Chambers Bay Straight Bourbon (11/11/17)

land crafted, ocean aged

3/22/19: Fred Minnick and Caleb Kilburn review Chambers Bay Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Our approach to making whiskey combines a healthy respect for traditional methods with the innovative spirit and natural resources of the Pacific Northwest. All of our bourbon whiskies are crafted grain-to-bottle on premise.

As our flagship spirit, Chambers Bay Straight Bourbon is the core expression of our wheated-bourbon. By using wheat as the secondary grain in our mash bill we produce a sweet bourbon—a flavor profile that pairs well with the salty sea air to which it's exposed during the aging process. As the older sibling of our Greenhorn Bourbon, CBD Straight Bourbon is aged 3+ years in a floating boathouse atop Puget Sound—aged longer atop the water than any whiskey in the World.

The Ingredients - local

Truly a locally-crafted bourbon, Greenhorn is made using Cascade mountain water,  the highest-quality sweet yellow corn and soft white wheat from Grant County, Wash., and our own proprietary wild-yeast strain harvested from the (local) Curran apple orchard. You could say we produce our bourbon yeast-to-bottle.

The Aging Process - hydrokinetic

Harnessing the power of the sea, this bourbon is aged in one of our floating boathouses on Puget Sound. The wave and tidal movement created by the hydrokinetic energy expedites the aging process by increasing the interaction of the spirit and the wood inside our charred new american-oak barrels. The sea also enhances our bourbon with a subtle note of sea salt.

The Result - salted caramel

With a sweet caramel nose, Chambers Bay Straight Bourbon’s flavor profile is highlighted by sea-salted caramel and honey wheat bread.

Flavor Profile

Sea-Salted Caramel & Honey Wheat Bread, with hints of Toasted Oak, Candied Orange Peel, and Dark Chocolate

CBD Straight Bourbon is bottled at 95 Proof (47.5% alc./vol.)

Chambers Bay Straight Bourbon is available across the state of WA at Total Wine & More . In Woodinville - Proper & Ernest, Sammamish - Metropolitan Market , Univ. Place - Whole Foods and Harbor Greens Market , Tacoma - Stadium Thriftway, Westgate Liquor & Liquor, and Metropolitan Market.

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Reviews

Jim MurrAy’s Whiskey Bible (whiskybible.com)

November 2020 (2021 Whisky Bible)

Chambers Bay Distillery Straight Bourbon Whiskey - Boathouse-aged a minimum of 3 years.

Batch #7 - 91.5 points (“Brilliant”)

“nose (22.5) the oak offers a pleasing drying effect; a little salty, too…; taste (23) explosive sugars on delivery. A little light hickory gets lost under the growing spice; finish (23) decent oils ensure length and chewability. The spice provide late bite while the dried maple syrup also lasts the course; balance (23)

“anchors away for a full-bodied bourbon that gets the licorice and spice mix pretty ship shape. 47.5% (95 proof)”

Fred Minnick (fredminnick.com) (Bourbon + Magazine)

& Caleb Kilburn (Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co.)

March 2019 (see video above)

Highly Recommended

“…Congratulations to Chambers Bay …This is one of the most encouraging examples of distilling outside of Kentucky. It tastes like bourbon but it has its own nuance. It’s definitely grain-forward but the expression of grain is not like cornbread when it comes from Kentucky, its more developed than that…

…This is an incredible example of doing bourbon outside of Kentucky and making it unique, embracing it and making it your own, so it doesn’t taste like every other bourbon…

…This is the kind of craft distiller you want to support because their flavor profile is unique to them, they have their own bourbon whiskey going on…

“…I highly recommend this For those that want to encourage bourbon whiskey outside of Kentucky…”

Cameron Holck - The Whiskey Wash (thewhiskeywash.com)

June 2018

Appearance: Wild flower honey.

Nose: Green fruits such as melon and apple. Wheat comes through in a big way as a the sweetness carries pleasant tropical spice and a hint of apple blossom.

Palate: Rather delicious from the start, fresh cut wood is prevalent. Pleasantly soft, especially for a three-year bourbon. 

"This is an impressive whiskey. It's delicious at only three years old. Chambers Bay Distillery set out to make something delicious, and it worked pretty much the first time..."

 Mark Gillespie - WhiskyCast (whiskycast.com)

March, 2018

Country: USA
Region: Washington
Type: Bourbon
Bottler: Distiller
ABV: 47.5%

Score: 89 points

Chambers Bay Straight Bourbon. This whisky from Washington’s Chambers Bay Distillery uses locally grown grains and yeast in fermenting and distilling, and is matured for three years in rickhouses floating on the bay. The nose has good notes of caramel and charred oak, along with hints of molasses and dark chocolate. The taste has good spices with black pepper and chili powder balanced by molasses, caramel, baking chocolate, and vanilla. The finish is long with touches of baking chocolate and caramel. (March, 2018)

Source: https://whiskycast.com/ratings/chambers-bay-straight-bourbon/

Steve Akley - The ABV Network (abvnetwork.com)

December, 2017

Chambers Bay Distillery  - Straight Bourbon Whiskey         

Mash Bill: Corn (71%), Wheat (19%) & Malted Barley (10%)    

Age: 3+ Years  Bottle Size: 375 ml                                   

Price (Suggest MSRP): $39.95    Proof: 95    Barrel Size: 25 Gallons

Interesting Note: Aged in a barrel in a floating boathouse atop the Puget Sound.

"Nosing this one, it's certainly a caramel bomb...I have to tell you that it is very pleasantly surprising how complex this offering yields when you sample it. After the sweet of the wheat grabs you it yields to a birthday cake, citrus, vanilla, caramel with soft notes of wheat and oak. It heats up your tongue and throat with just the right amount of sting. 

“Chambers Bay certainly has a winner here. My recommendation is, if you see it... grab it!"

Full Review: ABV Network Review of CBD Straight Bourbon