Barrel Strength pushes the boundaries of our signature four grain balanced flavor profile. Each batch is blended from three bourbon mash bills aged in new American oak barrels and completely uncut and non chill-filtered. Each barrel was hand selected and blended into a single batch in order to create this unique offering.

From time to time, our Master Distiller hand selects a few exceptional barrels from our 10 Bourbon recipes for these special releases. Each is non-chill filtered and barrel strength, so you get to savor them exactly as they come out of the barrel. Some of the best Bourbons we’ve ever put in a bottle, our Limited Edition bottlings are just that – limited. So, be sure to ask your favorite bar or liquor store when they are released. Find them. Collect them. Share them. Or not.

Tasting Notes

NOSE: Ripe Berries, Light Floral, Rich Warm Oak

PALATE: Plum, Orange Peel, Delicate Spice

FINISH: Vanilla Cream, Dark Chocolate

As dark as a cloud of bats from under the Congress Ave bridge, The Kraken is a spiced rum blended with natural flavors and caramel color. If reports are true, Houston definitely has a problem, as its tentacles have stretched across the Lonestar state, riding fences and keeping Austin weird.

This beautifully aged spirit boasts notes of oak, fruity undertones, honey and vanilla underpinned by cooked agave. There is a smooth harmony on the palate, not unlike what shows in some very fine bourbons.

Classification: Reposado

Time In Barrel: 6 Months In Jack Daniels Barrels

Fermentation: Open-air

Oven Type: Stone/brick

Crushing: Roller

Distillation: Double

Water Source: Volcanic Spring

Quality: Ultra-premium

Agave Type: 100% Blue Weber

Region: 50/50 Highland-lowland

Abv: 40%

This award-winning distillery ages this añejo for 24 months to give it its amber colour and smoothness. You can taste alluring notes of toffee, salted caramel, chocolate, vanilla, and peppercorns followed by a lasting-lasting, warm finish. Enjoy in a snifter with dark chocolate and mixed nuts.

Classification: Anejo
Time In Barrel: 24 Months In American Oak Bourbon Barrels
Fermentation: Open-air
Oven Type: Stone/brick
Crushing: Roller
Distillation: Double
Water Source: Volcanic Spring
Quality: Ultra-premium
Agave Type: 100% Blue Weber
Region: 50/50 Highland-lowland

Abv: 40%

SMOKE LAB
CLASSIC

The Smoke Vodka Classic is an ultra pure spirit, with a whole lot of intrigue. Enjoy it chilled as is or

in your favourite vodka cocktail.

SMOKE LAB
ANISEED

Aniseed or saunf as it’s known in India, was first discovered in the Mediterranean. Every sip of the Smoke Aniseed makes for a playful exploration of a much-loved Indian herb. Refreshing notes of fennel and liquorice will keep you coming back for more.

Each very small batch (less than 50 barrels) of Calumet Farm 8 Year Old Bourbon is crafted from hand-selected barrels of premium Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

Tasting Notes

Color: Deep amber with golden highlights

Nose:  A full, rich aroma of aged oak with deep undertones of vanilla

Taste:  A hint of vanilla and fruit upfront rolls into soft notes of white pepper and a full woody taste

Finish:  A balanced sweetness lingers as a rich yet subtle caramel flavor fades away warming the entire palate as it retreats

Since 1887, the production of Clément rum has been carried out according to the traditions and time- honored methods inherited from Homère and Charles Clément. Clément Blanc is an approachable and highly mixable rum perfect for cocktails. “Rhum Agricole” is distilled from sugarcane juice as is typical in Martinique and proudly wears the “AOC Martinique” designation signifying an exemplary degree of expertise in every stage of production.

Tasting Notes

Maturation: rested in stainless steel tanks for 6 months and gradually reduced over time

Nose: Sweet and vegetal with hints of black tea.

Palate: Soft and graceful with a notes of fresh cut grass and green beans.

Cocktail Suggestions: Mojito, Daiquiri, Cosmo, Ti'Punch

This ten-year-old Bottled in Bond bourbon was aged in Warehouse C, built by Col. Taylor in 1885, and the barrel warehouse he was most proud of – the final piece in his “model distillery.”  Like some of the previous releases, this one-time-only bottling of E.H. Taylor, Jr Warehouse C Bourbon is very limited.   

 The barrels in the E.H. Taylor Jr. Warehouse C release were all aged for ten years in the center of Warehouse C, with half of them coming from the 2nd floor and the other half from the 5th floor.  The second floor is an outstanding aging floor for older barrels.  The ricks are very tight, making it slow and difficult to put in new barrels.  The floor is very dry, making it ideal for 10 to 15-year-old products.  The fifth floor of Warehouse C is a well-rounded aging floor with windows all the way around, providing excellent air flow throughout the floor.  There is ample sunlight through these windows which helps heat up the warehouse and the aging process.  

The ideal aging locations for these barrels led to a wonderful flavor combination, with a nose of cherry cobbler with rum sauce and a hint of oak; a palate of cherry cola, vanilla bean and toasted oak; and a finish that is long and lingering with a hint of spearmint, coffee, raisin bread and anise. 

A tale of passion

Nestled amongst the rolling hills of the Cotswolds countryside, the Cotswolds Distillery was born from a dream to produce delicious spirits in one of the most beautiful regions in the world.

From hedgefunds to HEDGEROWS
It all started back in 2014, when our founder Dan, a native New Yorker and whisky connoisseur, had moved to the Cotswolds after working in finance in London for many years. Seeking to leave behind that world and spend more time in the picturesque countryside of the Cotswolds with his family, it eventually dawned on him that he could combine his love of whisky with his desire to start a new business. A dedicated whisky fan, Dan saw the fields of golden barley around his house in the Cotswolds and had a brainwave ‘I suddenly thought, there’s barley all over the Cotswolds and nobody’s distilling it, let’s be the first!’ Having found a derelict site near his house, he set about building a distillery and a team to run it, and the doors of the Cotswolds Distillery opened in July 2014.

The making of our GIN

Although Dan's dream was always to make whisky, he also wanted to create a full range of delicious spirits including gins and liqueurs. Our first project was the gin, on which we spent two months researching botanical recipes. We distilled 150 individual botanical spirits in a whole range of different flavors and set about experimenting with different combinations. Our distillers created over 60 individual gin recipes which we whittled down to one finalist, and that became our Cotswolds Dry Gin. It may have started as something of a side-project, but it’s now at the heart of what we do and we’re very proud of what we’ve created.

Our Old Tom Gin features botanicals historically found in traditional Old Tom recipes dating back to the 1700s, including orange peel, liquorice and angelica root. Sweetened with a touch of sugar syrup, our Cotswolds Old Tom Gin is delicate and fragrant with notes of candied orange, light herbal notes and faint ginger spice and is delicious enjoyed either with tonic or in a Tom Collins cocktail.

CAREFULLY SOURCED INGREDIENTS
Juniper, coriander, angelica, fresh orange peel, liquorice root, ground ginger, caraway and cardamom.

TASTING NOTES

NOSE: Delicate and sweet, fragrant orange peel balanced with light herbal notes.

PALATE: Candied orange, rounded off with faint ginger spice.

FINISH: Sweet and viscous with hints of cardamom and Seville orange.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS

We enjoy our Old Tom neat, garnished with fresh orange peel, but you could try making a Tom Collins cocktail by adding lemon juice, soda and sugar syrup for a longer, refreshing serve.