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Limited Release Kentucky Straight Whiskey Finished With Japanese Mizunara and French Oak

Category: American Straight Whiskey

Date Tasted: 7/22/2025

Country: USA

Alcohol: 51%

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88 Points

Silver Medal

Highly Recommended

$69

RD1
Limited Release Kentucky Straight Whiskey Finished With Japanese Mizunara and French Oak

Category: American Straight Whiskey

Date Tasted: 7/22/2025

Country: USA

Alcohol: 51%

Amber color. Aromas of cocoa, cherry candy, and gingersnap cookie with a medium-to-full body and a medium-to-long apple compote, toasted hazelnut, and dulce de leche finish. An excellent sipper or cocktail base, this would hold up to a medium bodied cigar.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Mild & Spicy
	Aroma:	cocoa, cherry candy, and gingersnap cookie
	Flavor:	apple compote, toasted hazelnut, and dulce de leche
	Smoothness:
	Enjoy:	Enjoy in cocktails
	Cocktails:	Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
	Bottom Line:	An excellent sipper or cocktail base, this would hold up to a medium bodied cigar.

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RD1 Spirits

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88 •	RD1 Limited Release Kentucky Straight Whiskey Finished With Japanese Mizunara and French Oak 51% (USA) $69.00.
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American Straight Whiskey

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass

About

American Straight Whiskey

An American straight whiskey is one that less than 160 proof (80% ABV) from a fermented mash of at least 51% corn, rye, malted barley, wheat or malted rye and has been age for at least two years in charred oak barrels. Straight whiskies may be produced from a blend of straight whiskies produced in the same state. Offering a coper or amber color and displaying notes of caramel, toffee and baking spices among others, these are generally used for mixing with soda or tonic or used in cocktails.