Overview
Resilient Bourbon (Indiana)
Barrels #1–10
Aged in newly charred American oak 53 gallon barrels and bottled up one barrel at a time
Distilled at MGP in Indiana
Bottled up in Bardstown, KY
Char #4
107 Proof; 53.5% alc/vol
Mash bill 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% barley
Barrel #1 - 11yr, 107 Proof, DIST 05/2006, BOTT 09/2017, MB 75/21/4 – 147btls
On the nose, cherry and red berries. Pleasantly floral with a touch of violet petals, and orange blossoms. Vanilla and toffee are the backbone with a dose of wood char. With a medium to full mouthfeel, spice jumps up front. White pepper and anise lead with orchard fruit, toffee, vanilla, and anise. The finish is pleasantly lengthy with spice dominating, and slowly giving way to sweet wood sugars and anise. A lively and easily drinkable gem.
Barrel #2 - 11yr, 107 Proof, DIST 05/2006, BOTT 09/2017, MB 75/21/4 – 151btls
The nose on this Bourbon is on the sweeter side with vanilla soaked oak char and cherry leaping ever so gracefully from the glass. The mouthfeel is on the fuller side. Dry oak char and syrupy vanilla mix perfectly on the tongue with a dose of orchard fruit on the backside. Pleasant and round with great balance. The finish is warming with vanilla soaked cherry lasting longest and dry anise framing. A dangerously drinkable daily sipper.
Barrel #3 - 11yr, 107 Proof, DIST 05/2006, BOTT 06/2017, MB 75/21/4 - 140btls
On the nose, toffee, vanilla, candied orange segments, cinnamon, and cooked corn. Decent palate with cinnamon encrusted baked apples on the tastes with a dose of clove underneath. Pleasantly warming finish with spice lingering.
Barrel #4 - 10yr, 107 Proof, DIST 05/2006, BOTT 11/2016, MB 75/21/4- 153btls
Vanilla cake frosting and cooked grain with baking spice on the nose. On the taste, gobs of black cherry and vanilla soaked clove. Lovely mouthfeel. The finish is lengthy with berry, baked orchard fruit and cinnamon lingering with clove. Great drinking Bourbon.
Barrel #5 - 11yr, 107 Proof, DIST 05/2006, BOTT 09/2017, MB 75/21/4 – 133btls
On the nose, brown sugar, marshmallows, apple skins, clove, and vanilla. Mouthfeel is medium to full. On the taste, white pepper, anise, and vanilla lead the way with baked orchard fruit and toffee in the background. The pleasant finish is tingly with hints of orchard fruit skins appearing slightly after a nice dose of anise and vanilla. A pleasantly austere workhorse that will shine neat, or in a cocktail.
Barrel #6 - 11yr, 107 Proof, DIST 05/2006, BOTT 06/2017, MB 75/21/4 - 160btls
Roasted grain and charred oak on the nose with vanilla soaked pear and apple underneath. On the taste, spicy hot cinnamon with soft red fruits winning out. The finish is lovely with red cherry and apple lingering alongside spicy cinnamon and clove. Gorgeous.
Barrel #7 - 11yr, 107 Proof, DIST 05/2006, BOTT 09/2017, MB 75/21/4 – 163btls
Cherry and vanilla syrup on the nose with a touch of baked orchard fruits. Mouthfeel is pleasant and round. On the taste, baked orchard fruits lead the way with vanilla, clove, and pepper in the background. The finish is warming with pepper and clove leading, and vanilla soaked orchard fruits fading last. A sublimely drinkable delight.
Barrel #8 - 10yr, 107 Proof, DIST 05/2006, BOTT 11/2016, MB 75/21/4- 175btls
Big vanilla cake and toffee notes on the nose. Cooked grain and cinnamon clove underneath. Delicate on the taste and finish with toffee and vanilla leading a bouquet of sweet red fruits. The finish fades softly with subtle clove and round vanilla. Easy sipper.
Barrel #9 - 10yr, 107 Proof, DIST 05/2006, BOTT 11/2016, MB 75/21/4- 158btls
Brown sugar encrusted baked apples on fresh bread. Cinnamon, clove, butter and charred oak. Fat, round, and perfect on the taste. Big round dark cherry flavors, clove, baked pear, cinnamon and clove. Finish is lovely with cinnamon lingering alongside vanilla and oak spice.
