Description

Fiddler Georgia Heartwood Bourbon

When we first set out on our whiskey journey, we made a purposeful decision to craft two lines of spirits: one that we distilled ourselves, and one that allows us to showcase unique spirits from across the country that we then bring in house and “fiddle with”.

Our Master Distiller, Justin Manglitz, is an accomplished old-time string music fiddler, so we thought the name Fiddler a fitting testament to his virtuoso skills and our transparent line of foraged, “fiddled with” whiskies.

The popularity of the Fiddler name took on a life of its own, and we soon applied it to various bourbons we distilled in-house as well. Find more information about each release below. We’re pleased to have the chance to share them with you.

Fiddler Heartwood Bourbon begins with the same foraged high-wheat mash bill as Fiddler Unison Bourbon. We then finish it on hand-harvested, charred Georgia white oak heartwood staves that we hand-charred and placed in the barrels for the final few months of maturation.

In addition to the wheat lending a soft, silky texture and salted caramel, the Georgia staves lend maple, sandalwood, oak, a rounder mouthfeel, for a textured complexity rarely seen in a bourbon.

Fiddler Georgia Heartwood is part of our single barrel program

51% corn, 45% wheat, 4% malted barley

Finished on varying numbers of staves of hand-harvested, charred white oak

Note: Since Fiddler Georgia Heartwood is a single barrel program, each barrel yields around 200 bottles and flavor profiles can differ from barrel to barrel, so tasting notes may vary slightly depending on the specific barrel selected.

Fiddler Georgia Heartwood Bourbon Notes To Your Senses:

• APPEARANCE: Deep amber with golden hues
• AROMA: Rich, sweet caramel and raisins, with vanilla, toasted oak, dark fruit, and warm spice
• TASTE: A silky coat of flavor with brown sugar, vanilla, and maple syrup, with a nutty spiced oak on the back, complemented by honey, butterscotch, baking spices, and charred oak, balanced by hints of dark chocolate and dried cherries
• FINISH: A delicious heavy spice oak flavor that coats the entire mouth and slowly fades into a light vanilla with lingering notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and toasted nuts
• ABV: 60.7%