Grape | Raspberry | Seasoned oak | Black currant | Fig

Raisin | Dried fruit | Cocoa | Black currant | Sweet oak

Grape | Prune | Caramel | Oak | Dark chocolate | Light coffee bean

Whiskey Row Triple Wood is Whiskey Row Distillers’ new flagship core product. Triple Wood is part of a brand refresh for Whiskey Row Distillers. However, unlike the company’s Small Batch and Cask Strength releases, it isn’t distilled at its headquarters at Kentucky Artisan Distillery in Crestwood, Kentucky.

As we move into a new area of finished whiskeys, one creative trick more producers are gravitating towards is the multi-finished bourbon. This can be either blending multiple finished bourbons together, or like Triple Wood, the same bourbon, finished in consecutive barrels one right after another. Though not a new practice, many more are now hitting store shelves, and while it may seem a side-step from what has already been done, there is an unexpected outcome when you start blending different finishing barrels.

Uniting Cognac and sherry finishes (both of which were initially aged in new charred oak, giving the whiskey its Triple Oak name) was beneficial. Cognac and sherry-finished bourbons on their own can bring another dimension to a bourbon, but as you’d expect, together they create an even more dynamic tasting experience. But the finishing flavors typically have to pair well together, and these do. Grape and dried fruits paired with black currants, prunes, and dark chocolate all work in conjunction, which results in a bourbon with a lot going on.

I can see why Whiskey Row Distillers chose Triple Wood as their core expression over what distilleries typically offer: their small batch or cask strength bourbons. At a $50 price point and flavorful pour, fans of finished bourbon will find a lot to like with Triple Wood.