{"product_id":"augusta-distillery-premium-small-batch-no-01-cask-strength-unfiltered-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey","title":"Augusta Distillery Premium Small Batch No. 01 Cask Strength Unfiltered Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAugusta Distillery built its reputation on rare, high-aged single barrels — the Buckner's 13 that won World's Best Bourbon at San Francisco, the 15 and 17 Year that followed — and in March 2026 it finally added something you can pour on a Tuesday. Small Batch is the distillery's first non-single-barrel release: a curated marriage of never more than eight barrels of Kentucky straight bourbon, aged an average of seven years, bottled unfiltered at cask strength with no proofing down, the house rule for everything Augusta makes. Master distiller Alex Castle — formerly of Wild Turkey and Old Dominick, one of the most respected names in American whiskey — oversees the operation from a restored 1883 factory building on the Ohio River in Augusta, Kentucky, where two 35-foot Vendome copper stills now run the distillery's own production. The distillery describes caramel, dark cherry, and baking spice on the nose, with vanilla bean, candied cherry, brown sugar, clove, and nutmeg on the palate, finishing on velvety caramel, toasted oak, and leather. Honest note: with batches this small, variation is real. Bourbon Obsessed enjoyed a 116.8-proof batch; Breaking Bourbon found batch 26-03 leaning hard into tannic oak and dryness. At around $60 it's the accessible entry into a house otherwise priced for collectors — and the first Augusta bourbon built for everyday drinking rather than the trophy shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuy Augusta Distillery Premium Small Batch No. 01 Cask Strength Unfiltered Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49741097992448,"sku":"C0010270L","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/AugustaCaskStrength.jpg?v=1789797697","url":"https:\/\/chipsliquor.com\/products\/augusta-distillery-premium-small-batch-no-01-cask-strength-unfiltered-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey","provider":"Chips Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}