Widow Jane 10YO Bourbon, 45.5% – Whisky Wednesday.

THE REVIEW

It wouldn’t be long until this made it to the channel! Widow Jane 10YO Bourbon is a blend of 5 casks from a few different distilleries from across America. Sourcing stocks from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana, the batch never includes more than 5 barrels, but the percentage of what comes from where is never really published.

Based in Red Hook in Brooklyn, this is part whisky distillery and part chocolate factory. What more do you want! They do distil their own spirits and will have their own ten-year-old stocks for this product, possibly know, but I’m sure the intensity and design of the flavour won’t change.

This bourbon has so many qualities of Eagle Rare 17YO, but it is much easier to find for a more approachable price tag, too. It is heavy with blackberry, cherry, honey, red wine, orange oil, and Angostura bitters. It’s an absolute delight.

One of my favourite things about it is how the influence of oak is delivered through this whisky. It’s very forward and deliberate with the flavour of virgin oak casks, the start of the palate is spicy, oaky and a little drying, with all of these fruity, wine notes making themselves known as the flavour develops in your mouth. There aren’t a lot of other brands that also offer ten-year-old stocks in their bourbon and rye ranges, considering this has been sourced from three different states and then aged in Brooklyn heat before being blended there is a lot of options for flavour influence.

I really like this stuff. It can be a little expensive for everyone, but it’s something that you’ll never forget once you’ve tasted it.