Smooth Ambler Straight Bourbon
Bourbon

Smooth Ambler Straight Bourbon

Smooth Ambler750 ml49.5% ABV

Bold high-rye straight bourbon crafted in West Virginia

This premium straight bourbon offers a rich bouquet of sweet caramel and warm baking spices on the nose, leading into a robust, full-bodied palate. It finishes long and dry with a satisfying kick of rye spice and charred oak.

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87/ 100
Very good
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Best enjoyed

Room temperature64-70F
Rocks glass
Gifting
Celebration
Late Night
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Food pairings

Traditional
Smoked beef brisket or prime rib
Vegetarian
Roasted pecan and maple sweet potato casserole
Cheese
Aged sharp Cheddar or smoked Gouda
Also good withSteak

A cocktail to make with it

High-Rye Old Fashioned

  • 2 oz Smooth Ambler Straight Bourbon
  • 0.25 oz simple syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Orange peel for garnish

In a mixing glass, combine simple syrup, bitters, and bourbon. Fill with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube and garnish with an orange peel.

Serve in a rocks glass

The story behind it

The maker

Founded in 2009 by John Little in Maxwelton, West Virginia, Smooth Ambler was created with a mission to showcase the state's hard-working heritage through craft spirits. The distillery is celebrated both for its home-distilled spirits and for its curated, sourced merchant-bottled program.

How it is made

Smooth Ambler is distilled and aged in the cool, clean air of West Virginia, utilizing high-quality local grains and mountain water. The distillery combines state-of-the-art distillation technology with traditional rickhouse aging methods to produce spirits of exceptional character.

From West Virginia, USA

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