Review: Corbin Cash Sour Mash Bourbon
Corbin Cash Sour Mash Bourbon is crafted by David John Souza on a family farm in the San Joaquin Valley that his family has owned for nearly 100 years. He named the distillery after his son Corbin Cash Souza. Corbin Cash Sour Mash was awarded Best Bourbon at the Los Angeles Spirts competition. Three years ago I reviewed Corbin Sweet Potato Vodka, now named Corbin Cash California Estate Grown Sweet Potato Vodka, so I’m not surprised by their most recent award. The bourbon is crafted from a 70% corn, 25%, rye, and 5% malt mash bill. The corn comes from good friends at the neighboring Scoto Brothers Farm. The barley used is grown in California and malted at Admiral Malting in Alameda, and the rye is grown on their own farm. It’s a true California Bourbon. The wood in the barrels is a combination of Missouri and Minnesota grown American White Oak. The wood is seasoned for 36 months before becoming a barrel. After construction the barrel in Fresno California it is charred to Corbin Cash specifications. The whiskey is mashed fermented, and distilled on an Arnold Holstein copper still at Corbin Cash Distillery in Atwater California. They add some of the spend mash into subsequent batches to create a sour mash. It is then laid down at 110 proof for a minimum of 4 years, and bottled at barrel proof of 106. Read more 