Larrikin Bourbon Co. Rosewater Bourbon is an American whiskey produced in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, from a two-barrel blend of 5- and 6-year-old bourbons. The blend is proofed with house-made rosewater tea. The mash bill comprises 75% corn, 21% rye and 4% malted barley. Bottled at 86 proof, the limited release is described as offering tasting notes of brown sugar and black cherry with subtle leather undertones. It typically retails for about $70 for a 750 ml bottle.
Upfront, sweet flavors pop with raspberry hard candy, followed by brown sugar. Classic flavors bubble up, revealing a tingly rye spice, along with charred oak and vanilla, which come across as slightly muddled.