{"product_id":"augusta-distillery-8-years-old-route-8-single-barrel-unfiltered-cask-strength-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey","title":"Augusta Distillery 8 Years Old Route 8 Single Barrel Unfiltered Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOld Route 8 is the scenic road that runs along the Ohio River through Kentucky's historic river towns — the original east-west route that carried the first bourbon into the country's interior — and Augusta Distillery, sitting on the limestone banks of Augusta in Bracken County, named its flagship after it. Founded in 2018, the distillery began as a bottler of sourced Kentucky whiskey while building a $23 million facility with two 35-foot Vendome copper pot stills; its own distillate has been aging since 2024. Old Route 8 is sourced from an undisclosed Bardstown-area distillery, made from the classic high-rye mash bill of 74% corn, 18% rye, and 8% malted barley, aged eight years in new charred oak, and bottled as a single barrel, unfiltered, at full cask strength — the distillery's rule is \"never proofed down,\" so bottles land anywhere from the mid-110s to over 130 proof. Breaking Bourbon found baking spice, cinnamon, and pie crust tempered by juicy stone fruit, a sweet brown-sugar base, and a finish of apple, caramel, and vanilla cookie, praising it for delivering a genuine \"Kentucky hug.\" Barrel Banter compared it to a dialed-back Elijah Craig Barrel Proof with Snickers-bar nuttiness and dark caramel. Fair warning: this is bold, oaky, and hot — not a beginner's pour — and some reviewers find the price steep. For fans of big, well-aged, high-proof bourbon, it delivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuy Augusta Distillery 8 Years Old Route 8 Single Barrel Unfiltered Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49741007945984,"sku":"C0010268L","price":129.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/Augusta8yr.jpg?v=1789709204","url":"https:\/\/chipsliquor.com\/products\/augusta-distillery-8-years-old-route-8-single-barrel-unfiltered-cask-strength-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey","provider":"Chips Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}