With Thanksgiving and the holidays coming, Texas-based Koopers Whiskey is pitching The Prodigal Son Bourbon as a gift for the bourbon lover who seems to have everything. It is a four-grain sour mash bourbon bottled at 94.4 proof, and its theme is the story of coming home.
Specs
- Mash bills (four blended): 78% corn/10% rye/12% malted barley; 70% corn/21% wheat/9% malted barley; 78% corn/13% rye/9% malted barley; 70% corn/21% rye/9% malted barley
- Age: 4, 4, 6 and 6 years
- Distilled in: Kentucky (Green River, OZ Tyler, Lux Row)
- Nose: Vanilla frosting, cinnamon bun, dark brown sugar, light citrus
- Palate: Honey, coffee cake, baking spice, sweet oak, banana, orange
- Finish: Leather, burnt toffee, caramel, licorice, banana cream, slight dryness
- SRP: $61 (750mL)
Availability:
Online, at the Koopers Whiskey tasting room in Ledbetter, Texas, and at select retailers.
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