Penelope Bourbon
Illinois Select Toasted Series and Off Premise Private Select Single Barrel
Off Premise in Lincoln Park is a boutique shop that really enjoys their natural wines and armagnacs like nobody’s business. The crew has also introduced us to a host of new bourbon producers that otherwise wouldn’t have been on our radar at all. After the dangerously underrated Mayor Pingree Single Barrel from Off Premise, we spun the wheel to try another crew totally new to us - Penelope Bourbon from Roselle, NJ.
Long Neck Wine Bottle Glass
This Penelope Illinois Select Toasted Series the only Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey on the bar after the 10th Anniversary release from our beloved FEW Spirits. The Penelope approach is to the blend three different mashbills ( (21% Rye Bourbon, 99% Corn Bourbon, 45% Wheat Bourbon) to achieve the optimal four grainess.
The Off Premise Single Barrel is an MGP (Ross & Squibb now) High Rye Mashbill.
On the Toasted Barrel, caramel apple, burnt orange and dare we say a lively palate… bright, bouncy fruits in comparison to those ripe cooked fruits we usually notes in bourbon.
—The Neat Pour
MGP High Rye Mashbill
2 of 7 Bourbons In The Current Penelope Lineup
Other Notes:
-Mayor Pingree, Old Elk, Bull Run and George Remus are other notable MGP single barrels we scored at Off Premise over the years.
-Penelope arrives in elegant wine bottles reminiscent of the BTAC collection of the Sam Houston releases.
-Off Premise Private Select - 5yr Single Barrel Non Chill Filtered
-Toasted Series Level 3 Heavy Char 4-5yrs.
-Four Grain, Barrel Strength, Toasted Series, Rosé Cask Finish, Private Select and American Light Whiskey are the current release lineup.
Episode 55 of The Neat Pour Podcast