Yellowstone Special Finishes Collection Rum Cask Bourbon Whiskey
Yellowstone Special Finishes Collection Rum Cask Bourbon Whiskey is the second release in Yellowstone's Special Finishes Collection: 4-year Kentucky straight bourbon finished 9 weeks in casks that held rum distilled from Cuban-grown sugarcane molasses — bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV). It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 50% (100 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age/finish: 4-year Kentucky straight bourbon + 9-week finish in Havana rum casks (molasses from Cuban sugarcane)
- Origin: Limestone Branch Distillery, Lebanon, Kentucky — Master Distiller Stephen Beam (7th generation, Beam and Dant families); launched March 2024, SRP $49.99
- Awards: Platinum — 2024 ASCOT Awards; Gold — American Whiskey Masters 2024 (Bourbon, up to 7 years)
Rum Casks from Havana, Bourbon from Kentucky
The Special Finishes Collection is Yellowstone's ongoing experiment in secondary maturation — the first release was a toasted-oak finish (Double Gold, 2024 SFWSC), and the second went tropical. Four-year Yellowstone bourbon spends nine weeks in casks that previously held rum distilled from molasses pressed from Cuban sugarcane, and the rum wood does exactly what you'd hope: gingerbread, poached pear, toasted marshmallow, crème brûlée, and toffee over Yellowstone's oak, with tobacco, clove, and cocoa-seasoned oak on the long honeyed finish (per the brand's tasting notes). Launched March 2024 at $49.99, it took Platinum at the 2024 ASCOT Awards and Gold at the American Whiskey Masters the same year.
Tasting Notes
Gingerbread and poached pear up front, toasted marshmallow and crème brûlée through the middle, tobacco and clove on the cocoa-oak finish. Long, honeyed, and distinctly rum-kissed.
How to Enjoy
Neat or on a big cube — the finish is the point, so don't bury it. It also makes a remarkable bourbon old fashioned with demerara syrup, leaning into the rum-cask molasses character.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Yellowstone Special Finishes Collection?
An ongoing series of secondary-maturation experiments from Limestone Branch — the Rum Cask is release #2, following the Toasted finish.
Where do the rum casks come from?
Havana, Cuba — casks that held rum distilled from molasses pressed from Cuban-grown sugarcane.
What awards has the Rum Cask won?
Platinum at the 2024 ASCOT Awards and Gold at the American Whiskey Masters 2024.
Bourbon fans in San Diego, CA: order Yellowstone Rum Cask online from Del Mesa Liquor and taste what nine weeks in Havana rum wood does to Kentucky bourbon.