| Rating | 92 |
| Style |
Bourbon American Whiskey Whiskey |
| Produced In |
New York United States |
| ABV | 45% |
| Availability | Year Round |
| Price | $60.00 |
| Reviewed By | |
| Reviewed | 2026-02-18 |
Five and 20 Spirits Déjà Vu Bourbon Review
This combination winery, brewery, and distillery, set in upstate New York on the shores of Lake Erie, uses its liquids symbiotically. In the case of Déjà Vu, that means utilizing its own imperial stouts casks for bourbon finishing. A bourbon distilled of New York-grown corn and rye is aged for two years in American oak before going into the stout casks for an additional 20 months. The result is a bourbon with more chocolately, roasty, even desserty notes than is to be expected. If beer finishes rarely work in our opinion, this one completely delivers, creating one of the more unusual bourbons in this entire tasting.
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