Valencia
Penelope Bourbon has settled into a groove that revolves around one-off (for now) releases like Valencia combined with regular updates to a series of limited editions. Today we look at three of the latter — new versions of Architect, Barrel Strength, and Toasted Barrel — though it’s our first taste of the lattermost. While Penelope…
Once-obscure Penelope Bourbon has been rising up the ranks in part because of its innovative approach to finishing, two examples of which we have on tap today, both designed around a brief concluding spin in a barrel that once held something sweet. Now part of Luxco, Penelope has been cranking up production and innovation. Both…
Penelope Bourbon has quickly become a small sensation in the American whiskey world. By taking the familiar non-distilling producer formula of sourcing whiskey and then blending or finishing it to create a new product they’ve seen great success since they got their start back in 2018. Penelope’s founders were known in the brand’s early days…