Bluegrass Distillers Toasted Oak uses the distillery's original mash bill — 75% yellow corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barley — barrel-aged for at least three years, then finished in toasted (not charred) oak. The toasting rather than charring creates different flavour compounds: more caramel and baking spice, less char and smoke.
The toasted oak finishing is the point of difference. Toasting heats the wood more gently than charring, preserving natural wood sugars that charring would destroy. The result is a bourbon with marshmallow sweetness, cinnamon sugar and a gentle baking-spice warmth that charred-oak maturation cannot achieve.
At 100 proof and with genuine craft credentials from Lexington, Kentucky, Bluegrass Toasted Oak is a well-made, well-priced craft bourbon. The toasted oak concept adds genuine interest, and the quality has earned it strong reviews. A Kentucky craft bourbon with a toasted twist.
