Created by Lead Distiller Ethan Spalding and his Father, Chad Spalding, Kindred Collaboration is Available Exclusively in Kentucky on Saturday, October 26.
Full Details on Kindred Collaboration:
Due to the overwhelming popularity of a certain single barrel bourbon that Buzzard’s Roost released at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival in September, Buzzard’s Roost is now launching a small batch release of this bourbon on Saturday, October 26, at the Buzzard’s Roost Tasting Room and Distillery.
The small-batch Kindred Collaboration Bourbon – to be available exclusively in Kentucky – was created by Buzzard’s Roost Lead Distiller Ethan Spalding and his dad, long-time cooperage industry executive Chad Spalding. The whiskey family heritage also includes Ethan’s grand dad, Steve Nally, a renowned Bourbon Hall of Fame Master Distiller.
Ethan and his dad put their magic touch on this 5-year-old double-oaked bourbon with a mash bill of 75% corn, 21% rye and 4% malted barley that underwent secondary aging in a Buzzard’s Roost proprietary barrel chosen by Ethan and Chad for the flavor profile that they liked the best. The combination of 5-year-old bourbon with this mash bill and this Buzzard’s Roost specially toasted wave-stave barrel has never been done before.
Tasting Notes from Buzzard’s Roost:
- Nose: Bright, fresh citrus like a freshly peeled orange. With dark brown sugar, freshly grated cinnamon, dried autumn flowers, and savory freshly sawn oak.
- Palate: Caramel frosting studded with candied orange peel. Notes of cinnamon sugar and vanilla pudding follow closely accompanied by caramelized sugar.
- Finish: Rich mouthfeel allows all flavors to meld and continue to speak as they migrate from lips to throat enabling a long, warm finish with a light touch of oak.
My dad and I had a great time working together on Kindred Collaboration. We tasted through dozens of blends and second-barrel finishes and landed on one that my dad and I both really love.
– Ethan Spalding
This Saturday starting at 11 a.m., Ethan Spalding will sign bottles, and customers can try before they buy, with tasting pours available. Bottles are $65 each. Kindred Collaboration is available exclusively in Kentucky and will be available at the Buzzard’s Roost Tasting Room & Distillery and at Kentucky retail locations.
About Buzzard’s Roost:
Buzzard’s Roost Sipping Whiskey is an independent blender, bottler and distiller of exceptional whiskeys crafted using pioneering techniques. Buzzard’s Roost whiskeys are created using a combination of break-through techniques for secondary maturation including 18-month-seasoned oak barrels for intensified flavors and exclusive use of Char #1 over very specific toast levels to coax complex flavors from each barrel, leading to rye whiskeys and bourbons with flavors unlike any other.
Buzzard’s Roost Whiskeys are distributed in 23 markets including Alberta, Canada and select products are available online and at the Buzzard’s Roost Tasting Room & Distillery at 624 W. Main Street in downtown Louisville. All Buzzard’s Roost whiskeys are second-barrel aged and bottled at Bardstown Bourbon Company. Buzzard’s Roost is proud to be a woman-led company. Follow @buzzardsroostwhiskey on Instagram and Facebook.
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