Rum-Cask-Finished Bourbon

Kentucky straight bourbon given a secondary maturation in casks that previously held aged rum (typically Caribbean/Bermudian rums such as Gosling's). The rum-cask finish imparts a distinctive molasses, ripe banana, brown-sugar and tropical-fruit overlay onto the bourbon's caramel/vanilla/oak backbone, with a softer mouthfeel and longer dried-fruit finish than unfinished bourbon. Common in modern finishing-program bourbons (Jefferson's, Angel's Envy Rum, Heaven's Door Rum Cask). Bottled 90-95 pro...