As discussed in great detail during last week’s Smoke Night LIVE Alec Bradley will release an Uncut Series pairing in partnership with EverNorth Spirits. The single barrel and cigar pairing will launch on April 22 when 126 collectible sets will be available for sale exclusively on Bourbon Outfitters.
The one-of-a-kind pairing represents the fourth iteration of the Uncut Series and is “expected to sell out shortly after its release” at 10:00 AM Eastern according to a spokesperson for the respected online bourbon retailer.
Alec Rubin, Alec Bradley’s brand manager of strategic partnerships said, “This single barrel pick shows how we’ve come full circle with Dan Shook and Sean Paisley, also known as Bourbon Junkies. We were their first sponsor and have been amazed to watch their popularity skyrocket. Now that they’ve come out with their own bourbon under the EverNorth Spirits brand, we wanted to support their new venture in a big way. So we set out to find a whiskey that would stand up to Alec Bradley Fine & Rare and we knew that would not be easy. Dan and Sean are big cigar guys it was great to have their thought process come into play. Together we picked the ideal whiskey for the pairing. Our only wish was that it wasn’t so limited because the pairing is that good.”
Alec Rubin and Bradley Rubin who serves as brand ambassador for the Alec Bradley cigar brand, tasted through 23 barrels of EverNorth Essence Bourbon before ultimately deciding on their pick for this Uncut Series release. Crafted by MPG, the seven-and-a-half-year-old light bourbon (131 proof/65.5% ABV) they selected is made of 99% corn and 1% malted barley and was distilled by MGP in Indiana. It was aged there for seven years before being moved to Michigan where it rested for an additional six months in a warm, conditioned environment to maintain continuous barrel interaction. Bottled at cask strength to preserve the integrity of the spirit, EverNorth Essence is heavy on complexity with notes of orange zest, caramel, cinnamon and oak. When met with the honey, nutmeg and hazelnut nuances and earthy, woody notes of Alec Bradley Fine & Rare BCN 143, the pairing becomes a moving sensory experience.
Dan Shook, co-founder of EverNorth Spirits said, “Working on this project with Alec and Bradley was every cigar and bourbon lover’s dream. Developing a single barrel pairing for the newest iteration of Fine & Rare gave us the opportunity to really flex our palates, and it made us appreciate the beauty of EverNorth whiskey on a deeper level. This collaboration goes to show you how a great cigar and a great bourbon can elevate one another to make totally new experience and we’re proud to put our name on this.”
Each Alec Bradley EverNorth Uncut Series pairing contains one 750 mL bottle of EverNorth Essence and two Alec Bradley Fine & Rare BCN-143 (7” x 50) cigars and will sell for a suggested retail price of $99.99. Released in limited quantity in 2023, the box-pressed Toro cigars are made with a medium-bodied blend that contains ten tobacco varietals. This includes a Honduran Trojes Criollo 98 wrapper from the La Vega Coyol Farm in Honduras, a double binder comprised of Honduran Trojes Criollo 98 and Nicaraguan Esteli Criollo, and these filler tobaccos: Honduran Jamastran Criollo 98, Nicaraguan Jalapa Criollo 98, Honduran Trojes Criollo 98, Honduran Jamastran Criollo 98, Honduran Trojes Corojo 99, Honduran Jamastran Corojo and Nicaraguan Jalapa Corojo 99, all.
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