Angel’s Envy Port-Finished Bourbon combines vanilla, raisin, maple-syrup and toasted-nut aromas with ripe fruit, toast and bitter chocolate on the palate. The producer describes lingering sweetness in the finish. This is the range’s original port-finished expression, a useful direction for shoppers who enjoy a fruit-led bourbon profile and want to explore wine-cask finishing.
Begin neat with a small pour to compare the vanilla opening with the fruit and chocolate notes, then try a few drops of water or a cube. In an Old Fashioned, keep the first measure of syrup light and adjust after tasting. The brand also suggests a Manhattan, where your choice of vermouth provides another way to explore the fruit character.
How it’s made: Crafted in Louisville, Kentucky, the bourbon matures in new American white oak before finishing in ruby port wine barrels. Angel’s Envy blends both before and after the secondary finishing. That additional barrel stage shapes this expression’s profile; no fixed age is assigned here.