Barrel #10 - 10yr, 107 Proof, DIST 05/2006, BOTT 11/2016, MB 75/21/4- 148btls
Vanilla and butterscotch coated grain and orchard fruits. Stunning on the mouthfeel. On the taste, anise, vanilla, butterscotch, apple, pear, dark cherry and cinnamon in perfect harmony. The finish is slow and pleasant. Apples, cinnamon, and clove fading ever so softly away. Lovely.
Resilient Bourbon (Indiana)
Barrels #211–238
Aged in newly charred American oak 53 gallon barrels and bottled up one barrel at a time
Distilled at MGP in Indiana
Bottled up in Stanford, KY
Char #4
Mash bill 60% corn, 36% rye, 4% barley
Barrel #211 – 5yr+, 53.50% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/10/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 202btls
The nose is floral and nutty with jasmine, roasted almonds in caramel cream up front, with dried pears, toffee, and cinnamon candies supporting. On the palate, baked pears and dried apricots lead with spicy cinnamon sticks, as caramel-toffee, and vanilla wafer flavors percolate. The finish is long and layered with a slow fade of cinnamon and clove into long-lasting caramel candy and baked pear. A dynamic sipper showing good balance throughout with a punch of heat in the middle.
Barrel #212 – 5yr+, 53.50% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/10/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 204btls
On the nose, roasted almond toffee, caramel crisps, dried black cherries, dark chocolate, and baking spices. On the palate, cherries and pears lead with caramel cream, as vanilla bean, toffee, almonds, cinnamon, and clove support. The finish is round and easy with sweet and spice drifting slowly together. A well-rounded easy drinking delight.
Barrel #213 – 5yr+, 53.50% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/10/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 198btls
On the nose, dark chocolate on candied pear, cinnamon bark, vanilla-honey, and oak spice. On the palate, dark chocolate and pear flavors lead with roasted nuts, caramel cream, vanilla-honey, and anise supporting. The finish is long and warm with cloves and roasted nuts persisting with candied pear. A well-rounded bourbon, showing maturity throughout.
Barrel #214 – 5yr+, 53.50% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/13/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 160btls
On the nose, dried cherries, almond torta, cocoa powder, vanilla lanolin, cinnamon candy, and a touch of herbal oak spice. On the palate, black cherries, and almond bar, with dark chocolate, caramel candy, and cinnamon sticks. The finish is long and balanced with a warm, slow fade of spice into sweeter flavors. A dynamic stunner for sipping neat.
Barrel #215 – 5yr+, 53.50% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/13/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 204btls
On the nose, apricots, pears, caramel-toffee bar, freshly ground cloves, vanilla cream, and cardamom. On the palate, red cherries and dried apricots sit on a bed of caramel cream and vanilla bean, with cardamom pods and cloves supporting. The finish is balanced and well-rounded with sweet and spice fading slowly together. A robust and balanced bourbon for sipping neat or over ice.
Barrel #216 – 5yr+, 53.50% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/13/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 60btls
On the nose, pear brioche with vanilla glaze, warm almond toffee, white chocolate, and sweet baking spices. On the palate, pears, caramel, and cherries are up front with vanilla cream on a bed of almond toffee, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. The finish is richly layered and decadent with white chocolate and baked pears lingering alongside cinnamon sticks. An absolute stunner.
Barrel #217 – 5yr+, 59.05% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/13/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 158btls
On the nose, floral vanilla blossoms on peach cobbler, dark chocolate, almond butter, and oak spice. On the palate, dark chocolate cream on pear, vanilla cream, cinnamon sticks, and cloves lead, with almond cake underneath. The finish is layered and balanced with a slow fade of sweet and spice into long-lasting almond, pear, and cinnamon flavors. Just a gorgeous bourbon.
Barrel #218 – 5yr+, 59.22% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/13/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 143btls
On the nose, ripe pear, chocolate-toffee bar, almond butter, and cinnamon powder. On the palate, cinnamon moves up front with ripe pea, as vanilla wafer, and caramel cream support with almonds. The finish is long and spicy with cinnamon sticks slowly giving way to long-lasting pear, vanilla, chocolate flavors. A robust sipper.
