Seelbach's Private Reserve Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Amburana Barrels Batch 4
Seelbach's Private Reserve Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Amburana Barrels Batch 4 is a 116-proof (58% ABV) barrel-strength Kentucky bourbon, 750mL, aged 6 years 2 months and finished for 10 days in second-use toasted Amburana barrels. Only 1,284 bottles were produced for this limited Batch 4 release — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
Seelbach's, the Louisville-based independent bottler known for sourcing standout Kentucky bourbon and finishing it in adventurous casks, built Batch 4 on a 78% corn / 10% rye / 12% malted barley mash bill distilled in Bardstown, KY. The Amburana finish — Brazilian wood famous for cinnamon-roll aromatics — layers holiday spice and confectionary sweetness over a cigar-box bourbon base.
Tasting notes (official Seelbach's copy): nose of cinnamon rolls in the oven, vanilla frosting, and buttery rolls; palate of dried cherry, banana bread, and toasted almonds; a long, elegant finish that bounces between confectionary sweetness and cigar box with aged tobacco.
Why buy: Amburana-finished bourbons are a collector category of their own, and this batch is one of the highest-proof versions on the market. Add a few drops of water to open up the pastry-shop aromatics, or pour neat next to your favorite whiskey to taste what Brazilian oak does to Kentucky bourbon.
FAQ — people also ask:
Q: What does Amburana do to bourbon?
A: Amburana is a Brazilian hardwood that adds pronounced cinnamon, vanilla, and baked-goods character. Ten days of finishing in a second-use toasted Amburana barrel gives this batch its cinnamon-roll and maduro-cigar profile.
Q: Is Seelbach's Private Reserve Batch 4 cask strength?
A: Yes — it's bottled at 116 proof (58% ABV), uncut from the barrel, with no age-statement fill-in; the base bourbon is 6 years 2 months old.
Q: How many bottles of Batch 4 were made?
A: 1,284 bottles, making it a genuinely limited independent-bottler release. Explore more from this bottler at Seelbach's at Del Mesa Liquor.