Trail's End Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Trail's End Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a 750mL Kentucky straight bourbon aged eight years in Kentucky in new charred American oak, then finished with Oregon oak (Garryana) and proofed with glacier-fed spring water from Mt. Hood in Hood River, Oregon. It is bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV) by Hood River Distillers. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 45% (90 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 8 years in Kentucky, then finished with Oregon oak
- Finish: Oregon oak (Garryana); proofed with Mt. Hood glacier-fed spring water
- Mash: Corn, malted barley and approximately 10% rye
- Filtration: Non-chill filtered
- Origin: Distilled and aged in Kentucky; finished and bottled in Hood River, Oregon
Kentucky Bourbon, Finished at the End of the Trail
Trail's End is the first collaboration between Hood River Distillers — the oldest distillery in Oregon — and Clear Creek Distillery, the second-oldest. The bourbon itself is Kentucky's: distilled and aged a full eight years in new charred oak at an undisclosed Kentucky distillery, then sent west to Hood River, where it is finished with Oregon Garryana oak — sourced via Oregon Barrel Works and air-dried a minimum of three years — and proofed down with glacier-fed Mt. Hood spring water. The name plays on the journey: the end of one path, the beginning of another. Browse more Kentucky bourbon in our bourbon whiskey collection or see the brand on the Trail's End vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Per the producer: aromas of toasted hazelnut, stone fruit, ruby port and apple from the Garryana oak, with less opening bite; a taste of roasted apples, hazelnut, chocolate and candy cap mushroom; and a long, warm, oily, buttery finish with a malt spice kick, a slight char note, sweet cream and hazelnut.
How to Enjoy
Neat or over one large cube, where the Oregon oak's hazelnut and stone-fruit character sits on top of the Kentucky base. It also makes a distinctive Old Fashioned. More sourced-and-finished American whiskey is in our bourbon whiskey collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Trail's End bourbon made?
It is distilled and aged for eight years in Kentucky, then finished with Oregon oak, proofed with Mt. Hood spring water and bottled in Hood River, Oregon, by Hood River Distillers.
How old is Trail's End and what proof is it?
Eight years in Kentucky before its Oregon-oak finish, bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV). Trail's End also makes separate 10-year and apple-brandy-barrel expressions at 105 proof — those are different bottlings, not this one.
What does the Oregon oak finish add?
Garryana oak is a different species from the American white oak of the aging barrels; the brand's notes credit it with toasted hazelnut, stone fruit and ruby port aromas over the bourbon's roasted apple and chocolate palate.
Eight Kentucky years with an Oregon accent — order Trail's End online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.