Smooth Ambler Contradiction Bourbon

Established in 2009 by Tinsley Azariah Galyean, Jr. and John Little, Smooth Ambler Spirits is a state-of-the-art distillery located in the rural Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia. By combining modern technology, high quality natural resources and a hands-on distillation process, Smooth Ambler is able to produce remarkable craft spirits which are bold, complex and perfectly balanced.

Contradiction is non-chill filtered and is full-bodied, with notes of dried fruit and butter rum, and has the end-result of tasting like a four-grain bourbon.

MASHBILL
Merchant bottled bourbon made with corn, rye and malted barley married with homemade bourbon made with corn, wheat and malted barley.

DISTILLATION PROCESS
Continuous column distillation and pot distillation.

AGING
A blend of different straight whiskeys, there are different ages represented in Contradiction. The majority whiskey is more than 9 years in age.

SOURCE OF GRAINS
Grains from a variety of sources.

TASTING NOTES
Full of oak, dried cherries, vanilla, and cinnamon creating a signature mature bourbon nose. Sweet from the wheat and spice from the rye and a bit of leather round out the palate. Its viscosity creates a smooth and pleasant finish.

AWARDS
World Whiskey Awards - Gold Medal
Ultimate Spirits Challenge - 96 points
Whisky Advocate - 90 points
Spirits of the Americas Awards - Bronze Medal