Blade And Bow Bourbon Review
The finish has notes of charred oak and warm winter spices.
Blade and bow bourbon review. We recently had the privilege of opening a bottle of blade and bow bourbon to share with a few close friends and decided to do a review of our experience. Unlike it s older brother blade and bow 22 year the standard no age statement nas blade and bow is produced by utilizing the solera aging method. No barrel is ever fully drained ensuring the. Blade and bow bourbon is a blended bourbon using the solera method which is an ancient spanish method of using five barrels to age the drink.
It is distilled at 90 proof and aged for at least six years. According to diageo some of the last bourbon produced at stitzel weller is used in their solera system. Blade and bow bourbon is kind of a unique animal in the bourbon world because it s created using a solera system where liquid is mixed in large vats that are never fully emptied so that some of the first liquid in the vats is always in the vats but less and less every cycle. It s produced by diageo and blended from multiple sources one of which is the original stitzel weller distillate.
They state that older bourbon from stitzel weller is mingled with other younger whiskies. Blade and bow bourbon review in bourbon whiskey reviews by jeffrey schwartz march 20 2017 aged in new charred american white oak barrels this bourbon has a subtle aroma of fresh fruit and a taste that includes hints of dried apricot ripe pear and a sweet roasted grain. What i care about is the quality of the product and here i can happily report something else i love this new bourbon.