Age: 5-years 2-months

Proof: 123.2 proof

Mash Bill: 70/25/5 Corn/Malted Barley/Rye

Tasting Notes: The aroma brings waves of citrus zest, caramel, and honey accented by light cinnamon and dense apricot. Apricot spills into the palate, which is bright and lively with delicious caramel, rich honey, and an undercurrent of tropical fruits delivered with ample intensity. Light spice layers in on the backend, with tapering dried fruit dissolving against caramelized brown sugar and a hint of toasted oak. This is quintessential Dragon’s Milk Toast Oak Origin Bourbon, highlighting the distillery’s unforgettable flavor profile to deeply satisfying results.

About: The same company many know for their popular Dragon’s Milk Beer, New Holland Spirits out of New Holland, Michigan, remains one of American whiskey’s hidden gems. Distilling their whiskey with a Prohibition-era copper pot still, and using a bourbon mashbill that swaps the traditional percentages of malted barley and rye, anyone familiar with the company’s Origin Toasted Series knows how unconventional and downright fantastic the whiskey they produce is. 

We’ve enjoyed their Origin Single Barrel Series from the beginning, and this barrel marks our fourth pick with them. The distillery offers the option of a secondary finish, such as rum, Madeira, honey, or port, which we were considering for this barrel as well. But because the flavor of this barrel was so on point for the distillery, highlighting the unique flavor profile they’ve developed with deep citrus, caramel, honey, and tropical fruits, we decided to forgo an additional finishing barrel and focus on the core for this expression. To convey that sentiment, we’ve dubbed it “Primal Chapter.” We hope you enjoy this pick as much as we do!