Kentucky Owl Batch #9 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (700ml)

Other reviews... A blend of different bourbons aged 15, 14, 12, 7, and 6 years. A bakery shop nose offers confectioners’ sugar and warm cherry pie. On the palate, wild strawberry and cooked fruit notes of baked apples and raspberry tart meld with tiramisu and black pepper, all well-balanced against leather and oak. The finish offers chocolate spice, raspberry, cinnamon, bitter almond, and lightly roasted coffee beans. Powerful but balanced, and superbly well-integrated. (10,314 bottles) 94 points - whiskyadvocate.com, reviewed by: David Fleming 2020

...If, like me, you are a pretty serious bird watcher then you know just how captivating an owl in full swoop can be: Trust me. Despite those extra oils, this will captivate you. 90.5 points - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2022

Crafted in the same careful, detail-oriented process as the rest of the Kentucky Owl whiskies, the latest arrival packs a punch. With a mouthfeel that will take bourbon fans on a flavorful ride, this is master blender Dixon Dedman's highest-proof batch to-date at 127.6-proof and 63.8% alcohol-by-volume. To best enjoy this dynamic bourbon, Dedman recommends pouring it neat and letting it breathe. This release is made with four different distillates from four different mash bills, including a 15-year old, two different lots of 14-year old, a 12-year old, a seven-year old and a six-year old distillate. Dedman adds, "This is the most robust Kentucky Owl batch I've ever created. It may be the most flavorful liquid ever bottled for the brand. To me, it's a bourbon monster in the best way possible. I hope it's something both serious and casual whiskey drinkers appreciate.Bourbon Batch #9 has an intensity and a boldness in its complexity that really make it stand out from Dixon's past releases," added Lee Tatum, managing director for Kentucky Owl. We're looking forward to rolling out our bourbon to some new states, but this is still a highly allocated product."