{"product_id":"castle-key-small-batch-wheated-bourbon-750ml-50-abv","title":"CASTLE \u0026 KEY SMALL BATCH WHEATED BOURBON 750ML 50% ABV","description":"\u003c!-- AMERICAN WHISKEY --\u003e\n\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; box-shadow: none !important; height: 282.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody style=\"border: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border: none; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80px; padding: 15px; border-bottom: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/3823\/8458\/files\/Alien.png?v=1761174626\" alt=\"Icon 1\" style=\"width: 50px; height: 50px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 15px; border-bottom: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWho\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCastle \u0026amp; Key Distillery makes the Small Batch Wheated Bourbon. The distillery operates out of the legendary Old Taylor Distillery grounds, which were originally built in 1887 by Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. before being abandoned and eventually resurrected as Castle \u0026amp; Key Distillery in 2014.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border: none; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80px; padding: 15px; border-bottom: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/3823\/8458\/files\/earth.png?v=1761174625\" alt=\"Icon 2\" style=\"width: 50px; height: 50px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 15px; border-bottom: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrankfort, Kentucky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border: none; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80px; padding: 15px; border-bottom: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/3823\/8458\/files\/Bottle_1.png?v=1761176454\" alt=\"Icon 3\" style=\"width: 50px; height: 50px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 15px; border-bottom: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCastle \u0026amp; Key Small Batch Wheated Bourbon tastes like warm bakery pastries, sweet buttercream, honey, and light orchard fruit. Because it substitutes spicy rye for wheat, it possesses a soft, mellow profile that favors dessert-like sweetness over heavy grain heat. It greets you with a highly sweet and confectionery aroma. You will pick up pastry dough, vanilla cupcakes, and buttercream, accented by light floral notes like jasmine, alongside baked apricot and honeycomb. It has a creamy, medium-bodied mouthfeel. The initial sip reveals flavors of vanilla ice cream, cane sugar, and dried peaches. Mid-sip, the unusually high malted barley content injects a pleasant toasted nuttiness, reminiscent of almond pastry, light cocoa, and a hint of sassafras. It wraps up smoothly at 100 proof. It leaves a lingering trail of bruleed sugar, sweet oak, and baking spices like nutmeg and cinnamon without any harsh or aggressive alcohol burn. \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border: none; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80px; padding: 15px; border-bottom: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/3823\/8458\/files\/Rocks.png?v=1761174974\" alt=\"Icon 4\" style=\"width: 50px; height: 50px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 15px; border-bottom: 0.1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; height: 70.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost distilleries use a \"sour mash\" process—meaning they recycle a portion of spent mash from a previous distillation run into the new batch to control bacteria and maintain consistency. Castle \u0026amp; Key uses a 100% sweet mash process. Every single batch starts completely fresh with sterile tanks, pristine water from their limestone spring, and fresh grains. It is a highly difficult, old-school method that delivers an incredibly clean, vibrant, and grain-forward flavor profile.\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"SKURNIK WINES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48970151198970,"sku":null,"price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/3823\/8458\/files\/CASTLE_KEY_SMALL_BATCH_WHEATED_BOURBON_750ML_50_ABV.jpg?v=1781904697","url":"https:\/\/barkeeperla.com\/products\/castle-key-small-batch-wheated-bourbon-750ml-50-abv","provider":"Bar Keeper","version":"1.0","type":"link"}