You never forget your first love! Our first ever Seelbach’s Private Reserve was Toasted French Oak and Maple barrels. That was back in September 2021. While I love the releases we’ve done to expand our line since then, there’s no denying it was time to bring this blend back. Seelbach’s adage is ‘we create blends that no one asked for or knew they wanted.’ We take pride in crafting layered flavor profiles using traditional finishing techniques. Crafted from a majority of 6-year Kentucky bourbon, our French toast and maple syrup finished bourbon exemplifies perfect balance. The toasted barrels contribute notes of baking spice, vanilla frosting, and oak tannins, while the maple barrels provide upfront sweetness, body, and a hint of aged leather on the palate.

To hear more about the process, check out the video we made for our previous batch below.

Batch 006

Finishing Barrel: 4-months “FL Summer” in Toasted French Oak & Ex-bourbon Maple Syrup barrels

Mash bill: 78/10/12 Corn/Rye/Malted Barley

Source: Bardstown, KY

Proof: 116.4 Proof; Barrel Strength

Bottle Count: 764 bottles

Tasting Notes: Waffles! The nose is buttery sweet. Lots of maple, toffee, orange peel and ground cinnamon. There’s no denying it’s sweeter on the nose but what else would you want from a maple finish? The sweetness starts to give way to juicy fruit and clove notes. On the palate you’re first hit with wood sugars. Baking spice and chocolate oranges. The oak spice and pepper develop on the back palate as it transitions to a long finish. The finish is bananas foster and cigar box.

A Note About Batch Numbers

As the Seelbach’s Private Reserve continues to grow we’ve revamped how we use batch numbers. Each core release will now have it’s own sequential numbers. This replaces our old system of each release getting the next batch number. I.e. even though Cab Finished is our seventh release, it’s Batch #001 because it’s the first cab finished bourbon. This may be a little confusing in our first few releases. In the future, it should help Seelbach’s customers track each release a little easier. But, if you have any questions about a specific batch please feel free to reach out!

 

Here’s what we have released the last few weeks: