This is unusual in that it is a Kentucky Malt that has been carefully aged for 8 years. It started life as an experimental ru so successful with their Kentucky Straight Bourbon's and Ryes which are made with a high percentages of malt barley Master Distiller Craig Beam saw no reason why this same success could not also not work in a malt. With this concept in mind wanting to explore a new frontier he put up 141 new charred oak barrels, inside of which was a distillate made from 65% malted barley and 35% corn