Widow Jane Launches Black Opal 20 Year Old Bourbon
Widow Jane has announced the launch of Black Opal, the oldest whiskey released by the brand to date.
Widow Jane Black Opal was created from Straight Bourbon Whiskeys, aged for a minimum of 20 years, that were blended and finished in Japanese Mizunara oak (Quercus crispula) casks crafted with a medium toast and light char. Black Opal is proofed with limestone water from the Rosendale Mines of upstate New York and bottled non-chill filtered at 49.5% ABV (99 proof).
Widow Jane Black Opal is described as having aromas of “Tahitian vanilla, frankincense smoke, dried apricot, and rose hip.” The palate exhibits flavors of “walnut, black strap molasses, crème brulé, poached plum, burnt sage, and brown butter.” It finishes with “beeswax, ginger snap, chocolate ganache, nutmeg, and caramelized sugar.”
Inspired by Widow Jane’s roots in historically industrial Red Hook, NY, each bottle of Black Opal is housed in a bold, black steel box that features metal stamped branding and rivets that recall the neighborhood’s shipping and warehouse history. The bottle itself boasts details like an internal jeweled texture that is revealed as Black Opal is consumed. Every bottle of Black Opal also comes with a limited edition, numbered fine art print featuring one of seven ‘insider’ views of Widow Jane Distillery.
Widow Jane Black Opal is limited to 5,100 bottles and will be available beginning this month at a suggested retail price of $500 for a 750 mL bottle.
Source: Widow Jane.