Wheated Bourbon, Small Batch, Castle & Key

• Wheated straight bourbon whiskey produced by Castle & Key Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky • Mash bill of 73% white corn, 10% wheat, and 17% malted barley • Corn is sourced from Walnut Grove Farm in Adairville, Kentucky; wheat is sourced from Star of the West Milling Company in Frankenmuth, Michigan; barley is sourced from Malteurop Malting Company (multiple US locations) • Sweet mash fermented • Water for production comes from Castle & Key’s historic key-shaped limestone spring • Distilled in 24-inch and 36-inch Vendome copper column stills and a 375-gallon doubler • Aged 5 years in untoasted char #3 new American oak barrels from Speyside Cooperage in Jackson, Ohio; non-age statement • 100 barrels blended in this batch • Aromas of pastry dough, buttercream, baked apricot, honeycomb, birch beer, and nutmeg lead to dried peaches, Rainier cherries, sassafras, leather, and black pepper on the palate with a finish of brûléed sugar and sage • Non-chill filtered; 50% ABV Previously available only in limited release, the Wheated Small Batch Bourbon is now a core component of the Castle & Key lineup. Featuring a wheat-forward mash bill amplified by a generous percentage of malted barley, this unabashedly sippable bourbon feels right at home in an Old Fashioned or a Boulevardier and possesses the proof and ample palate to inspire novel cocktailing combinations.