Found North Launches Batch 009
Found North has announced the launch of its latest whisky, Found North Batch 009.
Found North Batch 009 is a blend of a 19 year old rye whisky aged in used American oak and finished for over a year in Ruby Port hogsheads, a 19 year old rye whisky aged in Hungarian oak, a 19 year old corn whisky aged in used American oak, a 22 year old corn whisky aged in new American Oak, two 23 year old corn whiskies aged in new American Oak, a 23 year old corn whisky aged in used American Oak, and a 26 year old corn whisky aged in Hungarian oak. Batch 009 has a final grain composition of 91% Corn, 8% Rye, and 1% Malted Barley and is bottled non chill-filtered, with no additives, and of natural color at a cask strength of 62.3% ABV (124.6 proof) and is limited to 6,253 bottles.
Official tasting notes for Found North Batch 009 follow:
Before Batch 009 touches your lips you can sense its luscious texture. The nose is like crimson velvet, ripe with raspberry compote, laced with butterscotch and tinged with molasses. Beneath the decadent maple and cinnamon overtones lies a black cherry drizzle on lemon-zested buttercream. The secondary notes whisper of black forest cake, garnished with a mint leaf, served à la mode.
Batch 009 lands with a burst of berry fruit and a sweet baking spice counterpart. The landing dissolves into cinnamon and brown sugar while the fruit notes melt like muscadine grapes rolling thick viscous vanillin oils across the tongue. The dense raw maple notes seep into the side palate, dominating the entire midsection like treacle turned into languid molten lava moving implacably toward the finish. As the rich molasses note reaches the last section it transitions into a triad of wood spice, gentle mint tea and oak tannin, echoing endlessly, reverberating honey, citrus and nutmeg.
Found North Batch 009 will be available through the Found North website beginning on Thursday, June 27th at 2 PM EST and in-stores beginning in July at a suggested retail price of $164.99.
Source: Found North.