Henry McKenna Straight Bourbon Sour Mash

Henry McKenna is named for an Irish distiller who is considered one of the founding fathers of bourbon. McKenna was one of the first people to age whiskey in new, charred American oak barrels. Made since 1885, this bourbon has the distinction of being called “Kentucky’s First Table Whiskey.”

Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc., the nations largest independently owned and operated distilled spirits producer and the worlds second largest holder of aging Bourbon, announced the launch of new packaging for both Henry McKenna Bourbon and Henry McKenna Bottled-In-Bond Single Barrel Bourbon. The graphically bolder and more modern looking label updates are occurring as Heaven Hill expands distribution of both bottlings.

EYE
Caramel

NOSE
Starts off with some caramel that mixes with a citrus that reminds me of 7UP before moving into some spice, vanilla, corn and wood. Its fairly basic and quite light.

PALATE
Caramel again kicks things off, but this time its accompanied by some corn, vanilla and spice. Some light notes of wood and dark fruit drift through but like the nose its a fairly light and basic flavor overall.

FINISH
Medium in length and composed of corn, vanilla, caramel and wood.