Broadslab Distillery Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon
We're suckers for farm-to-glass bourbons because you feel like you can really trust the process when everything is done in-house. Sure, tons of folks are mashing, distilling, maturing and bottling their own product. But at Broadslab Distillery in Benson, NC they are also growing the grains on their farm. While the farm-to-bottle process isn't completely unique, it is somewhat rare these days. And what really sets this distillery apart from others is their flue-cured aging process. Their patent pending process means that they actually age their whiskey alongside hanging/curing tobacco, providing a unique process that carries over into distinct North Carolina flavors. Owner and master distiller Jeremy Norris insists on doing things the old way, or as he refers to, the right way. The distillery cooks in a 500-pound copper pot still and the barrels are put aside until the whiskey has reached that familiar golden-brown color and ri...