Doc Swinson’s Dos Padres Bourbon Whiskey Anejo Cask Finish
Doc Swinson's Dos Padres Bourbon Whiskey is a 750mL Exploratory Cask release bottled at 115.1 proof (57.55% ABV) — the Blender's Cut straight bourbon (MGP mash bills of 60% corn/36% rye/4% malted barley and 75% corn/21% rye/4% malted barley, minimum 5 years in new American white oak) finished for four to eight months in casks that previously aged extra añejo tequila, then blended and bottled in Ferndale, Washington. Where most aged tequila borrows bourbon barrels, Dos Padres reverses the trade — and the result is a bourbon with melon, tangerine, oak, white pepper, and soft leather. Order online at Del Mesa Liquor for San Diego delivery or pickup.
- Proof / ABV: 115.1 proof / 57.55% ABV (cask strength)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: minimum 5 years in American white oak before a 4–8 month extra-añejo-tequila-cask finish
- Origin: distilled in Indiana (MGP); finished, blended, and bottled in Ferndale, Washington
- Production: Blender's Cut base; Exploratory Cask Series; ex-extra-añejo tequila cask finish
Bourbon Finishes in Tequila's Barrels
The usual traffic runs one way: tequila ages in ex-bourbon barrels. Doc Swinson's flipped it — hunting down casks that had held extra añejo tequila and sending the Blender's Cut bourbon in for a four-to-eight-month stay. "Dos Padres" (two fathers) nods to the two spirits' parentage without naming any tequila brand, because there isn't one: the casks' origin is simply "extra añejo tequila." It's a genuinely one-of-a-kind intersection — agave's bright tropicality pressed into a 115-proof high-rye bourbon frame.
Tasting Notes
Melon and tangerine open over oak, with white pepper and soft leather underneath. The nose shows agave syrup, vanilla cream, and leather; the palate turns bright citrus and pepper with vanilla and caramel, finishing on agave syrup and warm oak. Complex but well balanced — easy to drink for its proof.
How to Enjoy
Neat or with a splash of water to coax out the tangerine and agave notes; the proof handles a large cube gracefully in warm weather. Try it in an Añejo Old Fashioned with agave syrup instead of sugar. More finished experiments live in our bourbon whiskey collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dos Padres a collaboration with a tequila brand?
No — "Dos Padres" is Doc Swinson's own release name. The casks are described only as having previously aged extra añejo tequila; no tequila brand or partnership is named in any source.
What is the base whiskey?
The Blender's Cut — a minimum-5-year MGP straight bourbon blend (two high-rye mash bills) — before its tequila-cask finish.
What proof is it?
115.1 proof (57.55% ABV), bottled at cask strength.
A bourbon finished where bourbon barrels usually go to retire — order Dos Padres online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.