Bone Snapper X-Ray Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey
Bone Snapper · Backbone Bourbon Company (sourced, distilled at undisclosed Kentucky distillery)
This is a bourbon that doesn't flinch at cask strength. The high proof amplifies rather than overwhelms, revealing layers of oak char and grain character that lower-proof bottlings smooth away. A serious sipper for those who like their bourbon uncompromising.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Waves of caramel corn and charred oak hit first, followed by dark cherry and a backbone of dry leather. A faint minerality emerges as the glass opens, like wet limestone after rain.
Palate
Full-bodied and assertive. The corn sweetness is checked by charred oak tannins and a peppery rye kick. Mid-palate brings butterscotch and roasted pecans, with a drying, almost chalky texture that grounds the sweetness.
Finish
Long and warming, with lingering charred oak, tobacco leaf, and a final echo of dried cherry.
- Mash Bill
- Approximately 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
- Barrel Type
- New charred American white oak (Level 4 char)
- Bottled in Bond
- No
- Single Barrel
- No
- Wheated
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
Limestone Smash — 2 oz Bone Snapper X-Ray · 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · 4 mint leaves · Shake with ice, strain over crushed ice, garnish with a mint sprig.
Food Pairing
The charred, fatty bark of burnt ends mirrors the bourbon's oak char and caramel sweetness, while the meat's pepper rub echoes the rye spice in the glass.
Backbone Bourbon Company sources and blends mature Kentucky stocks, bottling them at full cask strength under the Bone Snapper label to showcase barrel-driven intensity without filtration or dilution.
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