Redemption Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Cognac Casks is produced in Indiana by MGP and bottled by Redemption. It has a mashbill of 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% malted barley. The bourbon is aged for more than four years in new charred oak barrels and finished in casks that held Ferrand Cognac.
Soft on the palate, it drinks a lot more demurely than the near-50% abv would indicate. In fact, the rye speaks most clearly here, infusing the vanilla-heavy palate with a weighty dusting of spice and notes of fresh cherry juice.
Sometimes finishing works, sometimes it doesn’t; this is a case of does. The finishing delivers a complimentary set of aromas and flavors and they matched the casks to the whiskey well.
