Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Silver Oak
Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Silver Oak brings Napa Valley wine country to Kentucky whiskey: a 108-proof (54% ABV) straight bourbon blend finished for 17 months in Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon barrels, in a 750mL bottle. Six high-age bourbons aged 9 to 15 years — sourced from Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana and Georgia — were married and re-barreled in the same Napa Valley barrels that aged Silver Oak's Cabernet, picking up dark fruit, structure and tannin alongside classic bourbon oak. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 108 proof (54% ABV)
- Size: 750mL
- Blend: Six straight bourbons, aged 9–15 years (KY, TN, IN, GA)
- Finish: 17 months in Silver Oak Napa Cabernet Sauvignon barrels
- Release: Collaborative Series, September 2024
- Accolade: 91 points, Whisky Advocate
When Kentucky Meets Napa Valley
Bardstown Bourbon Company launched its Collaborative Series to pair world-class bourbon blending with winemaking royalty, and the Silver Oak edition is its most ambitious crossover yet. Silver Oak — the Napa Valley Cabernet house — emptied its prized oak barrels straight into Bardstown's hands, where they held a blend of six mature bourbons for seventeen months. The result is a red-wine-cask-finished bourbon with real depth: black cherry and currant layered over caramel, vanilla and baking spice. Shop the Bardstown Bourbon Company collection, explore more bourbon, and browse the full American whiskey shelf at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Deep amber with a wine-kissed nose of dark cherry, blackberry and vanilla bean over toasted oak. The palate is full and structured — caramel and brown sugar up front, red fruit and cocoa through the middle, tannic oak and baking spice on the back end. A long, warming finish of dried fruit, leather and sweet tobacco.
How to Enjoy
Pour it neat in a Glencairn to let the wine-barrel influence open up, or add a few drops of water to soften the 108-proof heat and pull the dark-fruit notes forward. It also makes an exceptional Old Fashioned — the Cabernet finish does the work of the bitters.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Silver Oak?
A limited 2024 release blending six 9–15-year-old bourbons finished 17 months in barrels from Napa Valley's Silver Oak winery, bottled at 108 proof.
How strong is Bardstown Silver Oak bourbon?
It is bottled at 108 proof (54% ABV).
Is this a one-time release?
Yes — Collaborative Series editions are limited annual collaborations and are not repeated.
Order Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Silver Oak online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — a Napa-meets-Kentucky collaboration worth cellaring, while it lasts.