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Okanagan BLK BRBN Cask Strength

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Producer describes dark chocolate, glazed cherry and fig, followed by caramel, vanilla and toasted oak.source ↗

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Producer describes dark chocolate, glazed cherry and fig, followed by caramel, vanilla and toasted oak.

VanillaCaramel & toffeeDried fruitBerries & cherryChocolate & cocoaOak & toasted wood

producer tasting · Producer · Checked 2026-09-11source ↗

Applies to: Producer says labels were updated in August 2025 but some older back labels still state five years; the retrieved description specifies over 7½ years. Producer page checked 2026-09-11. Edition-specific observations apply only to the described bottling.

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Cask treatment: Charred oak maturation, New oaksource ↗ · Producer says labels were updated in August 2025 but some older back labels still state five years; the retrieved description specifies over 7½ years. Producer page checked 2026-09-11. Edition-specific observations apply only to the described bottling.

Bottling strength: 52% ABVsource ↗ · Producer says labels were updated in August 2025 but some older back labels still state five years; the retrieved description specifies over 7½ years. Producer page checked 2026-09-11. Edition-specific observations apply only to the described bottling.

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Edition details

Release scope
Producer says labels were updated in August 2025 but some older back labels still state five years; the retrieved description specifies over 7½ years.source ↗
Applies to: Producer says labels were updated in August 2025 but some older back labels still state five years; the retrieved description specifies over 7½ years. Producer page checked 2026-09-11. Edition-specific observations apply only to the described bottling.

Identity

Source-listed style
Canadian bourbon-style whiskysource ↗
Applies to: Producer says labels were updated in August 2025 but some older back labels still state five years; the retrieved description specifies over 7½ years. Producer page checked 2026-09-11. Edition-specific observations apply only to the described bottling.

Expression

Age statement
Over 7½ yearssource ↗
Applies to: Producer says labels were updated in August 2025 but some older back labels still state five years; the retrieved description specifies over 7½ years. Producer page checked 2026-09-11. Edition-specific observations apply only to the described bottling.
Bottling strength
52% ABVsource ↗
Applies to: Producer says labels were updated in August 2025 but some older back labels still state five years; the retrieved description specifies over 7½ years. Producer page checked 2026-09-11. Edition-specific observations apply only to the described bottling.

Production

Grain / recipe
54% corn and 46% chocolate-malted barley.source ↗
Applies to: Producer says labels were updated in August 2025 but some older back labels still state five years; the retrieved description specifies over 7½ years. Producer page checked 2026-09-11. Edition-specific observations apply only to the described bottling.
Distillation / process
Copper pot distillation.source ↗
Applies to: Producer says labels were updated in August 2025 but some older back labels still state five years; the retrieved description specifies over 7½ years. Producer page checked 2026-09-11. Edition-specific observations apply only to the described bottling.

Maturation

Cask treatment
Virgin American white oak, toasted and charred.source ↗
Applies to: Producer says labels were updated in August 2025 but some older back labels still state five years; the retrieved description specifies over 7½ years. Producer page checked 2026-09-11. Edition-specific observations apply only to the described bottling.

Provenance

Production context
Producer identifies Vernon at 5204 24th Street as its flagship production facility, distinct from the Kelowna boutique lounge. The product page describes its own North Okanagan distillation. This association covers the currently described release, not earlier historical bottlings.source ↗
Applies to: Producer dates the move to its current Vernon production facility to 2015.

Wood & maturation

Producer-listed maturationsource ↗

Cask type: Virgin American white oak, toasted and charred.

Connected records

distilled atOkanagan Spirits — Vernon Production Distillerysource ↗

Producer identifies Vernon at 5204 24th Street as its flagship production facility, distinct from the Kelowna boutique lounge. The product page describes its own North Okanagan distillation. This association covers the currently described release, not earlier historical bottlings.

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