Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series #8

Discovery #8 is the edition where Bardstown Bourbon Company's blending team crossed a border. The Discovery Series is the distillery's pure blending showcase — rare, well-aged sourced barrels composed by Dan Callaway's team into batches built for flavor rather than consistency, with every component's age and mash bill printed on the label in a transparency almost no one else in Kentucky practices. For #8, the team married Kentucky bourbon, Indiana rye, and Canadian whisky into a single blend, the first time the series reached outside American whiskey, and bottled it near barrel strength; the exact breakdown is on the label. Mostly Bourbon, who has tasted through much of the series, named #7 and #8 as personal favorites. Expect the classic Kentucky foundation — caramel, brown sugar, toasted oak, dried fruit — sharpened by the Indiana rye's pepper, dill, and mint, and rounded by the Canadian whisky's soft caramel and gentle grain sweetness, opening into a full, layered palate where spice and sweetness trade places, finishing long and warm with the proof carrying it. Honest note: this is a blended whiskey rather than a straight bourbon, and it drinks like the creative exercise it is — that's the point of the series. Bourbon Fool notes these are the bottles collectors chase for profiles they'll never see again, and #8 is one of the more sought-after editions. Neat, with a few drops of water.

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