Laws Whiskey Four Grain Straight Cask Bourbon Review
Batch B-23
Distilled by Laws Whiskey House in Denver Colorado
Accolades: Best Small Batch Bourbon at 2024 World Whiskies Awards
Age: 4+ years at high elevation
Batch contains 4-6 barrels at 10 years old
Batch size: 100 barrels
Marriage tank size: 5,820 gallons
Mashbill: 60% corn, 20% heirloom wheat, 10% heirloom rye, 10% heirloom barley
Corn is grown by Whiskey Sisters Supply in Burlington, Colorado
Heirloom wheat rye & barley are grown and malted by Colorado Malting Company in the San Luis Valley of Colorado
Length of fermentation: about 3.5 days
Still manufacturer: Vendome
Type of still: Pot stills
Laws does two distillations in two seperate stills. The first distillation is through a 2,000 gallon stripping still. The second distillation, the spirit run is distilled in their 500 gallon full copper still. Both are pot stills designed for Laws by Vendome
Barrel manufacturer: Independent Stave Company
Barrel Char level: Cooper Select Barrels Char No. 3
Barrel size: 53 gallon
Proof coming off the still: around 125
Barrel entry proof: 105-110
Bottling proof: 116.4
Nose 👃: Caramel. Baking spices. Black walnut. Pear.
Palate 👅: Black licorice. Honey. Tangerine. Vanilla pudding. Ginger.
Finish 🏁: Cinnamon. Brown sugar. Orange zest. Raisin. Tobacco. Very long in length.
This might be the easiest-sipping whiskey I’ve experienced at 116 proof. You’ll feel the proof soon, but you don’t feel it going down.
Overall, I find this to be a rather unique bourbon profile… and I like it. If you ever get bored with the traditional bourbon profile… this is worth a hard look. It’s quality and unique.
In general, I love the production transparency voluntarily given by Laws… it’s refreshing!
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