Rabbit Hole Heigold Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Rabbit Hole · Rabbit Hole Distillery
Rabbit Hole's high-rye mash bill gives Heigold a backbone that many bourbons in this range lack. It balances sweetness and spice with real poise, making it equally suited to neat contemplation and cocktail work. A quietly excellent daily pour.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Rich caramel and toasted oak lead, followed by dark cherry and a thread of rye spice. Deeper inhalation finds brown sugar and a faint nuttiness.
Palate
Full-bodied entry with butterscotch and charred oak. Midpalate develops baking spices — cinnamon, allspice — alongside dried orange peel and a touch of leather.
Finish
Long and warming, with lingering rye spice and a dark cocoa note that fades slowly.
- Mash Bill
- 70% Corn, 25% Rye, 5% Malted Barley
- Barrel Type
- New charred American white oak (Char #3)
- Bottled in Bond
- No
- Single Barrel
- No
- Wheated
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
Heigold Old Fashioned — 2 oz Rabbit Hole Heigold · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · 3 dashes Angostura bitters · Stir over ice, strain over a large cube, express an orange peel.
Food Pairing
The charred sweetness of smoked pork belly echoes the bourbon's oak and caramel notes, while the fat tempers the rye spice.
Founded by Kaveh Zamanian in Louisville, Rabbit Hole Distillery built its own facility from the ground up to pursue a vision of grain-forward bourbon with a distinctly high-rye character.
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