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Hollerhorn The Darkening

Heavily peated single malt with a Saperavi cask finish.source ↗

Taste & production evidence

American single maltsource ↗

Tasting descriptions are attributed opinions. Trait tags are editorial indexing for discovery, not measurements or guarantees. Missing traits mean unknown; unpeated malt does not rule out every smoky note.

Made with peated malt.

Peated malt

production · Hollerhorn Distilling · Checked 2026-09-12source ↗

Applies to: This named bottling only. Published ages retain minimum-age wording; variable or unstated strengths are not assigned exact ABV.

Profile comparison evidence

Spirit base: Single maltsource ↗ · This named bottling only. Published ages retain minimum-age wording; variable or unstated strengths are not assigned exact ABV.

Cask treatment: Ex-bourbon casks, Other wine caskssource ↗ · This named bottling only. Published ages retain minimum-age wording; variable or unstated strengths are not assigned exact ABV.

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Identity

Source-listed style: American single maltsource ↗
Applies to: This named bottling only. Published ages retain minimum-age wording; variable or unstated strengths are not assigned exact ABV.

Raw materials

Grain bill: Naples-grown barley and New York State peated malt.source ↗
Applies to: This named bottling only. Published ages retain minimum-age wording; variable or unstated strengths are not assigned exact ABV.

Maturation

Published maturation narrative: Producer describes a six-year rest beginning in ex-bourbon and ending in Saperavi; individual stage durations are unstated.source ↗
Applies to: This named bottling only. Published ages retain minimum-age wording; variable or unstated strengths are not assigned exact ABV.

Bottling

Strength: Variable proof; no fixed ABV assigned.source ↗
Applies to: This named bottling only. Published ages retain minimum-age wording; variable or unstated strengths are not assigned exact ABV.

Wood & maturation

Initial maturationsource ↗

Prior contents: Bourbon

Finishsource ↗

Prior contents: Saperavi wine

Connected records

distilled atHollerhorn Distilling ↗source ↗

Producer documents in-house distillation; house methods are not automatically inherited by this expression.

Sources & provenance

Hollerhorn The Darkening — producer listing ↗

Hollerhorn Distilling · Checked 2026-09-12

Hollerhorn Distilling — production ↗

Hollerhorn Distilling · Checked 2026-09-12