Distilled By: Spirits of French Lick Distillery
Location: West Baden, IN
Parent Company: N/A
Class: IN Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Proof: 90 (45% ABV)
Age: 2 Years
Mashbill: 60% Corn, 17% Wheat, 13% Oat, 10% Caramel Malt
This 4-grain Indiana Straight Bourbon is double pot distilled and aged in Kelvin Cooperage #2 char, medium-plus toasted barrels. The barrels were stored for aging in their barrel chai/cellar at the distillery in West Baden, IN. The SoFL Master Distiller, Alan Bishop, is a humble and extremely passionate craftsman in both the science and art of distilling. Ironically, even though he doesn’t like to call himself a “Master” distiller, his approach to creating spirits is nothing short of masterful. Check out Alan’s personal blog, The Alchemist Cabinet , where you can read all about his passions, mostly revolving around distilling and farming and the history of each.
BSG REVIEW
Color: Light-medium amber
Nose: Sweet… vanilla, caramel, and coconut… yes, coconut
Palate: Vanilla, light oak, and coconut again, plus a hint of stone fruits
Finish: Medium length, mostly caramel at the end
Lee W. Sinclair is an easy, light drinking bourbon that is sure to please even the most inexperienced bourbon drinkers in addition to the most experienced palates. Moreover, this may even be a good gateway bourbon to bring in some of the non-peaty-scotch fans due to its lack of heavy barrel notes. It really is something to be proud of, period, especially for such a young craft distillery. With Lee W. Sinclair bourbon being 100% their make, it’s easy to notice the differentiation SoFL is starting to develop in their own unique flavor profile as compared to the more familiar KY bourbon flavor profiles. As a result, my final score really surprised me. My brain kept saying, “This is only 2-years-old!”
Now, I can’t wait to try this bourbon in the upcoming bottled-in-bond expression to be released in 2020. Keep an eye on this distillery in the years to come. In all, I’m convinced that Spirits of French Lick is doing something right and they are definitely out to make a name for themselves in the world of bourbon.
Watch for more BSG reviews of the products coming out of the Spirits of French Lick Distillery.
BSG Score: 86/100
Disclaimer: SoFL provided this product in exchange for an honest review with no strings attached. Another bottle was purchased and used in the photograph for this post.
I am very happy with this bourbon, and look forward to the bottled in bond as well!
This is an exceptional offering from the great alchemist / Master Distiller Alan Bishop!