Outer Orbit Loop

5.5- and 12-year Kentucky straight bourbons finished in orange curaçao–gin barrels.

Proof: 120.3
% Alc: 60.2
Age: 5.5 yr
From: KY

William Hornaday at Kelvin Cooperage showed us barrels that had held orange curaçao and then gin. They smelled like the powdered orange drink that went to space with the Mercury missions. We put 5.5- and 12-year Kentucky straight bourbons in them, and a month later it was ready.

The name nods to the road Kelvin Cooperage sits on, and to that orbit.

Mash bill: 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley (5.5 years)
74% corn, 18% rye, 8% malted barley (12 years)
Bottles: 2,402
Nose: Citrus and pine over black pepper.
Taste: Tangy citrus, then cinnamon and baking spice, then pine needles and a little nuttiness.
Finish: Medium-long. Citrus, pepper and cinnamon with pine and juniper.