- Nose: 21 Palate: 22 Finish: 21 Balance: 22 Total: 86
- Nose: Vanilla and berries
- Palate: Milk chocolate and cherries
- Finish: Medium - milk chocolate
- Type: Bourbon
- Age: NAS
- ABV: 45%
- Distiller: Woodinville (LVMH)
- Where made: Woodinville, WA USA
- Region: USA
- Approximate Price: $50
- Value: GOOD
Tasted this as Day 24 of The Saratoga Whiskey Club Advent Calendar 2021. Every day is a new adventure with a blind tasting, where we each try to guess the country of origin, the type and age of the whisk(e)y, and the ABV, followed by a reveal at 9PM. This distillery-exclusive bottle was picked up by Charles Grabitzky at the distillery. The flavor profile is reminiscent of Angel's Envy, which also is finished in Port casks. This is a non-age-statement whiskey; however, from the distillery, "We take our fully matured 5-year straight bourbon and transfer it into Ruby Port barrels for 6 additional months. The Port finishing process adds a viscous mouthfeel with notes of candied cherry, dried plums, berries and chocolate on top of the traditional bourbon flavor characteristics."