.

Tasting Notes:

Color: Burnt Amber

Nose: Sweet Caramel, rich oak, toast, hint of fresh cedar, nutty, and cigar box

Taste: Balanced and complex flavor with caramel, oak, dried fruit, cinnamon, pepper, sweet tobacco, honey, and grain flavor.

Finish: dry long and pleasant with cinnamon and clove.

Mash bill: 57% corn, 38% rye, 5% Malted Barley

EXTRAORDINARILY COMPLEX WITH NOTES OF VANILLA, GINGER, AND CHERRIES. THIS “WHEATED” BOURBON IS MADE FROM SMALL BATCHES OF METICULOUSLY BLENDED MATURE WHISKEY. HORSE SOLDIER BOURBON IS NON-CHILL FILTERED TO PROVIDE A FULL-BODIED AND DECADENT FINISH.

AROMA

BUTTERSCOTCH, GINGER, CHERRIES

TASTING

CREAMY TOFFEE, DARK STONE FRUITS, GINGER, COLA, VANILLA AND OAK

A BOURBON OF THE LAND

A true farm-to-table bourbon, Frey Ranch Four-Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey is 100% sustainably grown, malted, distilled, matured, and bottled on the Frey Ranch. Aged for 5 years, this 90-proof bourbon is smooth yet complex with oak and citrus aromas followed by vanilla, caramel, banana chips, and dried hay on the palate. With a 4-grain mash bill of non-GMO corn, winter cereal rye, winter wheat, and two-row barley-malted on site, this is a flavorful bourbon that can easily be enjoyed on its own, yet also holds up in any whiskey-based cocktail.

Awards

Whiskies of the World 2020 – Best in Class – Gold Outstanding

USA Spirits Ratings 2020 - Gold

Los Angeles International Spirits Competition 2022 - Gold

The Original Wheated Bourbon Whiskey features an exceptionally smooth taste, substituting wheat for rye grain. Bottled at 90 proof, this bourbon stands out with its burnt orange color. Its softer flavor notes make this bourbon great for sipping or making cocktails.

TASTING NOTES

A sweet nose with a presence of caramel. Tasting notes of honey, butterscotch, and a soft woodiness. It's smooth, delicate and calm. Features a smooth finish with a sweet honeysuckle flair.

Most Recent Awards

2023 Gold New York World Wine & Spirits Competition
2023 Silver San Francisco World Spirits Competition
2023 Gold ASCOT Awards
2023 Silver International Spirits Challenge

Size: 1750 ml

INSPIRED BY THE OLD-WORLD TECHNIQUES OF SCOTTISH AND IRISH WHISK(E)Y DISTILLERS WHERE MUCH OF THE MAGIC LIES WITH THE ART OF BLENDING. 
We borrowed and twisted many of these techniques to produce Doc’s Alter Ego Bourbon. Our goal was to take good whiskies, blend them together and see how we could enhance these blends as well as maintain the flavor of the whiskey itself. After years of finishing whiskies in a variety of casks, we believe we have struck success using Olorosso Sherry, Pedro Ximenez Sherry, and Cognac casks from a number of curated producers. 

Whether accentuating or layering in characteristics, we believe these techniques enhance the spirit and still focuses on the bourbon. These casks allow the delicate characteristics of past occupants to mingle and marry with the smooth yet bold aspects of Doc’s Straight Bourbons. Each release is then meticulously blended and married in ex-Cognac Foeders prior to bottling. Our finishing and blending techniques impart a dry nuttiness, subtle sweetness, and an extended finish to an already great whiskey, while still allowing the bourbon to shine.

2022 AWARDS: DOUBLE GOLD, Cigar and Spirits Magazine · DOUBLE GOLD, New York International Spirits Competition, GOLD, Denver International Spirits Competition · GOLD, Ascot Awards· SILVER, San Francisco World Spirits Competition · DOUBLE GOLD, SIP Awards · GOLD 93 points, Beverage Tasting Institute · SILVER, Great American International Spirits Competition

2021 AWARDS: BEST OF CLASS, 95 points - Sunset Magazine International Spirits Competition · 93 points - Ultimate Spirits Challenge · SILVER 88 points - Beverage Tasting Institute · GOLD - Great American International Spirits Competition · SILVER - San Francisco World Spirits Competition · SILVER 93 points, New York International Spirits Competition · PLATINUM - Sip Awards

2020 AWARDS: DOUBLE GOLD, 95 points - Sunset Magazine International Spirits Competition · 94 points, Ultimate Spirits Challenge · SILVER - San Francisco World Spirits Competition · GOLD 93 points - Beverage Tasting Institute

