Candy corn | Light bubble gum | Fresh grain | Light oak | Fresh bread | Light honey

Cinnamon powder | Prickly rye spice | Light syrup | Black peppercorn

Rye spice | Dry oak | Leather | Extremely dry | Lingering spice

Brothers Wright Distilling Co. was founded by brothers Shannon and Kendall Wright. Operating out of Pikeville and Aflex, Kentucky, the company embraces their Appalachian roots by aging its barrels in underground coal mines. The company ages their barrels in Leckie Colleries Mine No. 1, with hundreds already laid down and room for thousands more. The company states that “our process is a tribute to  the ingenuity, grit, and craftsmanship of Central Appalachia — a region we are proud to call home.” While the bottle in review was sourced, with the company’s recent acquisition of Dueling Barrels Brewery & Distillery, it’s presumed that they’ll begin to move production in-house.

Containing a mix of 5 and 6 year bourbons, the four grains combine to produce a sip that highlights the spice and sweeter underpinnings of rye and wheated bourbon. The sip opens with a light aroma focused mainly on sweeter scents, before transitioning to a spice-focused midpoint. A light syrup brings in a dab of sweetness, but is stripped away as you move onto a spicy, extremely dry finish. This dryness diminishes the preceding parts of the sip, which ultimately takes an average bourbon and turns it on its head.

The bourbon in review is bottle number 1424.