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A. Smith Bowman Distillery Releases
Sequential Series Bourbon
Extremely Limited, Available Mostly in Virginia
Fredericksburg, VA. (May 25, 2017) – A. Smith Bowman Distillery announces the
latest release in its Abraham Bowman line of experimental whiskey, the Abraham Bowman
Sequential Series Bourbon.
This limited release explores how flavor profiles are affected when bourbon, first aged
in new charred white oak barrels, is then finished in different kinds of used barrels for its final
years, and also explores how the barrel entry proof affects the finish.
This release is comprised of two expressions, each finished in two different kinds of
barrels. The first expression was aged for nine years in new charred white oak barrels before
being transferred into barrels that had previously held bourbon for nine years. Half of those
bourbon barrels were barreled at 125 proof and half were barreled at 115 proof, before finishing
for three years and five months.
The second expression was aged for nine years in new charred white oak barrels
before being transferred into barrels that had previously been used to age bourbon and port
wine, and then were used to finish their Abraham Bowman Port Finish Bourbon, which went on
to be named the 2016 World’s Best Bourbon by Whisky Magazine. Half of these fourth-use
barrels were barreled at 125 proof and half were barreled at 115 proof before finishing for three
years and five months.
For the bourbon from the second-use barrels Master Distiller, Brian Prewitt notes
“vanilla, baked apples, and cherry, followed by sweet caramel that pleasantly dances in the
nose,” and describes the taste as “smooth, sweet flavor reminiscent of brown sugar and toasted
nuts with a light leathery tobacco note with brown spice lingering on the palate.”
For the fourth-use barrels, Prewitt notes “dried fruit and dark spices on the nose,” and
describes a taste of “figs and vanilla followed by a medium mouthfeel that tops off with a slight
peppery finish with subdued oak.”
The Abraham Bowman Limited Edition Sequential Series Bourbon is part of a series of
limited edition whiskies, named after Abraham Bowman, the commander of the 8th Virginia
Regiment in the American Revolutionary War. Each edition of the Abraham line is a different
expression and a new release is offered a few times a year. This is the 16th release in the
Abraham line. The Abraham Bowman Limited Edition Sequential Series Bourbon will be
available for Virginia residents to purchase through the VA ABC Lottery, and will be available
in the A. Smith Bowman Distillery Visitor Center starting Saturday, May 27. Quantities are very
limited and most product will be available in Virginia, however limited amounts will be
available in other states this summer. The Abraham Bowman series aims to release new and
different expressions of innovative whiskey for each release, so it is unlikely this exact bourbon
will be repeated. The total age of this bourbon is 12 years and five months and bottled at 100
proof. These 375ml bottles have a suggested retail price of $39.99.
About A. Smith Bowman
A. Smith Bowman's distilling roots date back to the years before Prohibition when the
Bowman family had a granary and dairy farm in Sunset Hills, Virginia. They used excess grain
from the family estate to distill spirits. In 1934, after the Repeal of Prohibition, Abram Smith
Bowman and his sons continued the family tradition and built a more modern distillery in
Fairfax County, Virginia called Sunset Hills Farm. The Distillery was moved in 1988 and is
now nestled in Spotsylvania County near the city of Fredericksburg, 60 miles away from the
original location.
As a small and privately owned company, A. Smith Bowman Distillery continues the
time-honored traditions on which it was founded. Considered a micro-distillery by today's
standards, A. Smith Bowman produces an assortment of hand-crafted spirits distilled from only
the finest natural ingredients and using the latest technology. This micro-distillery focuses on
the production of premium spirits honoring the legacy of Virginia's first settlers. Its various
brands have won more than 100 awards in the past five years, including “World’s Best
Bourbon” in 2016 for its Abraham Bowman Port Finished Bourbon and again in 2017 for its
John J. Bowman Single Barrel at the World Whisky Awards. For more information on A.
Smith Bowman, please visit www.asmithbowman.com.