Tasting Notes

Nose: Crakers jacks, caramel, nut brittle, dark cherries and chocolate-covered caramels

Taste: Marzipan, bright cherry, spearmint, whipped cream, spice cinnamon, and numteg

Finish: A complex bourbon that keeps you sipping for more. This cask strength edition really showcases, the finishing casks  

Barton 1792 Distillery has launched a new release under the newly introduced Thomas S. Moore brand, which is one of three cask finished releases planned to honor the distillery's founder, Thomas S. More. The Thomas S. Moore Port Finish is labeled as an "Extended Finish," although the exact finishing time is unknown. It offers intense port notes without being overwhelming, making it a good option for fans of this finishing style. However, it does not innovate in terms of the finishing style and still has some rough edges, a feature shared with the standard 1792 Small Batch Bourbon. It is recommended to purchase the bottle at a fair price, but not to overpay for it.

TASTING NOTES

COLOR: Dark Amber

NOSE: Earthy note | Port wine | Dark fruit | Touch of ethanol | Aromas explode out of the glass

Palate: Heavy port wine | Clove | Raisin | Light cinnamon | Robust

Finish: Surge of dark fruit | Spice develops and takes over | Long

Stellum Bourbon finds its flavor in the tension of three Indiana Bourbon mash bills, two of which are high-rye, with the third being almost exclusively corn. Older barrels from both Kentucky and Tennessee are folded in slowly, through a multi-step blending process. This brings added layers of depth and complexity, ultimately allowing us to round out a uniquely Stellum flavor profile.

Bulleit Bourbon is inspired by the whiskey pioneered by an old family recipe over 150 years ago. Only ingredients of the very highest quality are used. The subtlety and complexity of Bulleit Bourbon come from its unique blend of rye, corn, and barley malt, along with special strains of yeast and pure Kentucky limestone filtered water. Due to its especially high rye content, Bulleit Bourbon has a bold, spicy character with a finish that's distinctively clean and smooth.

Medium amber in color, with gentle spiciness and sweet oak aromas. Mid-palate is smooth with tones of maple, oak, and nutmeg. Finish is long, dry, and satiny with a light toffee flavor.

This exquisite Limited Edition bottle and box are works of art unto themselves. Each is individually numbered for authenticity. The bottles features an impressive heavy gold cork, while the masterful wooden box is designed with magnetic front and back panels that may be removed to display this one-of-a-kind whiskey in its full grandeur.

The Wild Turkey distillery, then known as Boulevard, was built in 1935 by the Ripy Brothers in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. The Wild Turkey brand name originated around 1941 when some, shared on a hunting trip, was referred to as "some of that wild turkey whiskey." It is distilled at bottled by the Austin Nicholls company and for many years they had sourced the whiskey from the Ripy's, but eventually bought the distillery from them in 1972, renaming it in the process. Of almost equal importance, the purchase of the distillery included the contract of legendary master distillery, Jimmy Russell, who started working there in 1954. His name is synonymous with the brand, and his son succeeded him 2015. In 2011 a new Wild Turkey distillery was built on the same site, replacing the original Ripy plant after 76 years.

Barrelled at a lower proof and stored in lower, cooler warehouse B to allow a slower maturation. 

The Launch
Yellow Rose launched in the Texas market in 2012. After years of hard work and dedication, we are proud to be Houston’s First Legal Whiskey Distillery.

True to its name, this one breaks all the traditional bourbon laws. Made from 100% Texas yellow corn and aged in small American oak barrels right here in Houston. The 15-20 degree temperature swings in this part of Texas give our bourbon unique characteristics that can only be achieved here. In fact, our angel share is 15% per year, making our whiskey extremely rare and valuable to us.

Outlaw Bourbon is full-flavored with warm caramel and vanilla overtones. Our traditional pot still helps us produce a true small-batch whiskey. One sip and we think you’ll agree you’ve never had anything like it.

Flavor Profile

NOSE: Intense aroma, rich caramel, and vanilla with a hint of floral

PALATE: Slightly sweet and extremely rich

FINISH: Long, maintaining caramel and vanilla. Like a good dessert

Award-Winning Results
We don’t do it for the awards, but they do provide some nice motivation and recognition that we’re on the right path. We’ve been honored as Best In Class for our Outlaw Bourbon at the American Distilling Institute and were awarded a Double Gold for our Straight Rye Whiskey at the San Francisco Artisan Spirits.