Seelbach’s Private Reserve Amburana Finished Bourbon Whiskey

Seelbach’s Private Reserve Amburana Finished Bourbon Whiskey is a limited independent bottling that spends only days in toasted Brazilian amburana — the wood dumps cinnamon and cigar tobacco so fast that a week can swamp the whiskey. Seelbach’s starts with Bardstown bourbon around six years ten months old, then pulls the finish while the spice still leaves room for pastry sweetness. Bottled uncut at 115.3 proof. Open it in cold weather.

Cinnamon and churro spice lead, with a rich, fatty pastry note behind them. Apple-pie sweetness, dried fruit, and vanilla frosting fill a round sip. Holiday spice and maduro tobacco bounce on a long finish.