Bardstown Bourbon Ferrand Bourbon Whiskey

Maison Ferrand is the Cognac house behind Plantation rum and Citadelle gin, and this is Bardstown Bourbon Company's second partnership with it — a whiskey that, in Bardstown's words, merges American character with French refinement. The base is a blend of aged Kentucky bourbon, and Bourbon Culture notes the first Ferrand collaboration was the first Collaborative Series release to use Kentucky bourbon rather than sourced Tennessee stock. That bourbon is finished for 15 months in barrels that previously held Maison Ferrand Cognac in the Grande Champagne region — French Limousin oak carrying the brandy's dried fruit, floral, and rancio character — and bottled at 55.9% ABV (111.8 proof), with the full mash bill breakdown on the label as always. Expect a nose of dried apricot, raisin, and orange peel from the Cognac cask over the bourbon's caramel and vanilla, with a floral, faintly grape-like lift, opening into a rich, rounded palate where the brandy's fruit and gentle oak spice meet toffee, dark chocolate, and rye pepper, finishing long with a warm, elegant, Cognac-tinged sweetness. It sits in a Collaborative Series that has partnered with Foursquare rum, Amaro Nonino, Goose Island, Silver Oak, Amrut, and Blackberry Farm — a line Robb Report calls pretty consistently excellent and Bourbon Fool notes collectors chase for profiles they'll never see again. A bottle for the drinker who loves both bourbon and brandy: neat, in a snifter, after dinner.

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