THE FIRST POUR GUIDE
GOOD TASTE STARTS WITH
Curiosity.
A familiar whiskey. A few oak cubes. A new possibility. Find a starting bottle that feels right for you, and discover where your taste takes it.
CHOOSE YOUR STARTING POINT
Start with a bottle
You Know.
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FAMILIAR & EASY TO REPLACE
Your usual pour.
A whiskey you already enjoy gives you a familiar starting point. You’ll have a better sense of what changes as the oak develops.
02
READY FOR A NEW CHAPTER
The back-bar bottle.
That bottle you rarely reach for? Give it a little attention. Start here if you’re curious to explore a different side of its character.
03
GET ACQUAINTED FIRST
The one worth saving.
Keep rare or sentimental bottles for later. Get to know your preferred oak character with an everyday bottle first.
KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT
Same bottle
A New Conversation.
Explore oak-derived notes of vanilla, coconut, butterscotch, light caramel, and faint almond, alongside fresh oak character.
Oak’d Up / Private Tasting Notes
Notice the little things.
No expert palate required.
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The aroma
Before you sip, take in the aroma. What feels familiar? What feels new?
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The flavor
Notice how the oak notes sit alongside the whiskey’s existing character.
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The color
Look for a change in shade. Let taste, not color alone, guide your preference.
THE OAK'D UP PAIRING FINDER
Find your next
Favorite Pour.
Explore oak-derived notes of vanilla, coconut, butterscotch, light caramel, and faint almond, alongside fresh oak character.
Find your pour
Where should we start?
A bottle you know, or a new direction to explore.
Spirit / Flavor / Your pairing
01 / Your spirit
1 of 3What are you pouring?
Choose a style to get started.
Your bottle doesn’t need a famous name.
02 / Your flavors
2 of 3What sounds good?
Pictures are unavailable, but you can still choose your notes.
0 of 2 selected
Tap a selected note to change it.
Two more directions to explore
A little more spice.
Explore French oak for a spice-and-toast direction.
A different spirit.
Try the finder with rum, tequila, brandy or another spirit.
Follow the directions on your Oak’d Up tube.
GET READY TO BE OAK'D UP
Your bottle.
Your Next Discovery.
You’ve found your direction. Choose your Oak’d Up and make the next pour your own.