The Captain

Our Ultimate Expression of Pacific Northwest Bourbon

Captain's Reserve is our oldest and most exclusive bourbon. This single-barrel bourbon Crafted grain-to-bottle in University Place, Washington, and bottled in bond at 100 proof, it reflects more than five years of maturation inside our floating boathouse on Puget Sound. Every bottle represents our commitment to showcasing the distinctive character of the Pacific Northwest.

Captain’s Reserve Bottled-in-Bond

Straight Bourbon Whiskey

(Batch #1: 12/7/2019)

land crafted, ocean aged

CAPTAIN’S RESERVE RELEASE #5

- Sold Out -

September 20th, 2025

Barrel Number: 253

Total 750ml bottles: 100

On the nose: subtle hints of orange citrus, butterscotch, and caramel.

Tasting Notes:  This CRB starts with spice while the finish is best described as a light orange-toffee panna cotta.

CAPTAIN’S RESERVE RELEASE #4

- SOLD OUT -

October 19th, 2024

Barrel Number: 205

Total 750ml bottles: 175

Lead Tasting Note: Salted Caramel, Candied Orange Peel, Saltwater Taffy

CAPTAIN’S RESERVE RELEASE #3

- SOLD OUT -

August, 13th 2022

Barrel Number: 177

Total 750ml bottles: 103

Lead Tasting Note: Candied Orange Peel

Captain’s Reserve Release #2

- SOLD OUT -

August, 14th 2021

Barrel Number: 126

Total 375ml bottles: 180

Lead Tasting Note: Caramel, Caramel & Caramel

Captain’s Reserve Release #1

- SOLD OUT -

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December, 7th 2019

Barrel Number: 45

Total 375ml bottles: 204

REVIEWS

Sip Magazine

(sipmagazine.com)

November 2020

Platinum - 2020 Best of the Northwest

Rich, luscious, and possessing a seemingly endless depth of flavor, Chambers Bay’s 100-proof Captains’ Reserve Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon has spent a minimum five years in a boathouse aging facility, osmosing the salty maritime air of Puget Sound. In a glass it exhales that brine, which is paired sip by sip with warming oak and a hint of apricot jam.

Sip Magazine 2020 Best of the Nortwest (digital issue): https://bit.ly/Sips9thAnnualBestofNW

Whisky Advocate Magazine (whiskyadvocate.com)

June 2020

90 Points

“Comforting aromas of fresh-brewed espresso, roasted pecans, warm arepas, chocolate-covered peanuts, Italian hot cocoa, mint chocolate, and hints of black cherry and grape. There’s a rich, tactile boldness on the palette, with flavors of cinnamon, peppermint, black pepper, cigar wrapper, barrel char, and lots of high-quality dark chocolate. The full finish has more dark chocolate, charred oak, spiced coffee bean, and hints of cigar.

- Susannah Kiver Barton, Summer 2020

Mark Gillespie, Whisky Cast (whiskycast.com)

January, 2020

Country: USA
Region: Washington
Type: Bourbon
Bottler: Distiller
ABV: 50%

Score: 92 points

“This is the oldest release yet from Chambers Bay – a 5-year-old Bottled in Bond Bourbon matured on Washington’s Puget Sound. Not on the “shores of Puget Sound,” but actually on the Sound in a floating boathouse converted into a rickhouse. The nose has notes of toasted caramel, vanilla, dark chocolate, honey, and a soft oakiness. The taste has a good balance of oak, honey, toasted caramel, and touches of peppercorns and allspice. The finish is medium-length with a good balance of honey, oak, and caramel.”