Lux Row Distillers Four Grain Double Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
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Lux Row's four-grain approach gives this bourbon unusual dimensionality. The double-barrel treatment deepens what could be a simple sipper into something genuinely layered. At its price, it punches well above its weight class.
Nose
Butterscotch and toasted pecan lead immediately, followed by waves of brown baking spices and dried orange peel. A subtle corn sweetness underpins everything, lending a warm cereal quality.
Palate
Creamy and medium-bodied, with caramel and dark cocoa coating the tongue alongside charred oak tannins. The four-grain mash bill delivers complexity — wheat softness, rye spice, and a malty backbone all register in sequence.
Finish
Long and warming, with lingering butterscotch, leather, and a wisp of tobacco smoke on the close.
- Mash Bill
- Corn, Rye, Wheat, Malted Barley (four-grain)
- Barrel Type
- New charred American oak, finished in a second new charred barrel
- Bottled in Bond
- No
- Single Barrel
- No
- Wheated
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
Lantern's Glow — 2 oz Lux Row Four Grain Double Barrel · 0.75 oz Licor 43 · 0.25 oz Cynar · 2 dashes orange bitters · Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass over a large cube, express an orange peel.
Food Pairing
The bourbon's butterscotch and charred oak find harmony with caramelized maple glaze, while its leather and tobacco undertones echo the smoke on the pork.
Built on a 70-acre campus in Bardstown, Lux Row Distillers blends the recipes of several heritage brands under one roof, using a four-grain mash bill finished in a second barrel for added depth.
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