Vermont Spirits No. 14 Bourbon 750ML moscatoandsweet The 13 Year Old expression giftship The 13 Year Old expression begins maturation in a mix of ex bourbon and ex sherry casks before roughly half the stock is finished in first fill sherry casks and the remainder in first fill bourbon casks The 2023 vintage's Mundus Vini Gold Medal and the 2019 vintage's 91 point score confirm that this is not a novelty region curiosity but a genuinely competitive cool climate Chardonnay Old Fashioned: The inherent maple and caramel notes reduce the need for added sweetener 14 from the crowded bourbon shelf is execution of a risky idea: adding maple to bourbon without turning it into a flavored whiskey