Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey Review

The barrels influence can certainly be detected.

Hudson baby bourbon whiskey review.

Hudson baby bourbon is an interesting expression aged in small 2 gallon barrels and sonically matured. Hudson baby bourbon august 26 2019 nick leghorn spirits whiskey tuthilltown spirits is a distillery in the hudson valley region of new york whose baby bourbon has become ubiquitous well beyond the reaches of the empire state. The hay and grain notes are overpowering and the burn and aftertaste are not pleasant. The oak is warming and slightly smoky.

Every bottle has been hand filled and numbered and sealed with a wax. The first whiskey to be produced by tuthilltown spirits this bourbon is made from 100 new york grown corn an unusual mash bill to be sure but not unheard of. To me hudson baby bourbon tastes like a young whiskey that has not had time to mature. The 100 corn spirit and the casks get some agitation with the help of bass speakers.

Hudson baby bourbon is the first bourbon whiskey to be distilled in new york. This whiskey lacks complexity and tastes very young and unbalanced. The bourbon is aged in small new charred american oak ranging in size from 3 gallons to 14 gallons for less than four years. This single grain bourbon is made from 100 new york corn and aged in our special small american oak barrels.

Tasting notes hudson baby bourbon opens with a nose of oak and sweet vanilla. Yes you read it right.