High West Blended Bourbon Cask Strength Whiskey

This is a blend of straight bourbons bottled at its natural proof, and it drinks like it: full-bodied, rich, and unapologetically bold. On the nose you get toasted caramel, baking spice, dried cherry and oak char, with orange zest, leather and honey filling in the edges. The palate brings toffee, dark chocolate, cinnamon and clove, then roasted nuts, vanilla bean and dried apricot, all kept in line by peppery rye spice before a long, warming finish of oak, brown sugar and a touch of smoky maple. It suits the bourbon drinker ready to step up to cask strength, and the collector who appreciates High West's blending work. Because it goes into the bottle at full strength, you control the experience: sip it neat in a Glencairn, add a few drops of water to coax out the toffee and vanilla, or pour it over a large ice sphere. We carry it because it shows what careful blending can do at full strength, delivering power without losing balance.