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Starlight Carl T. Huber's Single Barrel Bourbon Finished in Maple Syrup Barrels
Bourbon — Indiana, USA
Reviewed
November 29, 2022
Background
- The Starlight Maple product is a blend of two different mashbills: the 3-grain mashbill (60% corn, 20% rye, 20% malted barley) and the 4-grain mashbill (51% corn, 20% rye, 20% malted barley, 9% wheat) in an unknown ratio. The result is then finished in maple syrup barrels.
- Although it is technically a wheated bourbon, it is also high rye — the malted barley helps smooth and mellow that out. The sweetness here is far more subtle than a typical wheater [without rye].
Review
- I'm drinking a Starlight Maple single barrel pick by The Party Source [1] with a 5 year age statement on the bottle.
- Maple, toffee, brown sugar, milk chocolate / light cocoa, very light citrus note (orange / lemon / lemongrass), apple juice, pear juice, light nutty note, smooth and elegant overall, finish is long and very spicy, tannins are strong.
Notes
- This is my first experience with Starlight. While I like it, I'm also curious to try the unfinished juice as well as the various other finishes available (double oaked, rum finished, bordeaux finished, triple sec finished, VDN finished).
[1]: https://thepartysource.com/Starlight%20Huber's%20Maple%20Syrup%20Finished%20Bourbon%20TPS%20Private%20Barrel
75.0
USD
per
Bottle
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