Doc Swinson’s Lovers by OWS

Doc Swinson’s Lovers by OWS is a single-barrel bourbon selected by Orlando Whiskey Society from Doc Swinson’s cask-strength barrel program — the Ferndale, Washington house that sources MGP Indiana bourbon and bottles one cask at a time. The UPC matches Doc Swinson’s single-barrel SKU. Proof lives on this cask; the point of the buy is that the club chose this barrel rather than Doc Swinson’s Session or Blender’s Cut. Worth keeping around for slow sips and simple cocktails.

Undiluted Indiana bourbon from new charred oak, often the 75/21/4 mash, is built for barrel heat, rye spice, and straight bourbon sweetness rather than a wine finish. Caramel and vanilla come from the char, spice from the rye, and a full, hot sip because the water stayed out. Lovers is that program with Orlando Whiskey Society’s name on the selection: one cask, no Moscatel, no blending across barrels.