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A. Smith Bowman Distillery, known for its award-winning spirits and time-honored process, is back with another online lottery for its Limited Edition 10-Year Cask Strength Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
Aged a minimum of 10 years, this batch of limited-edition whiskey is 144.5 proof, packing an even greater punch than before.
Tasting notes for this bourbon describe it as starting off with apple and cherry flavors followed by vanilla and roasted nuts, which strike a great balance between the soft, sweet floral notes and strong wood char flavors. The nose is strong of cherry and toast with a slight hint of leather and caramel.
This bourbon is bottled uncut and non-chill-filtered, with a slick, peppery, and crisp aftertaste that leaves the tongue feeling like it’s bouncing in delight from the intensity of the experience.
“A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Bourbon Batch #2 is a high proof whiskey lover’s dream,” said Master Distiller Brian Prewitt.
Distiller David Bock further elaborated on the second release of Cask Strength: “While last year’s inaugural Batch #1 boasted a more delicate profile that drank like a much lower proof bourbon (though it wasn’t!), this year’s offering really roars. Batch #1’s proof snuck up on you; Batch #2 slaps you in the char. Batch #2 also contains the last of the barrels Joe Dangler, former Master Distiller at A. Smith Bowman for over 30 years, laid down. We’re humbled to honor his lasting influence with this release.”
The online lottery will begin on December 9th at 10 a.m. Winners will be randomly selected at noon and notified by the end of the day on December 16th. Winners will have three weeks to pick up their bottle from the Distillery. Participants should be on the lookout for a confirmation email in their inbox or spam/junk folders.
The A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Bourbon will be available in select markets in the United States, as well as through the A. Smith Bowman Distillery gift shop via the online lottery.
Bottles are packaged in 750 mL, with a suggested retail price is $99.99.
About A. Smith Bowman Distillery
A. Smith Bowman’s distilling roots date back to the years before Prohibition when the Bowman family had a granary and dairy farm in Sunset Hills, Virginia. They used excess grain from the family estate to distill spirits. In 1934, after the Repeal of Prohibition, Abram Smith Bowman and his sons continued the family tradition and built a more modern distillery in Fairfax County, Virginia called Sunset Hills Farm. The Distillery was moved in 1988 and is now nestled in Spotsylvania County near the city of Fredericksburg, 60 miles away from the original location.
As a small and privately owned company, A. Smith Bowman Distillery continues the time-honored traditions on which it was founded. Considered a micro-distillery by today’s standards, A. Smith Bowman produces an assortment of hand-crafted spirits distilled from only the finest natural ingredients and using the latest technology. This micro-distillery focuses on the production of premium spirits honoring the legacy of Virginia’s first settlers. Its various brands have won more than 100 awards in the past five years, including “World’s Best Bourbon” in 2016 for its Abraham Bowman Port Finished Bourbon and again in 2017 for its John J. Bowman Single Barrel at the World Whisky Awards. For more information on A. Smith Bowman, please visit www.asmithbowman.com.
