Produced in Newport, Kentucky, New Riff 8 Years is the distillery’s oldest bourbon to date, bottled at 100 proof without chill filtration. It features a mashbill of 65% corn, 30% rye and 5% malted barley.
Quintessential Kentucky bourbon, and while it’s a little more expensive than similarly-aged offerings from bigger distillers, I’d wager this beats a bunch of them in a blind.
A lengthy finish continues along the same track, offering handfuls of salty-sweet trail mix, barrel char and oak tannins, orange zest, cherries, chocolate, and fresh mint.