Penelope Estate Collection Founders Reserve 13 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

The Founders Reserve 13 Year from Penelope’s Estate Collection is the kind of bourbon you savour to mark a milestone. Aged for over a decade and bottled at 121.4 proof, it’s bold yet refined. This release honours time, craft, and barrel selection—letting patience reveal character. The nose opens with warm caramel, vanilla bean, and subtle tobacco leaf; hints of candied fruit dance in the background. On the palate, you’ll find toasted nuts, graham cracker sweetness, rich oak, and dark fruit depth. And the finish lingers: black-pepper spice, lingering caramel, and a warm echo of wood-char. It’s not showy; it’s measured, matured, and meaningful.

Nose: Caramel cream, vanilla bean, faint tobacco, candied cherry.

Palate: Toasted pecan, graham cracker, butterscotch, dark plum.

Finish: Long and warming—black pepper spice, caramel fade, seasoned oak.

For dessert – pair with a pecan praline tart or bourbon-maple bread pudding to mirror the nut and caramel notes. For savoury – a smoked pork shoulder with cherry glaze allows the dark fruit and oak to shine. Cheese lovers – aged Gouda or a nutty Manchego brings out the toasted-nut and wood character beautifully.