Holladay Distillery
Holladay Distillery
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7 Years and 5 Months
The Holladay Ancient Cave Collection features bourbons initially aged in new, level-3-charred white oak barrels for at least six years in Holladay's Rickhouse B or C. Selected barrels from the first floor are then re-barreled for secondary finishes to explore different taste profiles. The Ancient Cave, the oldest structure on site dating back to 1837, houses 72 ricks for aging these experimental barrels and maintains a constant temperature of 60 degrees. The Ancient Cave Collection is available exclusively at the distillery in Weston, Missouri, with a suggested retail price of $45 per 375-milliliter bottle. This particular expression was finished in seasoned, heavily toasted hybrid oak with a level 1 char.
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Big honey, maple, tobacco, barrel char and some marshmallow on the nose. Delicious buttercream and browned butter.
Rich on the palate with a pleasant viscosity. Honey, toffee, orange peel, marshmallow cream, barrel char and fat maple through and through. Impressively rich and satisfying.
Long finish loaded with barrel char, maple, toffee and more marshmallow cream. Lovely and long lasting.
Impressive bourbon here — I wish this was a regular release! While a distillery exclusive, it’s easily the best Holladay I’ve had to date. And that’s saying something.
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Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.
