Kentucky Owl Mardi Gras XO Cask Rye starts with an 11-year-old Kentucky straight rye whiskey, finished for over a year in Bayou Rum XO casks. It is bottled at 102.8 proof with a suggested retail price of $500.
While it’s hard at times to find the rum influence, you’ll get no complaints from me on the quality of this rye. But for the asking price, you can buy a whole lotta drinks on Bourbon Street, for you and your friends and probably their friends, too.
A very nice collaboration. This whiskey displays both characteristics of the rye whiskey and the rum while not having them overpower one another. Priced a little above the competition, but still a worthy addition to an already stacked lineup from Kentucky Owl.
