Blanco, Texas-based Milam & Greene Whiskey is releasing Unabridged Volume 3: A Cask-Strength Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys. Unabridged Volume 3 is part of the distillery’s Blender’s Reserve Collection, a group of sought-after limited-edition bourbons created by the award-winning Milam & Greene Whiskey team. By indulging in this whiskey, bourbon fans can treat their palates to some of the rarest casks from the distillery’s warehouses. Following its popular pre-release debut at which several bottles sold out at the 2024 Kentucky Bourbon Festival over the weekend, Milam & Greene Whiskey’s Unabridged Volume 3 is now available online and will be soon at select retailers across the U.S.
The Unabridged Volumes Series highlights the notable talents of Master Blender Heather Greene and her team who have been recognized within the industry. Last year, Heather was named “2023 Master Blender of the Year,” and the distillery’s Master Distiller Marlene Holmes was recently recognized as the “2024 Master Distiller of the Year” by the Women of Whiskey Awards. As Unabridged refers to a book that has not been edited, Milam & Greene offers this product at cask-strength and non-chill filtered.
Unabridged Volume 3 follows in the footsteps of its prestigious predecessors. Unabridged Volume 1 debuted in 2022 and was recognized as a Double Platinum winner in the esteemed Ascot Awards. Unabridged Volume 2 was unveiled in 2023 to even better reviews and was also recognized as a Double Platinum winner in the Ascot Awards and listed in the Top 25 Whiskeys of 2023 by acclaimed whiskey expert Fred Minnick.
For this year’s release, the Milam & Greene expert team blind-tasted various barrels and specific blends before landing on an exact formula. Unabridged Volume 3 is a blend of 49 barrels of bourbon that marries a 10-year-old and 9-year-old Kentucky bourbon for backbone with a 4-year-old Texas malted-rye bourbon for sweetness. Some Tennessee bourbon is added for vanilla and balance. The proof clocks in at 118 proof, making this blend perfect for drinking neat or with a couple of ice cubes.
“Customers love cask-strength whiskeys,” says Greene of Milam & Greene Whiskey. “They had been asking us for years to create one, and we answered by creating the Unabridged series. The trick was to do something full of flavor and personality while still retaining elegance. Judging from the reaction at this year’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival, we nailed it once again.”
Cask Strength Milam & Greene Unabridged Volume 3
Mahogany in color, this blend of bourbons has fragrant aromas of caramelized brown sugar and notes of honeysuckle, almond, oak, cigar boxes, and old fine leather. On the palate, Milam & Greene’s Unabridged Volume 3 is smooth yet viscous with notes of sweet cornbread, crème brûlée, vanilla, peanut brittle, and malted milk chocolate. The finish is dangerously smooth with notes of marzipan, baking spice, and simple syrup.
Milam & Greene’s Unabridged Volume 3 is cask-strength and bottled at 59% ABV / 118 Proof. It is a blend of six different whiskeys. A total of 49 barrels distilled in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas were used to create Unabridged Volume 3. The various ages of each barrel are detailed below:
Pricing and Availability
Unabridged Volume 3: A Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys is now available for a suggested retail price of $94.99 on the Milam & Greene website and will soon be at select fine retailers across the U.S. Unabridged Volume 3 is the newest addition to the distillery’s Blender’s Reserve Collection which also includes Milam & Greene’s new Bottled in Bond Bourbon, Very Small Batch Bourbon, and Vintage Castle Hill Series. This year, the distillery offers its newest edition of the Unabridged Collection packaged in a beautiful embossed box perfect for holiday gift-giving. Only 1,554 six-pack cases of this limited-edition blend were bottled for release.