Description
A Smith Bowman Cask Strength Bourbon 139.7 Proof Batch #4This Limited Edition Cask Strength Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey was aged for 10 years, and features delightful aromas of vanilla, apple, and dried cherries. Taste the flavors of wonderful toasted pecan and candied nuts which give way to brown sugar, brown spice, and toasted coconut. This bourbon is bottled uncut and non-chill-filtered, with an oily and viscous aftertaste that keeps going long after the final sip.Located in Spotsylvania County, Va., A. Smith Bowman has a history dating back to its original founding the day after Prohibition’s end. In 2003, Sazerac purchased the facility. In recent years, the brand has been known for a variety of small batch, single barrel, and experimental releases, many of which feature whiskey aged well over a decade. (Recent releases in the distillery’s American Oak series have scored high marks in our reviews.)But perhaps no Bowman release is as in-demand as the annual Cask Strength Bourbon, now in its fourth iteration. Batched from barrels selected by head distiller David Bock, Cask Strength Batch #4 clocks in at 139.7 proof, uncut and non-chill filtered. That’s a little higher than Batch #3, and just a tick under the 140 proof “HAZMAT” mark popular among many bourbon fans. (Batches #1 and #2 of the series each eclipsed 140 proof.)As with all A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength bottlings, this one carries a 10-year minimum age statement.
