Laws Four Grain Cognac Finish Bourbon - Release 3

Laws Distillers are pleased to announce the third release of their Cognac Cask Finished Bourbon. Introduced in 2017 as one of their first projects in the Laws Special Finish Series, this year’s expression contains a blend of whiskeys aged between three and eight years in three different types of wood casks. 

The process starts with Four Grain Straight Bourbon that has been aged for a minimum of two years in new American oak barrels. Select barrels are then chosen to rest in Cognac casks for secondary aging. Finally, the Cognac Cask Finished Bourbon is combined in a 50-year-old French oak blending vat known as a foeder. Each year, only a portion of the foeder is harvested, meaning each annual release contains whiskey from prior years’ vintages and maintains style continuity from batch to batch. After harvesting for each annual release, the foeder is immediately topped with Cognac Cask Finished Four Grain Bourbon and the cycle continues. Total worldwide outturn: 2340 bottles.

Nose: Stewed fruit and black tea.

Palate: Spiced apple butter, toasted wood, and raisin.

Finish: Warming and long with notes of dried fruit and spice.