Still Austin Distillery Reserve Series Straight Oated Bourbon Whiskey 750ml

Still Austin Straight Oated Bourbon is a Bourbon from Still Austin Whiskey Co. in Austin, Texas. This 2022 Distillery Reserve Series release is a light, delicate, sweet, and creamy bourbon built around a high-oat mash bill - a spring release that contrasts the rye-driven character of much of the rest of the DRS lineup.

The Distillery Reserve Series is Still Austin Whiskey Co.'s limited-release lineup of single-expression whiskeys crafted by Head Distiller John Schrepel - each one a unique mash bill, finishing technique, or experimental blend, paired with custom bottle art commissioned from a Texas artist. Still Austin is a grain-to-glass Austin, Texas distillery, sourcing only Texas-grown grains and aging in 53-gallon American oak barrels using the distillery's signature "slow-water reduction" technique that adds water in small increments as the barrels endure Hill Country temperature swings. DRS bottles sell first-come, first-served on the distillery's website and must be picked up in person at the Austin tasting room.

The Straight Oated Bourbon brings naked oats forward as the second-largest grain in the mash bill, producing a softer, creamier profile than Still Austin's standard four-grain bourbon. Still Austin has continued to experiment with oat-forward expressions across its Rare Stock and Order of Nancy programs, with the Distillery Reserve Series Straight Oated Bourbon being one of the earliest commercial expressions of the concept.

A spring 2022 release positioned as the light, easy-drinking counterpart to Still Austin's bigger bourbons. It drinks well neat or over a single large cube.

• Size: 750ml
• Origin: Austin, Texas
• Distillery: Still Austin Whiskey Co.