Milam & Greene Whiskey recently introduced Unabridged Volume 1, a new limited edition, literary-themed blend of straight bourbon whiskies.
The Texas-based distillery created the blend by calling on the expertise of three award-winning authors and whiskey experts: Heather Greene, CEO of Milam & Greene, Noah Rothbaum and David Wondrich, authors of the Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails and Flaviar’s resident liquor experts. The three tasted numerous whiskey samples and created a blend of straight bourbons, which were made in three different states and are of different ages.
“Unabridged celebrates friendships unfolding throughout the unedited and messy chapters of our biographies,” says Milam & Greene Whiskey CEO and blender Heather Greene. “As friends and fellow whiskey-writers, the three of us had an implicit pact to support each other’s dreams. After publishing many books and hundreds of articles, garnering awards, and thousands of tastings, Unabridged makes good on that promise. Milam & Greene Unabridged showcases the flavors a barrel can impart into bourbon over time and place.”
Whiskey blending is a core skill that Milam & Greene uses to craft its whiskies including the Triple Cask Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Port Finished Straight Rye Whiskey. Unabridged draws upon the distillery’s library of casks aging in its rickhouse in Blanco, Texas. It is created with a backbone of straight bourbon whiskies distilled by master distiller Marlene Holmes onsite in Texas and at Bardstown Bourbon Co. both using the same mash bill. Bourbon distilled in Tennessee and aged 4, 6, and 14 years, along with 4-year-old Kentucky bourbon round out the chapters. It is hand-bottled at 118 Proof.
Thirty-eight barrels were used to create Unabridged. The ages of each barrel are detailed below:
- 6 Casks 14 Year Tennessee Bourbon Whiskey
- 8 Casks 6 Year Tennessee Bourbon Whiskey
- 4 Casks 4 Year Tennessee Bourbon Whiskey
- 5 Casks 4 Year Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey
- 2 Casks 3 1⁄2 Year Texas Bourbon Whiskey with Malted Rye
- 13 Casks 2 3/4 Year Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey with Malted Rye
Milam & Greene Unabridged Volume 1 is now available at select retailers across the U.S., online, and to Flaviar members for $89.99.
