Remus Bourbon Announces Remus Babe Ruth Reserve
Remus Bourbon has announced the release of Remus Babe Ruth Reserve, a limited edition bourbon created in partnership with the estate of Babe Ruth.
To honor Babe Ruth’s jersey number – #3 – Remus Babe Ruth Reserve features a medley of three high-rye bourbon mash bills that were aged for 6-7 years, before being married and bottled at 111 proof (55.5% ABV).
A breakdown of the medley of three mash bills is below:
- Barreled in 2016 – 12% of medley – 44% rye mash
- Barreled in 2017 – 70% of medley – 49% rye mash
- Barreled in 2018 – 18% of medley – 36% rye mash
Remus Babe Ruth Reserve is described as having aromas of “brown sugar and fig,” flavors of “subtle mint, brown sugar, light fennel, and candied pecans” on the palate, and notes of “warm rye spice with cinnamon” on the finish.
Remus Babe Ruth Reserve is packaged in an ornate rectangular art deco-inspired glass bottle featuring an embossed baseball-diamond pattern and wooden-cork closure resembling the knob of a baseball bat. The front and back labels incorporate Ruth’s signature and elements of a baseball diamond. The bottles are individually numbered and a QR code on the back label can be scanned to find out what Ruth did in their bottle’s plate appearance.
Remus Babe Ruth Reserve is limited to 10,624 bottles, one for each of the Babe’s plate appearances, and will arrive at retail this July at a suggested retail price of $149.99 per 750 mL bottle.
Source: Luxco.