Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Small Batch Series 1 (Slow Fade), Hidden Barn

• Straight bourbon whiskey distilled at the Neeley Family Distillery in Sparta, Kentucky • Small batch vatting of 12 barrels selected by Hidden Barn Master Blender Jackie Zykan • Distilled from a mash bill of 70% corn, 20% rye, and 10% malted barley • Open top, sweet mash fermented in cypress vats for 5 days using wild Appalachian yeast • Double copper pot distilled • Aged a minimum of 6 years in air-seasoned casks; non-age statement • Browned butter, black cherry, and a bit of orange zest on the nose precede a viscous palate led by strong notes of dark cacao and hazelnut • Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 53.25% ABV Hidden Barn’s award-winning Series One Small Batch releases accentuate the most compelling barrels of the distillery’s grain-forward and confectionary bourbon. Slow Fade—a small vatting of twelve barrels aged between six and eight years—offers balanced warmth and clean longevity.