This is Bardstown Bourbon Company’s second foray into finishing bourbon in Château De Laubade Armagnac casks. This whiskey uses a blend of 12 year old Kentucky bourbon and 10 year old Tennessee whiskey. Half of the barrels matured on a lower floor of the rickhouse for two years, while the second half finished for 16 months on the top floor.\n\nNose: Apricots, caramel, pear & cinnamon with light floral notes. In addition, a touch of milk chocolate.\n\nTaste: The Armagnac is more noticeable in the taste, although the complex apricot flavors are there, too; The sweetness is fruit-like, with oak and some minerals\n\nFinish: The finish is long, with sweetness and fruit giving way to building spice, char and woodiness that linger for quite some time.\n\nA sublime experience.
