Shady Knoll Apple Brandy (375mL) 43.5% ABV sourced from the IJW Whiskey

sourced from the IJW Whiskey Company in Louisville

Palate: intensely flavorful and well balanced

aged for a minimum of five years in new American oak barrels

It is not a very long finish

and oats is uniquely elevating

Shady Knoll Apple Brandy (375mL) 43.5% ABV sourced from the IJW WhiskeyShady Knoll allows their apple juice to ferment naturally (without the addition of any yeast or other additives) for six to nine months (a classic technique in the Normandy region of France to produce Calvados). This Apple Brandy is double distilled in Shady Knoll's French alembic Charentais pot still in order to enhance its flavor and proof. They then age it for at least three and one half years in new toasted American oak barrels and then finish it