Forged Oak 15 Year Bourbon

Bourbon

Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Co. // Kentucky (bottled in Tennessee), USA

  • Cost

  • Distiller Score

    87

  • Avg. Rating

    4.03
    4 out of 5 stars
    ( 311 )

This is the fifth offering in Diageo's Orphan Barrel line. Forged Oak invokes the mythical Stitzel-Weller name but was actually distilled in 1997-1998 at the "New" Bernheim Distillery in Louisville, home to Heaven Hill, and is bottled in Tennessee. It is made from a mashbill of 86% corn, 7% barley, and 6% rye.

  • age
    15 Year
  • abv
    45.25
  • Bourbon
    Produced anywhere in USA; Mash bill of at least 51% corn; aged in new, charred oak barrels.
  • Cask Type
    new, charred American oak

Tasting Notes

"It has a campfire nose, lots of wood and spice with candied walnuts, licorice, dark red fruits, and crème brûlée under the initial oak attack. On the palate, the oak and spice assert themselves but eventually give way to ginger, plum, orange bitter, tobacco, and coffee. During the warm, lingering finish one finds orange bitters, and pepper. "

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