Old Swagger 13 Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon + OADE Domaine du Carpoulat “Yak To The Future” 1980 Armagnac Bundle

Thirteen years in Indiana and forty-four in Gascony. This pairing puts two very different kinds of patience side by side, and each one makes the other easier to understand.

Old Swagger comes from Ed Bley, the barrel picker behind Rising Tide Spirits. For this release, he married 15 barrels of MGP bourbon, all distilled on the same day. The bourbon came out of the barrel at 127 proof. Under the Bottled-in-Bond Act, it then had to be cut to exactly 100 proof, and the distillery, distillation season, and bonded storage all had to be documented. Thirteen years of Midwestern summers built up deep oak, while the bonded proof keeps it approachable at the table.

“Yak To The Future” comes from a single cask at Domaine du Carpoulat, a family estate in Fourcès, a medieval bastide village in Armagnac-Ténarèze. The region’s clay-limestone soils produce a fuller, rounder brandy style. OADE works directly with small Gascon producers and bottles one estate and one barrel at a time. Our community selected this cask as Prime Barrel Pick #170. Distilled in 1980, it spent 44 years in wood, long enough to develop deep rancio, the savory, nutty, leathery depth only very old brandy achieves.

What's in the bundle:

• Bundle contents: 2 bottles
• Bottle 1: Rising Tide Spirits Old Swagger 13-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon. Distilled at MGP, Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Small-batch blend of 15 barrels. 100 proof. 750ml.
• Bottle 2: OADE Domaine du Carpoulat “Yak To The Future” 1980 Armagnac. Armagnac-Ténarèze, Gascony, France. Vintage 1980, aged 44 years. Single barrel. The Prime Barrel Pick #170

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Bottled-in-Bond mean?
A Bottled-in-Bond American whiskey must be distilled by one distillery in one distilling season, aged at least four years in a federally bonded warehouse, and bottled at exactly 100 proof.

Who distilled Old Swagger 13 Year?
MGP in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Rising Tide Spirits selected and blended the barrels.

How old is the “Yak To The Future” Armagnac?
It was distilled in 1980 and aged 44 years in a single cask before bottling.

What is Armagnac-Ténarèze?
It is one of Armagnac’s three production regions, along with Bas-Armagnac and Haut-Armagnac. Its clay-limestone soils typically produce rich, full-bodied brandies that reward long aging.

How should I taste this bundle?
Pour both neat in tulip glasses. Start with the bourbon and finish with the Armagnac, which is older and more delicate. A few drops of water will open up the bourbon.