Leopold Bros 8 Year Old Cask Strength Three Chamber Finished Bourbon

• Straight bourbon whiskey finished in rye whiskey casks produced by Leopold Bros in Denver, Colorado
• Mash bill of 65% corn, 20% floor-malted barley, and 15% rye
• Open-air fermented for 7 days in cypress vats using whiskey and beer yeasts
• Double distilled in copper alembic pot stills
• Aged for 8 years in 53-gallon char #3 new American oak and finished in barrels that previously held Leopold Bros Three Chamber Rye
• Inviting aromas of butterscotch, almond, milk chocolate, shortbread cookie, and grape precede a nutty, robust palate of amaretto cookie, orange marmalade, buttered biscuits, honey, and coffee
• Non-chill filtered; bottled at a minimum cask strength of 55% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)

This eight-year-old bottling is the oldest age-stated and highest-proof bourbon that Leopold Brothers has released to date. The location and earthen floors of the distillery’s dunnage-style warehouse generally ensure minimal evaporation and ABV fluctuation, but after eight years in barrel, the ABV climbed to a punchy 55%. To balance the loss of some of the sweeter bourbon flavors, it was finished in ex–Leopold Bros Three Chamber Rye Whiskey casks, amplifying its golden-toned orchard fruit notes with a kiss of oily richness from the coveted three-chamber distilled rye.