Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Recollection Series 8 Year

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Yellowstone Recollection Series 8 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a terrific marriage of old-school Kentucky bourbon character and Yellowstone’s deep historical roots. The inaugural Recollection release is aged 8 years and bottled at a robust 110 proof (55% ABV), giving it considerably more muscle and concentration than the standard Yellowstone lineup. The ornate bottle is part of the story, too: it recreates the elaborate Yellowstone back-bar decanters used in saloons and restaurants in the late 1800s, complete with the Yellowstone Lower Falls imagery.

The nose is immediately inviting and unmistakably bourbon: vanilla crème brûlée, dark cherry and caramel, backed by toasted and lightly charred oak. Give it a little time in the glass and richer notes of brown sugar, vanilla custard, dried fruit and baking spice emerge. Despite the 110 proof, the aromatic profile leans more toward richness and mature sweetness than raw alcohol.

On the palate, it gets even better. Caramel and butterscotch lead, followed by dark cherry, brown sugar and a substantial wave of sweet cinnamon spice. Eight years in oak gives it enough structure to balance all that sweetness, bringing toasted wood and a slightly drying tannic edge through the middle. At full proof, it has a satisfyingly rich, warming presence without becoming an outright barrel-proof bruiser.

The finish turns darker and spicier, with mocha, cherry, toasted oak and cinnamon candy, eventually picking up hints of grain and chocolate. The signature combination here is really butterscotch + dark cherry + cinnamon + mature oak—classic Kentucky flavors delivered with considerably more intensity than your everyday bourbon.

There’s also a fun historical angle that makes this particularly good for the shelf or as a gift. Yellowstone traces its roots to the 1870s, and Recollection deliberately looks backward rather than presenting itself as some ultra-modern experimental whiskey. The result feels appropriately traditional: eight-year age statement, serious proof, mature oak and an unapologetically classic bourbon flavor profile, packaged in one of the more distinctive decanter-style bottles on the market.

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