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Kentucky Peerless Double Oak Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) ($79.99)
“Very tasty, and with plenty of panache.” — Whisky Advocate

An original and prominent Kentucky bourbon brand of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Kentucky Peerless was revived by the founder’s great-grandson in 2015 to much fanfare. Bearing the original Distillery Plant Number 50 (newly issued numbers now start in the 20,000s), the resurrected operation has caught the attention of bourbon aficionados everywhere. Once the double barrel-matured Double Oak Straight Bourbon landed at #8 on Whisky Advocate‘s Top 20 list of 2021, the rush was on. Previously very scarce in the market, the Double Oak is back stock in quantity so collectors can go big on an all-star bottling.

Kentucky Peerless Double Oak Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) ($79.99)

92-93 points Whisky Advocate: “A nose of confectioners sugar and peach tart, as well as Toblerone, cherry cola, roasted almonds, barrel char, leather, and drying oak. More baking spice on the palate, melding with chocolate syrup, savory notes of roasted nuts and charred corn, pepper, and perfumed oak. Earthy notes emerge with water, along with spice and chocolate. An herbal finish offers flavors of cherry tart, light chocolate, and spice. Very tasty, and with plenty of panache. *Ranked #8, Top 20 Whiskies of 2021* (DF, Summer 2020)”

K&L Notes: This limited-edition release used to be absolutely impossible to get. With the tremendous reception they had at the distillery for the Double Oak, Peerless decided to double down and expand its distribution. They combed the warehouses for the most fruity, grain-forward, and herbal barrels (the more intense the better) and then promoted those barrels into the Double Oak program. The extra intensity of the original barrels is able to stand up to a second maturation in new oak. The whiskey then becomes the balanced bourbon that Peerless requires but with the added focus on American oak.

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