Widow Jane Bourbon The Vaults 15 Year Old Whiskey

This is a limited, small-batch bourbon from Widow Jane in Red Hook, Brooklyn. It is a marriage of 15-year-old bourbons drawn from the distillery's barrels, finished in Amburana wood casks and proofed to 99 (49.5% ABV) with limestone water from the Rosendale Mines. That Amburana finish is what sets it apart on a shelf of long-aged bourbon. The nose leans toward amaretto cookie, fig leaf and cherry blossom over honey graham cracker and cinnamon bark. The palate turns savory and herbal with rosemary, cinnamon raisin, olive oil and roasted yam. The long finish runs through black licorice, honeysuckle, coconut macaroon and satsuma. It suits the collector or seasoned bourbon drinker who wants to sit with a glass and track how it changes, more than someone looking for a first, straightforward bottle. We carry it because it shows how a 15-year age statement and an unusual wood finish can push bourbon somewhere genuinely different without losing its corn-driven sweetness.