Description
Age: 10-Year
Proof: 136.68
Mash bill: 74/21/5 Corn/Rye/Malted barley
Tasting Notes: Super juicy on the nose, like a boozy apple juice box, with maple-dipped green apple and a dusting of tiramisu. As it opens, creamier notes of leather and caramel begin to grow.
The palate is bold and engulfing, yet playful at the same time. A huge wave of dense oak and brown sugar meets baked apples and an almost gummy worm-like sweetness. Sour cherries linger more than anything else, followed by a wave of spice as tropical cocktail notes start to flow.The finish is long, tingly, and oak-driven. Refreshing and semi-cooling, with nods to mango, cordial cherry, and sour apple candy, while brown sugar-coated oak lingers beyond it all.
About: Selected by Seelbachs, this 10-year single barrel from the coveted 55xx Nashtucky series continues a run that bourbon enthusiasts have come to anticipate. Distilled in Kentucky and aged in Nashville, the Nashtucky concept reflects the deep whiskey heritage shared between the two statesKentuckys distillation tradition meeting Tennessees patient maturation.
Barrel #5522 was chosen from the very top of the warehouse, where the most extreme seasonal swings often coax out deeper concentration and bold character. Bottled at a commanding 136.68 proof, this barrel immediately stood out for its balancecapturing the vibrant orchard fruit and spiced brown sugar brightness that defined barrel 5516 while also echoing the richer, confectionary roundness that made barrel 5538 such a favorite.
The result is a cask-strength bourbon that feels both powerful and polished. Bright apple and warm baking spice open the profile before richer notes of brown sugar, caramelized oak, and dessert-like sweetness take hold. At ten years old and bottled without dilution, it delivers the kind of intensity and depth that high-floor warehouse barrels are known forbold, layered, and unapologetically full-proof.
With fewer than 130 bottles available, this selection captures another standout moment from the 55xx seriesone that bridges the best qualities of its predecessors while carving out a profile entirely its own.
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