Starlight Cigar Batch "R/Bourbon" Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Brazilian Amburana Barrels

Starlight Cigar Batch "R/Bourbon" Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Brazilian Amburana BarrelsBig bold, and sweet. Root beer candies meet vanilla custard, toffee, and a touch of pepper. The Amburana is unmistakable, providing black tea, cinnamon, spice drops, funky maple, and ango bitters. It's dialed back a bit, integrated more closely with the tannins and bourbon sweetness, for a much more approachable look into the world of experimental wood aging. 112. 4 Proof, 3rd fill

Grapes are grown organically on riverbed soils of alluvial clay loam

vanilla and traces of ginger and nutmeg

this former bootlegger’s spirit is surprisingly smooth

coupled with careful natural temperature control

And it is bottled at an oddly precise 49

gorgeously proportioned and balanced Syrah

An agave leaf works as a large spoon to catch the dripping condensation (Mezcal) and runs into a piece of bamboo and into the collection container

On the palate it is crisp and elegant with a touch of minerality on the finish

DOUBLE GOLD AWARD: The Mediterranean Wine Challenge

After 10 years of aging there is quite a bit of volume loss so they yield an average of 21 six-pack cases per barrel

and a subtle

the Camarena family (Augustin Camarena)