Smokeye Hill Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Though it is distilled in Lawrenceburg, Indiana by industry giant MGP, Smokeye Hill is not the same old sourced bourbon dressed up in a fancy label.  Rather, it is contract distilled exclusively for Hazelwood Spirits from a proprietary mash bill that includes heirloom blue corn along with yellow corn, rye, and malted barley.  The whiskey is transported to Colorado Springs where it is barreled in both 30 and 53 gallon barrels of char levels 2, 3, 4, and 5.  These barrels age for at least 5 years before being bottled without chill filtration at 93 proof.  On the nose, scents of caramel and brown sugar are backed by sweet vanilla and oak.  The palate begins sweet with notes of vanilla and caramel before floral honeysuckle appears.  The whiskey finishes with sweet vanilla, a touch of spice, cocoa, and sweet oak.