Description
What happens when rye whiskey meets Brazilian wood? Dark Arts answers that question by taking rye aged at least six years and giving it a final few weeks with custom-toasted Amburana oak staves. The wood, traditionally used to age Cacha\u00e7a, layers gingerbread and warming spice over the grain’s own peppery backbone. Bottled at 54% ABV in a 750 ml format.
On the palate it reads like warm apple pie \u00e0 la mode: French vanilla ice cream, a dusting of Vietnamese cinnamon, and a caramel drizzle running through the finish. Neither the stave finish nor the underlying rye takes over \u2014 the two hold steady against each other, making this a measured take on an unusual wood.
