Smoked Bourbon

American straight bourbon whiskey finished in hickory-smoked or otherwise smoke-infused barrels, where wood smoke is introduced during secondary maturation. Produces a bourbon with mellow campfire/hickory smoke aromatics layered over the classic vanilla, caramel and oak profile of bourbon. Distinct from peated single malt (which uses peat-smoked malted barley) — smoked bourbon's smoke comes from the cask, not the grain. Examples include Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke. Typically 80-100 proof.