Barrel #219 – 5yr+, 59.90% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/13/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 138btls
On the nose, dried cherries, caramel-toffee, milk chocolate shavings, toasted oak, clove, and anise. On the palate, dried cherries, and baked apricots in vanilla cream with caramel wafer lead the way as oak spice percolates. The finish is long and chewy with chocolate and dried cherries persisting after cinnamon and anise slowly fade with sweeter flavors. A well-structured bourbon.
Barrel #220 – 5yr+, 60.20% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/27/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 175btls
On the nose, almond cookies, caramel drenched pear, vanilla cake, cinnamon butter, and freshly ground clove. On the palate, pears, and red cherries in caramel sauce lead the way, with oak spice becoming more assertive as almonds and vanilla flavors support. The finish is long and warm with spicy cinnamon persisting with almond cookies and dried pear. Dynamic bourbon for drinking neat.
Barrel #221 – 5yr+, 59.84% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/27/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 177btls
On the nose, chocolate covered almonds, toffee butter, dried apricots, vanilla blossoms, and cinnamon sticks. On the palate, chocolate almonds, and dried apricots are up front with spicy cinnamon powder, as vanilla, and toffee flavors support. The finish is long and layered with sweet and spice dancing back and forth into the distance. An easy drinking delight.
Barrel #222 – 5yr+, 59.83% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/27/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 177btls
On the nose, butterscotch toffee, floral vanilla blossom, grilled pear, roasted nuts, and baking spices. On the palate, roasted nuts and vanilla cream lead with grilled pear, as sweet baking spices support with butterscotch. The finish is balanced and pleasant with spicy cinnamon powder and peppercorn persisting with grilled pear, and dark chocolate. Robust, layers, and classic.
Barrel #223 – 5yr+, 58.97% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/27/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 180btls
On the nose, pear tart topped with candied lemon peel, toffee butter, caramel cake, vanilla bean, and clove. On the palate, pear and chocolate are up front with cardamom, as toffee, caramel, and clove support. The finish is long and spicy with cardamom pods slowly fading into long-lasting chocolate and pear flavors. An easy drinker showing nice depth.
Barrel #224 – 5yr+, 59.61% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/27/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 123btls
On the nose, milk chocolate covered cherries, caramel cake, vanilla icing, and warming oak spice. On the palate, cherries in cinnamon syrup with vanilla lady fingers, caramel cake, toffee, and clove. The finish is long and layered with sweet and spice fighting it out until the end. Just a classic bourbon.
Barrel #225 – 5yr+, 59.14% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/27/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 176btls
On the nose, pear cobbler, chocolate toffee, vanilla bean, and oak spice. On the palate, pears on caramel crisps, toffee butter, and vanilla up front, with cinnamon sticks, and cloves intensifying. The finish is long and balanced with sweet and spice fading together. A well rounded, easy drinker.
Barrel #226 – 5yr+, 59.38% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/28/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 162btls
On the nose, vanilla icing on caramel cake topped with sliced pear, with almond butter, and cinnamon powder supporting. On the palate, sliced pear leads with vanilla cream, as almonds in caramel cream support with baking spice. The finish is layered and chewy with pear and cinnamon persisting. An easy drinking decadent delight.
Barrel #227 – 5yr+, 59.59% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 03/28/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 180btls
On the nose, dried pear halves, apricots, vanilla blossom, caramel crisps, and cinnamon infused vanilla. On the palate, fruit and sweeter flavors sit in front of percolating spice with a rich mouthfeel. The finish is long and decadent with sweeter flavors outlasting a warm wave of spice. An absolute stunner of a bourbon.
Barrel #228 – 5yr+, 58.86% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 04/07/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 166btls
On the nose, pear brioche on vanilla cream, caramel-toffee, roasted nuts, dark cacao, and oak spice. On the palate, chocolate covered nuts and pear brioche lead, as vanilla cream, and caramel crisps, support with oak spice. The finish is warm and pleasant with sweet and spice fading together. Sneaky good and drinking way below its proof.
Barrel #229 – 5yr+, 59.21% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 04/28/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 167btls
On the nose, red apple, caramel candy, vanilla cake, fresh clove, and cardamom pods. On the palate, baked apple and caramel cream with spicy cinnamon syrup are up front, as vanilla cake and cloves support. The finish is long and layered with spicy cinnamon slowly fading into long-lasting baked apple and caramel flavors. A balanced sipper showing nice spice in the mid palate.
