BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 21 May 2021, by Susan Reigler
Angel’s Envy Limited Release Madeira Cask-Finished Bourbon
As one in its series in the Angel’s Envy Cellar Collection, the distillery is releasing 3,360 bottles of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Madeira Casks. Members of the distillery’s 500 Main club will have first access to the 100-proof bourbon through a lottery from May 21 to May 25 in which 600 of those members randomly selected on May 28 will have a chance to purchase a bottle. The balance of the inventory will be released to the public beginning June 6 at 1 p.m. with 400 bottles available at the distillery’s gift shop, 500 East Main Street and the rest at select retailers in Kentucky, New York, California, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, and Illinois.
While many bourbons finished in secondary barrels are in those barrels about six months, this one spent a full year in the madeira casks. Angel’s Envy describes it as having, “… notes of caramelized banana, brown sugar, raisins, almonds and faint cherry on the nose, as well as notes of oak, grass, smoke, leather, chocolate and dried cherries on the palate. The finish lingers with notes of almond and hazelnut.”
Angel’s Envy is promoting this release as “Just in time for Father’s Day.” Dads, it will be a good idea to be extra nice to your offspri …
