Fierce & Kind Straight Bourbon Whiskey no ups about as far from the

about as far from the butter-bomb Chardonnay cliche as California gets

Jérôme only makes this undosed wine in what he terms ”rich” years From the parcel named Minéral

Aged 18 to 20 months on the lees in a mix of stainless steel and used Burgundian barrels

planted to Dijon clones 115 and 777

Fierce & Kind Straight Bourbon Whiskey no ups about as far from theThis is the everyday bottle in the Fierce & Kind range, and it's built to be poured freely rather than hoarded. The mash leans on corn with a serious proportion of rye behind it enough to give the whiskey a peppery spine instead of pure sweetness and it's matured in heavily charred barrels before bottling at 90 proof. Expect caramel, vanilla, baked apple and toasted oak up front, then that rye pepper on the back end, all at a strength that stays