WILDERNESS SMALL BATCH BOURBON

Wilderness Trail High Rye Bourbon is a small-batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled in Bond. Distilled, aged, and bottled in Danville, Kentucky, the Small Batch selection offers nuances only premium cooper select barrels can create using 18-month-old air-dried staves. With a mash bill of 64% corn, 24% rye and 12% malted barley using Wilderness Trail’s own yeast strains and aged for at least four years in #4 char barrel after entering the barrel at a super low 11 proof, the result is a rich, non-chill-filtered Bourbon with notes of oak, tobacco, and brambly red fruits giving way to hints of leather and a long, rye-led finish. Wilderness Trail takes “small batch” seriously at just 2 barrels per batch, the result of one fermenter. The rigorous criteria of Bottled in Bond Bourbon ensures it was properly distilled within a single distilling season, aged between 5-6 years and bottled by us under the supervision of the U.S. Government at 1 proof. Wilderness Trail Distillery blends old traditions with the science of making bourbon. After over 2 years of working with distilleries worldwide to provide advice and fermenting products, founders Shane Baker and Dr. Pat Heist launched their premium craft distillery in 212, with the core focus of making the highest quality Bourbon and Rye Whiskey.