K.LUKE Whiskey Company "Making Strides" Single Barrel 12.9 Indiana Bourbon Charity Selection

K.LUKE Whiskey Company "Making Strides 2026" Single Barrel Bourbon Age:12 years 9 months Proof:111.6 Distilled In: Indiana Selected For: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (over $60 per bottle sold is being donated to charity!) Barrel Number: 43588 Mashbill: 21% rye Yield: 178 bottles Tasting Notes: Nose: Decadent caramel cream is rich and inviting with a soft sweetness. Palate: Viscous and rich, coating the palate with decadent caramel cream, followed by a subtle touch of dark chocolate and soft spice, creating a beautifully balanced and memorable finish. About K.LUKE: K.LUKE Whiskey Company was founded in 2021 by Jonathan and Jennifer Maisano. They personally taste every barrel of whiskey in their portfolio, which allows them to create special small batch blends and bottle limited single barrel offerings. This single barrel was selected because Jonathan found the whiskey offered outstanding characteristics worthy of being bottled independently. Each single barrel is bottled at barrel strength, uncut and unfiltered, so you can taste all the flavor just as they did straight from the barrel. K.LUKE is a tribute to both of their children Kaitlyn and Lucas. K.LUKE Whiskey Company owner and master blender Jonathan Maisano made his first single barrel trip to Kentucky in the summer of 2014. Since then, he has tasted over 1,600 barrels and selected more than 400 to be deemed as Maisano Hand Select Single Barrels for retail. Jonathan is also a first level certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers. He uses this extensive sensory training when evaluating aroma and flavor profiles in whiskey barrels as there are many similar traits in both wine and whiskey when searching for nuances. In 2024 Jonathan was named the Blender of the Year from the Barleycorn Awards.