Barrel #230 – 5yr+, 59.25% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 04/28/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 181btls
On the nose, dried berries, peanuts in caramel sauce, vanilla infused honey, and sweet baking spices. On the palate, fruit leads with oak intensifying as sweeter flavors support. The finish is layered and balanced with a long slow fade of spicy cinnamon into caramel and dried berries. A gorgeous bourbon.
Barrel #231 – 5yr+, 60.13% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 04/28/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 168btls
On the nose, baked apple on chocolate cake, vanilla bean, toffee butter, and cardamom. On the palate, oak spice moves into balance up front with baked apple as chocolate cake, vanilla bean, and toffee butter support. The finish is pleasant and chewy with spicy cinnamon fading into long-lasting chocolate and apple flavors. A sweet bourbon with the right amount of spice.
Barrel #232 – 5yr+, 59.97% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 04/28/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 168btls
On the nose, apple blossom and baked pear, toffee butter, vanilla blossom, and cinnamon sticks. On the palate, chocolate on baked pear, toffee, and vanilla lead with warming spices intensifying. The finish is long and round with chocolate and pear lingering as vanilla and toffee fade with spicy cinnamon sticks. Decadent, and dangerously drinkable.
Barrel #233 – 5yr+, 60.33% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 06/05/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 98btls
On the nose, floral vanilla and ripe apricot, milk chocolate-toffee, caramel candy, and baking spice. On the palate, chocolate covered almond, ripe apricot, vanilla cream, and caramel cream lead with spicy cinnamon powder percolating with fresh cloves. The finish is long and balanced with sweet and spice fading together as milk chocolate and toffee persist. Gorgeous, easy drinking bourbon.
Barrel #234 – 5yr+, 60.35% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 06/05/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 161btls
On the nose, roasted almonds and cacao nibs sit in front of baked pears, with vanilla cream, caramel candies, and oak spice. On the palate, pears and almonds move to the front with chocolate and vanilla cream supporting as oak spice intensifies. The finish is layered and balanced with sweet and spice fading together as cardamom pods linger with chocolate. Rich, layered, and delicious.
Barrel #235 – 5yr+, 59.42% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 06/05/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 178btls
On the nose, chocolate covered almond, vanilla bean, dried pears, toffee, cinnamon, and clove. On the palate, tart cherry, milk chocolate, almond, butter, and dried pears lead, as vanilla and spicy cinnamon sticks support. The finish is rich and layered with chocolate, and vanilla fading slowly with spicy cardamom. A decadent bourbon showing fruit and sweeter flavors with a dose spice for balance.
Barrel #236 – 5yr+, 59.44% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 06/06/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 171btls
On the nose, vanilla cream on baked apricots, almond toffee, caramel sauce, and cinnamon powder. On the palate, cardamom spiked apricots with chocolate cream, caramel crisps, and vanilla bean. The finish is pleasant and well-rounded with sweet and spice fading together. A balanced easy sipper.
Barrel #237 – 5yr+, 59.13% Alc/Vol, DIST 12/14/2016, BOTT 06/06/2023, MB 60/36/4 – 153btls
On the nose, floral vanilla blossoms, almond toffee, dark chocolate, dried pears, and dried berries with baking spices. On the palate, plum and chocolate flavors are up front with dried pear underneath as vanilla cream, caramel cream, clove, and spicy cinnamon powder percolate. The finish is rich and chewy with chocolate raisins, plums, caramel-toffee, vanilla, and oak spice fading slowly together. A dangerously drinkable and decadent delight.
Barrel #238 – AKA #2301 5yr+, 53.5% Alc/Vol, DIST 8/27/2018, BOTT 09/11/2023, MB 75/21/4 – 236btls
On the nose, baked red apples on caramel cake with dark chocolate shavings, with dried peaches, vanilla bean, and cinnamon candy supporting. On the palate, apple-peach cobbler, caramel cream, and cinnamon sticks lead, with chocolate, toffee, and vanilla percolating. The finish is long and balanced with sweet and spice fading together as cloves and cardamom persist with dried apples. A vibrant, easy drinker.