Old Pepper Rye Finest Kentucky Oak is a fine straight whiskey that has been given a secondary finish in heavily toasted barrels made from staves of the Finest Kentucky Oak. Unlike the average whiskey barrel, which has its staves air-seasoned for six months prior too assembly, the staves for these barrels were air-seasoned for 18-24 months. This overall process results in more flavor being released in the oak, which in turn is imparted into the already matured whiskey, creating a full-bodied and complex whiskey bottled straight from the barrel - uncut and unfiltered.