H.K. Young Bourbon Co. - 6 Year Old Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon

This rare Single Barrel bottling is exclusively from a Custom Spice Toast, Char #1 American Oak Barrels that exhibits baking spice, subtle char, smoky note & a hint of coconut-like character. This blew us away and we jumped at it immediately. Highly Recommended

• Barrel No: 7HR25
• Proof: 122.4 or 61.2% abv
• Aged 6 Years

As a brand, we have committed ourselves to exploring toasted barrel finishes. We want to find how toasted barrels can influence, alter, and emphasize the aromas and flavors of whiskey. In teaming up with the brilliant people of Independent Stave Company (ISC) we found three types of toasted barrels (for now) that perfectly accomplish our goals:

• Heavy Toast American Oak Barrels: Caramelized oak, toasted nuts, hints of dark chocolate, and coffee
• Custom Spice Toast, Char #1 American Oak Barrels: Baking spice, subtle char, smoky note, coconut-like character
• Medium Toast, Char #1 Hybrid Oak (American/French) Barrels: Vanilla, caramelized sugar, nutty aromas, fresh oak notes

Additionally, each of these barrels was seasoned for extended periods of 18 to 24 months, allowing ample time for oak extraction and oxidative maturation to occur, contributing to textural richness.

Like any good blend, we start with a base. To create the base of our Toasted Barrel Blend (dramatic pause for the “eureka moment”), we develop a custom blend of our bourbons that were finished in these three different toasted oak barrels. It’s quite amazing to discover the different profiles you can create by using whiskey of the same mashbill but finished in three different toasted oak barrels. Once we’ve developed our base blend, we integrate other Kentucky straight bourbon whiskies to layer additional flavors into the blend, creating a final product that is sure to turn you into a believer.