Penelope Estate Collection Private Select 10 Year Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- May 11
- 4 min read
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About This Spirit from the Maker
Penelope Estate Collection
You asked. You waited. It's back.
This isn’t just a release. It’s a defining moment.
The Estate Collection returns, pushing craft, creativity, and quality to bold new heights. Each expression is shaped by time, elevated by mastery, and driven by the courage to go beyond convention.
This is ambition, aged and bottled.
Crafted to inspire. Built to bring people together.
Private Select
Penelope Private Select annual release explores new and unique expressions of our straight bourbon whiskey blends using the finest of our aged barrel stocks. From hand selecting the barrels to creating each blend, Private Select strives to showcase the best in all of us.
Award Winning Taste | 4 Grain Mash | Memorable Flavor | Made In Small Batches
Tasting Notes
Aroma: Rich caramel, cinnamon, and red fruits
Body: Caramel, brown sugar, cherry, and baking spice
Finish: Vanilla, honey bun, oak spice and light smoke
Bourbon Facts
Type: Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys
Proof: 106.8 Proof
Age: 10 Years Old
Mash Bill: 74% Corn, 20% Rye, 1% Wheat, 5% Malted Barley
Source: Bottle
Batch #25-201
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How We Feel About the Spirit
His & Hers: A Toast Waiting for the Right Company
Penelope Estate Collection — Private Select 10 Year Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskey
A Gift, A Promise, and A Pour Worth Sharing
Some bottles arrive with more than bourbon inside. They arrive with intention. With affection. With the kind of thoughtfulness that makes you pause before you even touch the cork.
For Jeff’s birthday, our dear friends surprised him with a bottle from Penelope’s Estate Collection — the Private Select 10 Year Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskey. It’s a striking bottle, elegant without trying too hard, and it carries the quiet weight of something meant to be enjoyed slowly and with people who matter.
And so, it sits unopened. Not because we’re saving it for a “special occasion.” But because the occasion is them.
His Take
Jeff held the bottle the way he holds anything meaningful — steady, thoughtful, with that little grin that says he’s already imagining the moment we finally pour it. He didn’t even consider opening it right away. Instead, he said, “We’ll wait until they’re here.”
That’s Jeff in a nutshell: the bourbon is good, but the company is better.
Her Take
For me, the beauty of this bottle isn’t in what’s inside — not yet, anyway. It’s in the gesture. It’s in the reminder that good friends don’t just show up in your life; they weave themselves into your stories. They celebrate your milestones, they share your table, and sometimes they hand you a bottle that becomes a promise.
I love that we’re saving it. I love even more who we’re saving it for.
A Toast in Waiting
So there it rests in the Sipping Room — patient, untouched, and full of potential. A symbol of gratitude, friendship, and the kind of connection that deserves to be toasted properly.
To the friends who gifted it: Thank you for your generosity, your thoughtfulness, and your presence in our lives.
When you come over for dinner, we’ll open it together. Not a moment sooner.
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How to Best Enjoy This Bottle
1. Neat — the first pour belongs here
The very first sip should be neat, in a proper glass, with a moment of stillness before you taste it. Not a big pour — just enough to let the aroma rise and the anticipation settle.
This is where you meet the bourbon as it is, without interference. Let it sit for a minute. Let the air wake it up. Let the moment breathe.
2. With a Splash of Water — the “open up the story” pour
After the neat sip, add just a few drops of water. Not enough to dilute — just enough to unlock whatever’s hiding beneath the surface.
This is where the layers stretch out a little. Where the bourbon shifts, softens, or surprises you.
It’s also the perfect moment for conversation to deepen.
3. On a Single Large Ice Rock — the slow-sipping pour
If anyone at the table prefers a chilled bourbon, a single large ice sphere or cube is the way to go. It cools without flooding the glass, and the slow melt gives you a gentle evolution from bold to mellow.
This is the “settle in and stay awhile” pour — ideal for after dinner, when the laughter is easy and the night has nowhere else to be.
4. Not for cocktails — this bottle deserves center stage
This isn’t a mixing bourbon. It’s a bottle meant to be appreciated, not disguised. Save the cocktails for another night.
This one is for savoring.
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