{"product_id":"copper-cask-x-10-year-double-oak-batch-018-bourbon-set","title":"Copper \u0026 Cask Bourbon Duo: \"X\" 10-Year + 9-Year Double Oak Batch 018 (2 x 750ml)","description":"\u003cp data-lfile-container=\"fe1201a5-a9aa-4ee3-9aa8-98197867caab\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eTwo barrel-proof MGP bourbons from Rhode Island independent bottler Copper \u0026amp; Cask, paired to show two different routes to depth. Copper \u0026amp; Cask \"X\" gets there through age and blending. Barrel Master Stephen Corrigan married 45 casks of 10- to 12-year-old Indiana-distilled bourbon, combining a 21% rye mashbill with a 36% rye mashbill, to create the brand's first permanent release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBatch 018 takes the other road. A low-rye bourbon aged at least nine years in Indiana and Kentucky went north to Rhode Island, where it was moved into heavily charred ZAK Cooperage Wave Stave barrels for a second round of new oak. The extra char pulls dense caramelized sugar out of the wood without tipping into bitter tannin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two bottles land within one proof point of each other, 116.4 and 117.4. Heat never decides the comparison, so every difference in the glass comes from recipe and wood. X reads brighter, with milk chocolate, cherry cola and roasted almond riding on the higher-rye share of the blend. Double Oak goes darker: maple syrup, crème brûlée, burnt sugar and an espresso edge from the char.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth are bottled uncut and non-chill filtered. The set works as a two-glass tasting flight, a gift for a bourbon drinker who already knows MGP, or a clear lesson in what double oaking does to a mature bourbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"faq\" data-lfile-container=\"fe1201a5-a9aa-4ee3-9aa8-98197867caab\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's the difference between Copper \u0026amp; Cask X and Double Oak Batch 018?\u003c\/strong\u003e X is a 45-barrel blend of 10- to 12-year-old bourbon from two rye mashbills. Batch 018 is a nine-year low-rye bourbon finished in a second set of heavily charred Wave Stave barrels. X tastes brighter and chocolate-led; Batch 018 tastes darker and maple-led.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho distills Copper \u0026amp; Cask bourbon?\u003c\/strong\u003e MGP distills the bourbon in Indiana. Copper \u0026amp; Cask is an independent bottler in Rhode Island that selects, blends, finishes, and bottles it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre both bottles cask strength?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. X is 116.4 proof, and Batch 018 is 117.4 proof; both are uncut and non-chill filtered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow should I taste them side by side?\u003c\/strong\u003e Pour both neat; start with X, then move to Double Oak, whose char is heavier. A few drops of water open both at this proof.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copper \u0026 Cask","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42856436629550,"sku":"851115009777","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0173\/0930\/files\/Square-1_e179e586-fbd2-4192-b764-521712eb091e.jpg?v=1792777732","url":"https:\/\/dewinespot.co\/products\/copper-cask-x-10-year-double-oak-batch-018-bourbon-set","provider":"De Wine Spot - Rare Spirits \u0026 Curated Wine Experts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}