Angel's Envy

While very common in Scotch whisky, cask finishing is somewhat less common when it comes to bourbon. Angel’s Envy, however, is a fantastic Kentucky bourbon that’s finished in Port casks. The rich fruit notes of the cask finish work wonders with the sweet, vanilla-forward notes of the bourbon itself, thanks to an initial maturation in charred American oak barrels.

The whiskey is named after the ‘angel’s share’, which is a much more poetic way of naming the annual rate of whisky lost from the cask during maturation due to evaporation. The term originated in Scotland and Ireland, where the angel’s share is around 2% – contrasting to the much higher 5% found in Kentucky! Looks like the angels are pretty envious across the pond.