BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 31 July, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Spirits of French Lick Distillery Launches Private Barrel Selection Program
Spirits of French Lick Distillery in West Baden Springs, Indiana is a small operation producing an impressive array of artisan spirits, from absinthe to vodka. Distiller Alan Bishop also makes a notably interesting and unusual bourbon. Lee W. Sinclair has a mashbill of 60% corn, 13% wheat, 17% oats and 10% caramel malt. Most four-grain bourbons use corn, rye, wheat, and malted barley. All of French Lick’s grains are sourced from Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois.
Recently, the distillery accumulated enough barrels of its bourbon, named in honor of the Hoosier banker who purchased the West Baden Springs Hotel in 1888 and turned French Lick into a destination resort, to ......
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