Smoke Wagon Straight Bourbon Whisky

Released in fall of 2019, the goal for the folks at Nevada H&C Distilling was to create an affordable everyday bourbon that had that unique and unmistakable Smoke Wagon flavor, consisting of delicate sweet notes with a rye spice finish. Barrels with a high rye mash bill were racked on the top two floors of the company's rickhouse and never rotated. The higher the floor the hotter it gets in the summer causing more expansion and more movement into the wood. Because the spirit is never chill filtered, this interaction creates a bourbon that is rich and creamy beyond its years. Never rotating the barrels ensures there are no harsh tannin flavors and the high rye mash bill adds a delightfully spicy and nutty finish.

Mashbill: 60% Corn, 36% Rye, 4% Malted Barley

Producer's Notes

Nose: Honey, toasted nuts and with some oak and heat.

Palate: Creamy mouthfeel with initial rich sweet notes of honey and caramel on the tip of the tongue followed by nuts, oak and pepper spice that starts on the sides of your tongue. The nuttiness and oak fade as pepper spice from the rye takes over the entirety of your pallet.

Finish: Finishes with a creamy sweetness that coats followed by once again by oak and a pepper spice that lingers.