Bourbon Whiskey, Maple Brulee Cask, 'B1243 - Skurnik Selection - 9th Floor'

• Maple syrup–cask-finished single barrel straight bourbon whiskey produced by NULU Whiskey Co in Louisville, Kentucky
• Bottled exclusively for Skurnik Wines & Spirits
• Barrel B1243
• Distilled at MGP in Lawrenceburg, Indiana
• Mash bill of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley
• Aged 9 years; aged approximately 6 years at MGP in Columbian oak barrels (Quercus Humboldtii); re-barreled by NULU Whiskey Co into char #4 new American oak barrels with a heavy toast from Speyside Cooperage and aged in the NULU warehouse for approximately 3 years; finished for 7 months in a maple brûlée barrel (a barrel previously used to age maple syrup and toasted to caramelize the residual sugars)
• Maple brûlée barrel was toasted and recoopered by Tonnellerie Moreau cooperage in Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Quebec, Canada  
• Non-chill filtered; 57.5% ABV

 “NULU Maple Brûlée Barrel B1243 opens with a maple-leaning nose, but it never gets syrupy—more like burnt sugar with a nice hit of nuttiness and caramel brittle. On the palate it’s sweet, oily, and beautifully balanced, letting those jammy, figgy notes play while the bourbon still shines through. The finish brings some well-placed wood tannin and a rye-spice pop that leans cinnamon and clove rather than just black pepper. It drinks way below its proof and stands out as one of the best barrels NULU has put out.”—Skurnik Whisk(e)y Portfolio