Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast Bottled-in-Bond California Bourbon Whiskey

Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast Bottled-in-Bond California Bourbon Whiskey is grain-to-glass Sonoma bourbon held to the Bottled-in-Bond Act: one distilling season, five years in 53-gallon American oak, then proofed only with Russian River aquifer water to 100 proof. Cool coastal warehouses draw caramel and cherry beside toasted oak rather than a heavy char dump. Each annual batch’s four-grain mash — corn with rye, wheat, and malted barley — shifts with the season, so the bottle is a true snapshot of that year’s barrels. Keep it as a weeknight pour.

Caramel, cherry cola, and sweet vanilla lead, then honeycomb, brown sugar, and a thread of dark chocolate. Toasted oak and a little spice firm the finish. It is approachable at bonded strength, with enough fruit and oak to sip neat or drop into a simple bourbon cocktail.