World Whiskey Society Members Reserve 12 Year Bourbon Black Currant Brandy Cask Finish

World Whiskey Society Members' Reserve 12 Year Bourbon Black Currant Brandy Cask Finish is Edition No. 13 of the brand's Members' Reserve Collection, released May 8, 2025 as the second quarterly exclusive in the $150-per-quarter Society Subscription program. The label marks a run of 364 bottles, and the bourbon ships in a sculpted gothic decanter with a pewter gargoyle stopper, distinguishing it from the standard Members' Reserve lineup.

This Kentucky straight bourbon starts from a 78% corn, 13% rye, 9% malted barley mash bill, distilled in Kentucky and aged 12 years before a finishing rest in black currant (cassis) brandy casks. Bottled non-chill filtered with no color added at 52% ABV, it pours deep amber with red glints, opening on black currant jam, ripe dark berries, vanilla, deep oak, peanut brittle, and warm baking spice. The palate turns lush and full-bodied with chocolate-covered black cherries, tart currants, caramel, and roasted peanuts, closing on a long, warming finish of dark berries, burnt sugar, and vanilla bean.

The gargoyle decanter and low bottle count make this a natural centerpiece for a bourbon collection or a gift for a Society subscriber who missed the quarterly drop, and it pairs well on the shelf alongside other Gifted Pour cask-finished and small-batch bourbons. Ships to most US states. Adult-signature required at delivery.