Charles Goodnight Small Batch Texas Straight Bourbon is a high-rye bourbon with a mashbill of 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% malted barley. Bottled at 115 proof, it pays tribute to Texas cattleman Charles Goodnight and his legacy along the Goodnight Loving Trail.
While it’s not something I’d sip on every day, it’s definitely worth trying — especially if you’re familiar with the more mainstream Texas whiskey offerings. Yippee ki-yay, y’all.
Quite hot and drying on the palate (it's 100 proof, after all), it needs to be dosed with water to coax out vanilla, oak, coconut and an intriguing wisp of campfire smoke on the finish.
