Rough Rider Bourbon

Rough Rider is a bourbon from Long Island Spirits, named after the First United States Volunteer Cavalry, the Rough Riders, which Long Island's own Teddy Roosevelt helped organise in 1898 for the Spanish-American War. The whiskey comes from LDI and has a mash bill of 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley. It is first aged in new charred oak, then finished in merlot and chardonnay casks from local wineries. The wine casks are rinsed with local brandy before the bourbon goes in for its final ageing.