Rabbit Hole Heigold Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 70 cl

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BOTTLE, BAR OR BUST: This is a bottle - and a very good looking bottle at that - I certainly do not mind having on my bar. True it is still a young tasting bourbon but I look forward to letting it air out for a few months. I’m sure it will develop a little more after sitting. It’ll be interesting to see how the Rabbit Hole Bourbon changes as it gets older. I imagine this unique mash bill will get better and better with age as it pulls on more oak and more spice and rustic tones to combat the sweetness. It might not be amazing right now, but I taste a lot of promise in this whiskey down the road. All of Rabbit Hole’s whiskeys are put into toasted and charred barrels at 110 proof. Each batch is 15 barrels or fewer, and non-chill filtered. OK, so, I’m actually interested now. There’s a guy – Mr. Zamanian – who decided to take a differentiated approach to whiskey by fooling around with mash bills. This clears the very low bar set by the NDPs and the less competent craft concerns of the world, in that it indicates a deliberate approach that might even produce something different and better than what can be affordably procured elsewhere. This is the sine qua non of craft whiskey, and I’m approaching these with an open mind as a result.

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We’re confident that UK consumers will also embrace the brand and its one-of-a-kind expressions, and we look forward to sharing it with Bourbon lovers and spirits enthusiasts across the country.” Why is malting needed to make bourbon? Malting grains produce enzymes (α-amylase, β-amylase) necessary to convert the starch in the grain to sugars. These sugars are then fermented into alcohol. The starches will convert the grains into the fermentable sugars: trisaccharide maltotriose, disaccharide maltose, monosaccharide glucose, and higher-developed sugars called maltodextrins. The brand was founded in 2012 by Kaveh Zamanian, who also serves as the company’s whiskey maker. The Bourbon is made in small batches with less than 15 barrels per batch. There is no standard mash bill for a triple malt bourbon. It is up to a distiller to decide what percentages to tweak to achieve a true work of art. If a distiller uses the legal minimum of 51% corn in a triple malt bourbon, there is 49% of limitless possibility left over. You can imagine the tens of thousands of combinations possible when a distiller is experimenting with individual percentages in a triple malt bourbon mash bill.Rabbit Hole also makes bespoke gin at 89 proof that is finished in rye barrels. How to drink Rabbit Hole Bourbon? Both bourbon and beer share malting techniques. There are more beer types than necessary to list here, from lagers and stouts to IPA’s. It is fortunate that certain distilleries are experimenting with various malting techniques to stand out from the over-saturated “basic” bourbon market today. We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e.g. (but without limitation) in connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets.

Rabbit Hole is a modern and progressive distillery that makes award-winning whiskies and, as the fastest-growing Bourbon in the US, has redefined the standard for American whiskey. Each and every Member must be of legal drinking age in its country of residence to be allowed to use the Service. If no such law exists in a Member’s country of residence, the Member has to be over 21 years old to use the Service. We have the right to ask you to provide proof of your age and/or to provide further identification to prevent underage usage and/or for any other legal or legitimate purpose. By using the Service, and by creating an account you represent, warrant and confirm that you are of legal age. Nothing in the Terms shall exclude or limit our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or for death or personal injury resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct by us. Palate: Gentle and not too complicated. Citrus notes here again, as on the nose. Velvety mouthfeel, which brings toffee and vanilla-bean ice cream to mind. The finish is relatively short; this is a whiskey that doesn’t linger. Zamanian believed that there was no better place in the world to start a distillery than Louisville. Together with world-class expertise, he reimagined bourbon, intending to create a unique experience.Other sugars are also naturally present within the malted grain in the form of sucrose and fructose. These sugars aren't created by malting but are part of the grain itself. These sugars are fermentable and can add a nice twist and complexity to the finished whiskey. Malting, in terms of " triple malt bourbon" is the method of germinating or sprouting grain to a certain level and then stopping the germination process before adding it to the mash bill. The germination process is performed under strict tolerances with meticulous methods to ensure it is stopped at precisely the same point each time. After the grain has reached the correct sprouting point, it is dried carefully with great attention to detail. It must be precisely done because any deviation can impact the flavor profile. Don’t get me wrong; it’s not bad. I’d characterize it as pleasant and gentle, which is what some people are looking for in a bourbon. For someone who loves traditional bourbon, though, this is a little too fancy-pants. In the mouth: An initial reprise of the nose’s fruity richness is a good start. This transforms into a nutty note that, combined with a slightly bitter edge, gives the impression of almonds as this moves toward the middle of the mouth. There, the fruity notes return in a less ripe, more acidic form, paired with a surprising note of cigarette ash. This momentarily evolves the round and unctuous mouthfeel of Sauternes, before taking mineralic turn into and through the finish, where the bourbon’s flavors recede in favor of a drying stoniness married to a tannic astringency. Conclusions: If we decide not to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms, such decision shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

Bourbon is an act of faith. The barrel builds a strong foundation of vanilla and wood. Atop that, we bet on an unorthodox, four-grain mash promising spice and honey and a fresh apple breeze. When we first poked the thief into the darkness of the barrel, our faith was rewarded: a whiskey of remarkable maturity and self-possession, with spice on the front and custard in the finish. Kaveh Zamanian’s true calling was set into motion when he met and fell in love with his wife Heather, a native of Louisville. It was then that Kaveh’s passion for America’s native spirit took hold, leading him to ultimately step away from a successful career as a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst to start his own spirits company. He could have taken the easy route by buying existing whiskey and branding it, but instead, he produced his own recipes, marrying heritage techniques with innovative, exclusive mash bills…”

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In 2019, French beverage company Pernod Ricard acquired a majority stake in Rabbit Hole. They intended to use Pernod Ricard’s distribution network for their products but wanted to maintain Rabbit Hole’s distillery’s downtown Louisville location. Hell no! What are you, stupid? Everything there is to be said about bourbon and rye has been said, re-said (sometimes by the same person), paraphrased, plagiarized, meme-ified, and otherwise beaten savagely like the proverbial dead horse. We’re not only at peak whiskey, but we’re at peak whiskey commentary. Everybody has an opinion, most of them are informed poorly and expressed inelegantly, and you can trust only the wise and kind and handsome Malt writers to give it to you straight, no chaser. Whiskybase B.V. (“Whiskybase”, “we” or “us”, company details below) offers a whisky enthusiasts online platform that provides its members access to the most comprehensive, transparent and trusted resource of whisky bottles and allows and stimulates its members to contribute information about whisky bottles to the platform (“Service”).