Peerless Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Barrel Proof Bourbon 57.5% abv (Craft Cellars Charity Bottling Selection)

Craft Cellars Charity Bottling- A portion of all proceeds will be donated to The Matteo Shafer Legacy Foundation & Alberta Childrens Hospital

Peerless Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Single Barrel Select is of the highest quality and includes only the finest ingredients. Carefully selected for its distinctive flavor profile, this drink is distilled for a smooth, bold taste.

Like the distillery’s rye whiskey releases, Peerless’ single barrel bourbon is produced using a sweet mash rather than a sour mash. The Kentucky straight bourbon is bottled at cask strength without chill-filtration.

Barrelled summer 2017 and bottled in fall of 2023 at 57.5% abv, this single barrel bourbon is non chill-filtered with no added colouring.

This single cask is quite cherry forward on the nose, with hints of brown sugar coated citrus brulee, a faint grassy note, cedar, and biscuity, confectionary elements. The palate starts with a healthy dollop of oak, followed up by maraschino cherries, caramel, rye spice, and black pepper. it’s surprisingly smooth for 57.5% with no noticeable astringency or heavy tannins. The finish is medium length, and a bit of chocolate that starts to become noticeable right after swallowing really starts to take over the finish. There’s also a medley of coffee beans, leather, and drying oak throughout the finish, as expected from what I’d describe as a very well done but not out-of-the-box Kentucky bourbon flavour profile.