They say good things come in threes, so Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch Recipe #3 should be great.
This release is an 18-year-old American light whiskey produced by MGP. Batch #3 features a mashbill of 99% corn and 1% malted barley and barreled at proof (71.25%). Bottled from 211 uncharred new barrels, the whiskey has been aged 18 years. The wood rounds off the edges, allowing the attributes of the corn to shine through over time. The resulting flavor profile consists of caramel corn, black cherry, prune Danish, loads of baking spices such as nutmeg, clove, cinnamon and vanilla bean, pipe tobacco fragrance and more.
Jacob’s Pardon was launched in October 2020 by Palm Bay International and Taub Family Selections’ Marc D. Taub and his son Jake Taub. Renowned author and spirits authority F. Paul Pacult serves as the brand’s Master Blender.
Pacult was intrigued by the opportunity to work on a whiskey that is as rich in flavor as it is in history. “We took our time with Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch #3. While it is a light American whiskey, the tasting experience is anything but light,” says Jacob’s Pardon Master Blender F. Paul Pacult. “We chose to bottle at cask strength, allowing for less human interference and a more authentic product to be best enjoyed as is.”
Representing the third and fourth generations, respectively, of their family-owned enterprise, the Taubs crafted Jacob’s Pardon as a nod to Marc’s great uncles’ tradition of whiskey production. The family history dates back nearly a century with Jacob and Abner Taub during Prohibition. Eventually, their operation was raided, and the brothers were charged with violation of Section 99, Title 18 US Codes. Six years later, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued presidential pardons to the Taub brothers—allowing them to reignite their family business along with their brother Martin (Marc D. Taub’s grandfather) which set into motion the Taub family tradition that would span generations. The Taub family continues the legacy with Jacob’s Pardon Whiskey, part of the Palm Bay International portfolio.
Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch Recipe #3 is available at select retailers nationwide, at $195.
