Ezra Brooks Offers Whiskey Drinkers an ‘Elevated Taste Profile’ With Release of Port-Finished Bourbon
Lux Row Distillers unveils Ezra Brooks 99 Port Wine Cask Finish.
On Tuesday, Lux Row Distillers announced the release of the latest whiskey from its Ezra Brooks brand.
Ezra Brooks 99 Port Wine Cask Finish joins the brand’s Special Cask Finished Series and will begin shipping to retail shelves later in April.
“We created Ezra Brooks 99 Port Wine Cask Finish for bourbon fans looking for an elevated taste profile and unique flavor option,” Ezra Brooks Brand Manager Eric Winter said in a news release. “Lux Row Master Distiller John Rempe was intrigued by the juxtaposition of ryed bourbon’s spicy flavor profile and the sweeter, dark fruit notes often found in port wines.”
Distilled from a mashbill of 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley, Ezra Brooks 99 Port Wine Cask Finish is finished for six months in port casks and bottled at 99 proof and has an affordable suggested retail price of $34.99 per 750-milliliter bottle.
“This special finish brings notes of vanilla, tobacco and leather together on the nose, and sweet fruitiness and dark chocolate on the palate,” Rempe said. “We’re excited to share this special new variety with consumers as the first in a planned series of annual finishes for the Ezra Brooks 99 family.”
About Ezra Brooks
Ezra Brooks is a brand of Kentucky bourbon from Lux Row Distillers, which is owned by the Indiana mega-producer MGP Ingredients.
The Ezra Brooks brand was founded in 1957 and purchased by Luxco in 1993. Old Ezra distills its whiskey at Luxco’s Lux Row Distillers in Bardstown, Kentucky.
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