200 ML Kentucky Straight Bourbon Wood-Finished Flight

The Packaging: Eye-Catching
These 200 ML glass bottles are an exact replica of the RD1 750 ML bottles, featuring RD1’s iconic etched fencing around the base of the bottle and the colorful labels that distinguish our wood finishes. This makes for a perfect gift (think Father’s Day, anniversaries, birthdays and more) and a one-of-a-kind bourbon tasting.

The Experience: Our Lexington Tasting Room…In Your Own Home!
In addition to the 200 ML Flight we recommend purchasing a 750 ML bottle of RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon for the ultimate tasting experience of our wood-finished flight. Here’s why: the RD1 portfolio is built around our blue label, Kentucky Straight Bourbon. From there, we pull certain barrels aside, remove the bung, place unique wood staves into the bourbon barrel, hammer the new bung back, and let the barrel rest for additional time.

> Blue Label: Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 98 proof
> Red Label: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Finished In French Oak, 101 proof
> Green Label: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Finished In Brazilian Amburana Wood, 110 proof
> Brown Label: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Double Finished With Oak and Maple Barrels, 99.9 proof

The end result is dramatic! The wood delicately dances with the bourbon to significantly influence the final expression. From the distinct aroma, to your first sip, to the surprising finish, you’ll be amazed at the natural nuances imparted on the bourbon from the wood alone. This Flight allows you to journey with RD1 to discover your palate preferences.

Wood Finishing: Early Explorers of South America
While Amburana is a commonly harvested tree in South America, this was a new find for a craft distilled spirits producer like us. Amburana is known as “Brazilian Oak” and often used in South America for making essential oils, crafting luxury furniture and barrel aging Brazil's most popular spirit, Cachaça.

Our partner cooperage uses a patented technique to honeycomb drill small holes into the Amburana staves, allowing more wood surface interaction with the Bourbon. After aging RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon for 4+ years, we insert the Amburana staves into the barrel. It doesn’t take long for Amburana’s character to beautifully influence the bourbon. The end result represents RD1's curiosity to learn, experience, explore.

The Experience: A Step Beyond Bourbon
The best of baking spices – apple cinnamon, nutmeg and light brown sugar – come alive on the nose and are followed by pine, vanilla, peaches and apricots. Flavor galore with spice cake, and ginger snaps in a rich mouthfeel. Try a drop of water to open up hints of herbal black tea, dark berry jam and pineapple pepper. Finish is long and warm, and ends with allspice and sweet oak.

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The Craft: Exploring the Bourbon Frontier
In this Double Finish, we took French Oak staves (first finish) that were steeped in a patented process of pressure, oxygen, time and temperature with maple syrup (second finish). The molecular transfusion into the base fibers of the wood is wonderfully artistic and scientifically intense. Consistency is the driver here for flavor and texture.

After RD1 Spirit's Kentucky Straight Bourbon aged for 4+ years, we inserted the French Oak and Maple stave wood into the barrel for additional aging. The end result is like the best stack of pancakes you've ever had.

The Experience: A Dessert-Like Sipper
An undeniable burst of maple and butterscotch on the nose followed by lightly toasted caramel, roasted pecans and paprika. Its flavor boasts a delicate dance of maple goodness and black peppercorn spice. The finish is long, smooth and spicy with a light accent of toasted caramel at the end. Try this in an Old Fashioned but skip the simple syrup and just add more of this bourbon.

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The Craft: Kentucky Through and Through
RD1 Spirit’s Straight Bourbon is distilled in Kentucky using 100% copper equipment, aged 4+ years in Kentucky and bottled in Kentucky. We use 100% Kentucky corn and local limestone well water in our sour mash (also non-chill filtered). This traditional mash bill of 70% corn, 21% rye and 9% malted barley is a Bluegrass favorite for a reason.

The Packaging: Honoring the Past With Eyes Wide Open to the Future
RD1's custom glass bottle honors the first federally registered distillery in Lexington and the many brands it produced - the beautiful tree on the neck label is reminiscent of Ashland Distillery's old label and the glass lettering honors the Old William Tarr bottle. RD1's modern, concave bottle shape features the iconic horse farm fences of Lexington around the base in etched glass.

The Experience: Tried-and-True Lexington
This traditional Kentucky Straight Bourbon invites you in with delicious aromas of vanilla wafers and roasted almonds. When sipping, orange flavors are followed by honeyed caramel, herbal tea and peppery oak. A long, warm finish ends dry with a spicy hint of ginger and cinnamon.

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