World Whiskey Society Barrel Select by Eric Zandona
Starting Bourbon Whiskey Aged 10 Years – Single Barrel
Only available at retail locations in Tennessee.
Distillery: Ivy Mountain Distillery
Mash Bill: 80% Corn, 10% Malted Corn, 5% Rye, 5% Malted Barley
Fill Date:11/19/2011
Barrel Entry Proof:104.9
ABV:54%
Bottling Date:7/26/2022
Bottle Size:750ml
Number of Bottles: 162
Daring. Adventurous. Exotic. Do you live your life to collect unique experiences? Then venture forth with us at the World Whiskey Society (WWS)! We started WWS to get away from the mass-produced. To explore innovative production techniques and invent new finishing processes. Our simple charter is singularly focused: design on-of-a-kind yet authentic whiskey expressions for introducing them to you.
Originally distilled by the Lovell family in Mt. Airy, GA this bourbon has a unique mash bill consisting of corn, malted corn, rye, and malted barley. After the closure of Ivy Mountain Distillery in 2015, the remaining barrels were eventually sold and moved to Texas for two brief years. The barrels have returned to Georgia and are being bottled for your enjoyment.
This barrel was filled in November 2011 at just 104.9 proof (52.45% ABV), far below the legal limit of 125 proof (62.5% ABV). This lower barrel entry proof along with its corn heavy mash bill worked together over the past 10 years to create this very special whiskey.
Whiskey Profile:The bourbon is very rich and full bodies with notes of sweet caramel and chocolate orange. The malted corn adds a light floral character to the aroma and on the finish the whiskey lingers with smooth oak tannins light flavors of spiced baked apple.
