Introducing Cascadia Garryana Oak Barrel Finish
Cascadia begins with a blend of three bourbons aged nine and ten years, each crafted from a different mashbill of corn, rye, and malted barley. After blending, the whiskey was finished for ten months in custom Garryana oak barrels – crafted by Oregon Barrel Works, a micro-cooperage producing just 1,000 barrels per year.
For this release, the 10 barrels received a three-hour hand-toast to draw out deeper spice compounds, before aging on the sixth floor of the warehouse for 10 months for maximum interaction with the wood. The whiskey was then gradually proofed to allow the blend to fully integrate before bottling.
Garryana Oak – A Rare and Special Ingredient
Garryana oak – also known as Oregon white oak – is native to the Pacific Northwest and rarely used in American whiskey. Because it cannot be commercially farmed and is only sourced from fallen or sanctioned harvests, availability is extremely limited.
Its dense grain slows oxidation and evaporation, contributing a structure and spice profile closer to French oak than traditional American white oak. The result is a distinctly different character – layered spice, dryness, and complexity – that showcases how profoundly wood species alone can reshape a bourbon.
Tasting Notes
Decadent maple layered on toasted oak, toffee, and vanilla crème leads to a full-bodied palate of baked cherry, cigar box, and butterscotch finishing with medium tannins coated with rich wood sugar.
Product Details
- Proof: 107.5 (53.75% ABV)
- Price: $99.99
- Format: 375mL
These rare, one-time releases are only made available at the Bardstown Bourbon Company distillery and Louisville Tasting Room.
About The Distillery Reserve
The Distillery Reserve is where we experiment freely, travel extensively, and continually push our “Nowhere We Won’t Go” mindset into new territories. Produced in extremely small batches, each release shares the most compelling results from ongoing trials in wood, aging, finishing, and blending. First launched in 2025, the Distillery Reserve debuted with Cathedral French Oak, Hokkaido Mizunara, and Normandia Calvados Brandy Barrel Finish.
