Wilderness Trail Private Select Bourbon

Distilled at Wilderness Trail Distillery in Danville, Kentucky, this single barrel release represents an individual cask hand-selected for a private release program or retailer partner. Utilizing Wilderness Trail's signature sweet mash fermentation process rather than a sour mash, this bottling is pulled straight from a custom toasted and charred oak barrel, delivering a sweet, grain-forward profile rich in brown sugar, toasted vanilla, baked orchard fruit, and refined oak spice.

Food Pairing: Smoked pork tenderloin, sharp aged Cheddar, pecan pie, dark chocolate truffles, or glazed duck breast.

Tasting Notes: Deep copper amber with dark mahogany highlights and heavy, slow-moving legs along the glass.

Nose: Warm and expressive, opening with dark brown sugar, toasted vanilla, and sweet corn, followed by baked red apple, cinnamon stick, leather, and seasoned oak.

Palate: Full-bodied and viscous on the palate, featuring sweet caramel, butterscotch, and toasted grain upfront before developing into warming clove, nutmeg, black pepper, and toasted oak tannins.

Finish: Long, warm, and satisfying with lingering notes of sweet wood spice, charred oak, and vanilla bean.

Serve: Enjoy neat at room temperature in a Glencairn glass, or with a few drops of pure water to open up deeper layers of spice and fruit.