Kentucky 74 Spiced

Take the standard Kentucky 74 and push it toward the holidays. Same oak distillate underneath, same smoke and caramel, with vanilla and baking spices layered over the top for a woodsy cinnamon bite. It's a noticeably sweeter build than the original, running 30 calories and 5 grams of sugar per 2oz pour against 15 calories and 1 gram, which is worth knowing if you track either number. That oak backbone comes from Spiritless and its reverse distillation method, where American oak is extracted into a high-proof spirit under heat and pressure before the ethanol is stripped back out and reused in the next run. A 700ml bottle holds roughly 13 servings. Cinnamon whiskey drinks are the natural home, so think a Stone Wall with apple cider or a spiced old fashioned. Spiritless also suggests cutting full-strength cinnamon whiskey with it one to one when you want a milder drink rather than a fully alcohol-free one.