2026 Wildlife Collection: Live Oak Straight Bourbon

Spirit shaped by the heart of the Hill Country

Named for the live oaks that shade visitors to our tasting room in Blanco, this is a bourbon shaped by patience and weather. Distilled in Bardstown in May 2019, the four barrels behind Live Oak finished their aging in our rickhouses through summers that pushed past 100 degrees and winters that swung the other direction : the kind of cycling that pulls deeper texture and oak integration out of a barrel.

Originally selected for our Single Barrel Private Select Program, these four held together so consistently that we kept them for the Wildlife Collection instead. 608 bottles, 123.4 proof, 61.7% ABV, six years and eleven months in the making.

A portion of proceeds supports the Blanco County Conservation Initiative

Live Oak Tasting Notes

Color: Burnt Umber

Nose: Caramel candy, grape nuts, breakfast cereal, biscuit, earth, dusty oak, marzipan.

Palate: A viscous oily mouthfeel with big, sweet notes of caramel and honey on the front, creamed corn, oak, nutmeg, and almond round out the midpalate.

Finish: A medium to long finish with notes of honey, oak, black pepper, and herbaceous mint linger.

Whiskey Details

• Proof: 123.4 (61.7% ABV)

• Mashbill: 68% Corn, 20% Malted Rye, 12% Malted Barley

• Aged: 6 years, 11 months

  • Time in KY: 23-0638, 23-0647 = 4 Years 1 Month
     23-0906, 23-0908 = 4 Years 4 Months
  • Time in TX: 23-0638, 23-0647 = 2 Years 10 Months
     23-0906, 23-0908 = 2 Years 7.5 Months  

• Casks: 20-0284, 20-0285, 20-0310, 20-0311