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Virgil Kaine 9 Year Old Electric Owl Bourbon

Virgil Kaine 9 Year Old Electric Owl Bourbon

Size: 0,75 l
(50.05% ABV)

4.3

17 total reviews

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  • BrandVirgil Kaine
  • CategoryBourbon
  • CountryUnited States
  • RegionSouth Carolina
  • DistilleryVirgil Kaine
  • Age9 Year Old
  • Style American Whiskey
  • Alcohol50.05%
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A complex and rich sour-mash Bourbon worth every penny.

David Szlam and Ryan Meany were (are) a couple of high-end chefs working in Charleston, South Carolina. They knew flavor and were good ‘ol Southern men. So, naturally they decided to create their own line of Whiskies. The venture was founded in 2013 and named it “Virgil Kaine” after a 19th-century train conductor.

Virgil Kaine Electric Owl 9 Year Bourbon is actually a complicated story — but a REALLY good one. It’s a real-deal sour-mash Bourbon aged a full nine years in new, charred American oak (of course). A mere mortal might stop there. But David and Ryan struck a deal with Revelry Brewery. You see, they have a barrel-aged ale — Wild American Ale — that is itself aged in ex-Pinot Noir barrels. Virgil Kaine Electric Owl 9 Year Bourbon is finished in those barrels before being bottled at an impressive >50% ABV. It’s truly an amazing dram and the owners tell us to get it while you can because they ain’t making no more.

Smartass corner:
"The “electric owl” refers to old-timer railroad-men who worked at night carrying the lanterns and guided the engineers. "

Flavor Spiral TM
  • charred charred
  • caramel caramel
  • fresh herbs fresh herbs
  • apricot apricot
  • apple apple
  • vanilla vanilla
  • oak oak
  • tannic tannic
  • berries berries
Appearance / Color
Warm amber.

Nose / Aroma / Smell
The nose springs to life with fresh herbs, dark berries and vanilla.

̆Flavor / Taste / Palate 
The palate is rich and very complex with tannins, lots of oak, dried apricots and apple, caramel, charred wood, vanilla, sea salt, and more.

Finish
The medium-length finish is sweet and balanced.

About

A complex and rich sour-mash Bourbon worth every penny.

David Szlam and Ryan Meany were (are) a couple of high-end chefs working in Charleston, South Carolina. They knew flavor and were good ‘ol Southern men. So, naturally they decided to create their own line of Whiskies. The venture was founded in 2013 and named it “Virgil Kaine” after a 19th-century train conductor.

Virgil Kaine Electric Owl 9 Year Bourbon is actually a complicated story — but a REALLY good one. It’s a real-deal sour-mash Bourbon aged a full nine years in new, charred American oak (of course). A mere mortal might stop there. But David and Ryan struck a deal with Revelry Brewery. You see, they have a barrel-aged ale — Wild American Ale — that is itself aged in ex-Pinot Noir barrels. Virgil Kaine Electric Owl 9 Year Bourbon is finished in those barrels before being bottled at an impressive >50% ABV. It’s truly an amazing dram and the owners tell us to get it while you can because they ain’t making no more.

Smartass corner:
"The “electric owl” refers to old-timer railroad-men who worked at night carrying the lanterns and guided the engineers. "
Flavor Spiral TM
  • charred charred
  • caramel caramel
  • fresh herbs fresh herbs
  • apricot apricot
  • apple apple
  • vanilla vanilla
  • oak oak
  • tannic tannic
  • berries berries
Appearance / Color
Warm amber.

Nose / Aroma / Smell
The nose springs to life with fresh herbs, dark berries and vanilla.

̆Flavor / Taste / Palate 
The palate is rich and very complex with tannins, lots of oak, dried apricots and apple, caramel, charred wood, vanilla, sea salt, and more.

Finish
The medium-length finish is sweet and balanced.

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