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Bourbon Review: Chambers Bay Straight Bourbon

We review Chambers Bay Straight Bourbon, a whiskey out of Washington State that's been aged for a minimum of three years in a boathouse on the Puget Sound.

OVERALL RATING

8
$40.00
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Tasting Notes

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Straight bourbon made entirely in Washington, aged for a minimum of three years in a boathouse on the Puget Sound. It is 47.5% ABV (95 proof), and a bottle costs around $40 for 375 ml, or half of a regular 750ml bottle. My sample is batch 03, bottle number 460. The mash bill is made up of corn and wheat.
Appearance:
The color is lighter than I expected, since the claims are that aging on a boat with the constant rocking motion should extract color and flavor from the barrel. It’s a solid medium chestnut brown color with regular, medium legs.
Nose:
It definitely smells a lot like the ocean. Sandy earth and salted caramel taffy, with bright notes of lemon peel and toasted oak. It smells like a cold, offseason boardwalk with wafts of cotton candy, popcorn and salty ocean air blowing in the breeze.
Palate:
Salty, sweet with a bit of heat. The mouthfeel is smooth and silky. Sweet floral notes of lavender and elderflower lead into spicy hot notes of cinnamon red-hot candy, charred oak, and dried dark cherries. The finish is long and warm, leaving a lingering tingle in my mouth, although it tastes more and more like charred smokey wood as the finish rounds out and disappears after about one solid minute.
Finish:
Comments:
Chambers Bay Straight Bourbon Wis a unique expression of one of America’s most beloved spirits. Before learning about their hydrokinetic aging process, I had never even considered aging whiskey on a boat. I appreciated the mini history lesson I gave myself about boat-aged whiskey and other rapid aging techniques. The whiskey tasted and smelled juicy and flavorful, and I liked everything except the lingering charcoal finish. I would definitely this again.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Shauna McKnight

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