Penelope Bourbon has introduced its newest innovation in cask-finished bourbon with the discharge of Havana.
The Penelope workforce seemed to capitalize on the recognition of maple with Havana, by taking a Caribbean rum end for a base of molasses and tropical sweetness and augmentiing it with a maple syrup cask end.
The casks for the second end had been used to age Penelope bourbon, then had been repurposed to age maple syrup earlier than getting used for Havana’s second end.
“That is far more than a rum-finished bourbon – it’s a standout in our assortment of cask-finished bourbons,” says Danny Polise, Penelope Bourbon founder and grasp blender. “The maple end is the proper complement to the preliminary rum-finished bourbon by additional elevating the mix and creating steadiness between savory, candy and oak spice.”
Havana begins with Penelope’s signature 4 grain straight bourbon whiskey aged 4 years with a mash invoice of 74% corn, 7% rye, 16% wheat and three% malted barley. The ultimate expression is the results of growing old 12 months in Caribbean rum casks and one month within the maple syrup barrels.
Bottled at 93 proof (46.5% ABV), a restricted allocation of 4,500 instances (6-in) ship this month at a instructed minimal retail worth of $79.99 per 750-ml.
Havana imparts an aroma of molasses, banana bread and maple, the corporate stories, with tastes of caramel corn, charred oak and candied pecans. The end options vanilla, brown sugar and syrup with hints of mellow tobacco and spice.
“We’ve been engaged on Havana for a very long time to ship the proper product, and we couldn’t be happier with the way in which it turned out,” says Michael Paladini, Penelope Bourbon founder and VP of technique for MGP Substances. “We actually attempt to push the boundaries of innovation with each launch in our Cooper Sequence. Havana’s double cask end delivers wealthy taste and complexity we predict our followers will love.”
Penelope Havana is certainly one of 5 annual cask end releases in Penelope Bourbon’s Cooper Sequence. The opposite choices embody Rio, double completed in American honey and Brazilian oak casks; Rosé, completed in French Grenache rosé wine casks; Tokaji, completed in Hungarian wine casks; and Valencia, completed in Vino de Naranja casks from Sevilla, Spain.
A product locator for the Penelope household of bourbons might be discovered right here.
This follows the discharge of Penelope’s Property Assortment.
