Aroma: Chocolate oranges. Plum. Cherry cola. Hints of agriculture.
Palate: Rich vanilla. Cherry strudel. Coffee and blood orange.
Finish: Long lingering ripe summer berries. Figs. Stonefruit.
We start by aging bourbon in new charred American oak at our 4,000-foot Sierra Nevada perch. We then blend select barrels and let them rest in a rotating variety of local Calaveras County wine casks. Because the wine-barrel selection changes, every batch of Cask Finish carries its own distinct signature — worth comparing side by side as you collect them.
Neat, or in a cocktail — this is the bourbon used in-house for both: Calaveras Old Fashioned and Matterhorn Manhattan.
