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Basil Hayden Toast
- Age
- No age statement
- ABV
- 40%
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Golden amber; warm tones from the toasted barrel finishing, medium legs
- Nose
- Less spicy than standard Basil Hayden with deepened notes of sweet caramel and a bright, light character. The brown rice mash bill creates a distinctly different grain profile — softer, more rounded. Mild cinnamon and hazelnut
- Palate
- Light and bright with sweet caramel, mild cinnamon, hazelnut, and gentle leather. The brown rice mash bill (replacing rye) creates the softest Basil Hayden expression — less spice, more sweetness. Toasted barrel finishing adds warm wood notes without char intensity
- Finish
- Medium finish with sweet caramel, hazelnut, and gentle leather fading through mild warming spice. The toasted barrel influence creates a uniquely smooth, sweet conclusion. An innovative departure from the high-rye Basil Hayden house style
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
- Partially finished in toasted barrels — brown rice mash bill (63% corn
- 27% brown rice
- 10% malted barley)
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