Rock Town Distillery introduces "Arkansas Young Bourbon Whiskey"

[phil4100]

Wanted to let y'all know our first bottling of our bourbon in now available.

Arkansas Young Bourbon Whiskey is just that, a young bourbon whiskey. Distilled by hand from Arkansas Corn and Arkansas Soft Red Winter wheat, it was aged in 5 and 10 gallon new charred white oak barrels from Gibbs Brothers Cooperage in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It may be young, but it doesn't taste like it.

This is a “wheated†bourbon. No rye grain was used in the mashbill. We wanted to use locally sourced grains and rye is not grown in Arkansas. Bottled at 92 proof.

Hope y'all will try it someday.

Cheers,

Phil

Rock Town Distillery

[B.B. Babington]

shipping any to virginia?

[Young Blacksmith]

If any shows in Texarkana, let me know, and I'll grab one to try!

[phil4100]

shipping any to virginia?

[phil4100]

If any shows in Texarkana, let me know, and I'll grab one to try!

[tip]

Love a good wheated bourbon. Let us know when you add Texas.

[StraightNoChaser]

2nd on the Texas post!

[BMartin42]

Sorry, not yet. We're only in Arkansas, Illinois and Tennessee.

Does that mean Chicago only, or might we find some downstate?

[wadewood]

what size bottle is that and what is the suggested retail? I know young, but how young? What was the distillation proof & barrel entry proof?

Welcome to the site, Phil and just know this group likes and appreciates the details.

[phil4100]

what size bottle is that and what is the suggested retail? I know young, but how young? What was the distillation proof & barrel entry proof?

Welcome to the site, Phil and just know this group likes and appreciates the details.

This bottling comes from three different batches with three different ages. Some of it was barreled in July 2010, some December 2010 and some from April 2011.

Distillation proof varied from 135 to 155 on the second pass. (double distilled). Barrel entry proof was at 125 proof.

Two different yeasts and two different levels of wheat in the mashbill were used.

Lots of variables.

I hope that helps. Thanks.

Phil

[jsbac]

I actually have a bottle of both the Arkansas Lightning and the Young Bourbon. I picked the Lightning up sometime ago to try and then decided to hang on to it until the bourbon came out so that I could do a comparison. I'm not a big fan of any lightning, white dog, etc.

It is my understanding that this lightning is the same stuff that is going into the barrels?

I bought the Arkansas Young Bourbon this past Saturday in Little Rock. There is a unique flavor that is present in both the lighnting and the bourbon. I can quite place my finger on it -- it's almost sweet, but different than what I would call "liquid candy" sweetness I find in something like Woodford. I'm sorry for the lack of a good descrption - I really haven't learned how to distinguish between the multiple layers/flavors that a lot of SB people can pull out. I'm anxious to see what this bourbon is like after more aging. This is what it is (and I don't mean that in a bad way) -- it's a very young bourbon and like a lot of very young bourbons they can be improved upon with further aging. I don't know what Phil at Rock Town has in store for his line of bourbons -- I'm hoping to see some older bourbons in the next few (and beyond) years from Rock Town.

I haven't had a chance to tour the distillery yet, but hope to do so by the end of the summer. I am thrilled to have a distillery so close to home.

*I am in no way affiliated with Rock Town, nor do I know Phil. I just happen to live near Little Rock where Rock Town Distillery is located*

**For those that have asked about shipping -- (I hope this is okay to mention) -- Binny's has it listed on their website**

jsbac

[phil4100]

I actually have a bottle of both the Arkansas Lightning and the Young Bourbon. I picked the Lightning up sometime ago to try and then decided to hang on to it until the bourbon came out so that I could do a comparison. I'm not a big fan of any lightning, white dog, etc.

It is my understanding that this lightning is the same stuff that is going into the barrels?

I bought the Arkansas Young Bourbon this past Saturday in Little Rock. There is a unique flavor that is present in both the lighnting and the bourbon. I can quite place my finger on it -- it's almost sweet, but different than what I would call "liquid candy" sweetness I find in something like Woodford. I'm sorry for the lack of a good descrption - I really haven't learned how to distinguish between the multiple layers/flavors that a lot of SB people can pull out. I'm anxious to see what this bourbon is like after more aging. This is what it is (and I don't mean that in a bad way) -- it's a very young bourbon and like a lot of very young bourbons they can be improved upon with further aging. I don't know what Phil at Rock Town has in store for his line of bourbons -- I'm hoping to see some older bourbons in the next few (and beyond) years from Rock Town.

I haven't had a chance to tour the distillery yet, but hope to do so by the end of the summer. I am thrilled to have a distillery so close to home.

*I am in no way affiliated with Rock Town, nor do I know Phil. I just happen to live near Little Rock where Rock Town Distillery is located*

**For those that have asked about shipping -- (I hope this is okay to mention) -- Binny's has it listed on their website**

jsbac

Thanks jsbac for trying the bourbon. Hope to see you soon at the distillery. You're right on the lightning, it's our white dog. It's what we put in the barrel to age.

We are starting to get more whiskey in 53 gallon barrels to age for a few years and to be bottled as a straight bourbon. I'm picking up some more barrels at Independent Stave in Missouri on Friday, btw.

Phil

[theDon]

Suggested retail? I'm not paying more than $20 for some young hooch. There's some idiots in Waco selling corn whiskey for $40.

[Bourbon Boiler]

This bottling comes from three different batches with three different ages. Some of it was barreled in July 2010, some December 2010 and some from April 2011.

Distillation proof varied from 135 to 155 on the second pass. (double distilled). Barrel entry proof was at 125 proof.

Two different yeasts and two different levels of wheat in the mashbill were used.

Lots of variables.

I hope that helps. Thanks.

Phil

I understand if I'm treading toward confidential information and you can't answer, but can you give us some idea of how much wheat is included in each, or maybe just the average?

I'm not really a wheater fan myself, particularly at younger ages, but I wish you guys well, and thanks for stopping by the board.

[gburger]

I was in Hot Springs a couple of weeks ago and bought a bottle of this on sale for $20.

Just tried some tonight, not too bad, I could really smell the corn from the white lightning. You can tell that it is young.

How can they call it bourbon if it is not aged at least 2 years?

Is the word "young" the reason?

Just wondering.

It is a nice add to my collection, but I would not buy this again.

Just my humble opinion.

[Young Blacksmith]

Purchased one of their 375's in Texarkana today, at the Party Factory, for $21. A little expensive, but I wanted to give it a try. First batch, bottle 292.

Corny. On the nose that's the initial smell, and you can also smell the new-ness of it, smells like white dog, but different than the other white dogs on the market. Brings back memories of passing the jug when I lived in the North Carolina mountains! Corn pops cereal is another scent I get.

First sip is total corn, sweetness, and that lingering mushroomy yeastyness I associate with the moonshine referenced above. As I get farther in to this I'm getting a little astringency, but mostly just the oily corn sweetness. I haven't had this taste for 10+ years, and I can still remember passing a bottle while doing chores, playing music, etc. It's all flooded back memories that are great.

There is not much wood, but the color is there.

The brain buzz is different too, quite like I remember it, hits you and sets you back in your seat to say woah. I need to remember to take it easy! Very mellow making.

Very interesting stuff! I'll be enjoying my small bottle and letting it take me back to my bohemian days living in the backwoods of North Carolina.