Jacob’s Pardon has released Small Batch Recipe 3. The brand was initially launched in October 2020 by Marc D. Taub and his son Jake–known for their wine and spirits import businesses Palm Bay International and Taub Family Selections—with F. Paul Pacult as the Master Blender.
With this new release, Pacult and the Taubs’ sought to create a liquid completely unique within the market. Produced by MGP, Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch #3 is an 18-year-old American light whiskey and features a mashbill of 99% corn and 1% malted barley and barreled at proof, with an ABV of 71.25 percent.
Bottled from 211 uncharred new barrels, the whiskey has been aged 18 years. The wood rounds off the edges, allowing the attributes of the corn to shine through over time. The resulting flavor profile consists of caramel corn, black cherry, prune Danish, loads of baking spices such as nutmeg, clove, cinnamon and vanilla bean, pipe tobacco fragrance and more.
“We took our time with Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch #3,” said Pacult. “While it is a light American whiskey, the tasting experience is anything but light. We chose to bottle at cask strength, allowing for less human interference and a more authentic product to be best enjoyed as is.”
Representing the third and fourth generations, respectively, of their family-owned enterprise, Marc and Jake crafted Jacob’s Pardon as a nod to Marc’s great uncles’ tradition of whiskey production. The family history dates back nearly a century with Jacob and Abner Taub during Prohibition. Eventually, their operation was raided, and the brothers were charged with violation of Section 99, Title 18 US Codes. Six years later, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued presidential pardons to the Taub brothers—allowing them to reignite their family business along with their brother Martin (Marc D. Taub’s grandfather) which set into motion the Taub family tradition that would span generations.
Jacob’s Pardon Small Batch Recipe 3 is available at select retailers nationwide for the price of $195 per 750ml bottle. For more information, head over to the brand’s official website.