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Our 8 to 15 year bourbon, aged a second time in a brand new charred oak barrel.
Platinum isn't a higher score. It's Double Gold, every judge on the panel agreeing independently, three years straight.
750 ml · 99 proof · 8 to 15 years · Second-barrel finish
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At the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, a Double Gold means every judge on the panel scored the bottle Gold. Win Double Gold three years in a row and the competition names it Platinum. This bottle has now done that twice.
Different judges every year, tasting blind, reaching the same verdict four years straight. That's the part that's hard to fake.
Ten years ago, you could read an age statement on plenty of bourbons under $100 and know roughly what was in the bottle. That was normal.
Then demand outpaced barrels. Distilleries had young whiskey to move and a business to keep running. Age statements came off quietly. Very Old Barton lost its around 2013. Elijah Craig followed in 2015 and 2016. Knob Creek did too.
Extra oak has its own version of that trick. A second barrel is an easy way to cover up spirit that isn't mature enough to stand on its own, more char and vanilla papering over something thin underneath.
Our base is already 8 to 15 years old before it ever sees a second barrel. The judges who gave it Double Gold four years running were tasting a finish on top of a base that didn't need to hide.
Finishing in a second charred barrel means holding the bourbon even longer. Most distilleries can't afford that wait. We can. We don't own a still or a rickhouse.
A distillery has costs running every day and has to sell what's aging now. We're not on that clock. The second barrel isn't a cost we're racing to recover.
Extra time in oak means extra time paying for space, insurance, and evaporation. We don't carry that overhead, so a second finish doesn't threaten our margin.
We start with barrels already 8 to 15 years old, then finish them in a second new charred oak barrel. Aging comes first. The finish is added on top, not instead of it.
Distillery, mashbills, ages, finish, and every result, laid out so you can verify it.
| Distillery | MGP, Lawrenceburg, Indiana |
| Mashbills | 21% rye and 36% rye, same base as the Straight Bourbon |
| Component ages | 8 to 15 years, no barrel bought younger |
| Finish | Second new charred oak barrel |
| Proof | 99 (49.5% ABV) |
| SFWSC | Double Gold 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 · Platinum 2025, 2026 |
| Other results | NYWSC 2023 Double Gold · ADI 2024 Gold · ADI 2026 Gold |
| Press | Forbes Father's Day Gift Guide, 2025 |
8 to 15 years is a range across components, not one barrel. The youngest barrel in the blend is 8 years old, so the floor is real, not rounded up.
From Forbes, Drinkhacker, The Daily Pour, and r/bourbon. Every line as published.
“Aromas of vanilla and seasoned oak that are followed by a candied sweetness with a long, sweet and spicy finish.”
“Old mgp funk with extra barrel char going on. Love it.”
“Pretty viscous on the palate with some heat and loads of oak, tannin and char.”
“A light entry on the palate that teases you with a feather touch, but quickly transforms into a powerhouse of intense oakiness.”
“The extra oak aging seems remarkably restrained until the finish, where burly tannins interrupt the sweetness along with notes of black pepper, cinnamon stick, and subtle smoke.”
| Other finished bourbon, $110 to $150 | Fox & Oden Double Oaked | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $110 to $150 | $99.99 |
| Base age | Often undisclosed | 8 to 15 years, disclosed |
| Finishing detail | Vague "extra aging" language | Second new charred oak barrel, stated |
| Independent verification | Rarely entered in competition | Double Gold, 4 years running |
This gap exists because barrel inventories are elevated industry-wide right now. That's today's supply picture, not a guarantee for next year.
Forbes put this bottle on its Father's Day Gift Guide in 2025. That's not us saying it. That's a magazine that doesn't need to.
If the person you're shopping for already owns three bourbons with "finished" or "double oaked" on the label, this one has a streak behind it: Double Gold, four years running.
You don't need to know what any of that means at the register. You just need to know it's real.
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$99.99. Double Oaked, 8 to 15 year MGP base, Platinum at SFWSC in 2025 and 2026.
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