Rabbit Tale Cavehill Kentucky Straight Bourbon - Bourbon Brothers Australia
Rabbit Tale Cavehill Kentucky Straight Bourbon - Bourbon Brothers Australia
Rabbit Tale Cavehill Kentucky Straight Bourbon - Bourbon Brothers Australia
Rabbit Tale Cavehill Kentucky Straight Bourbon - Bourbon Brothers Australia

Rabbit Tale Cavehill Kentucky Straight Bourbon

$99.00
(5.0)
Overview

Cavehill is the flagship bourbon from the team behind Rabbit Hole Distillery in Louisville. In Australia, it goes by the name Rabbit Tale. It’s a four-grain bourbon, so alongside the corn you get malted wheat, malted barley and honey malted barley, which gives it a bit more going on than your standard corn, rye and barley mix.

Expect sweet corn, toffee and a bit of orange peel up front, then a peppery kick backed by honey and vanilla. Bottled at 47.5%, so it’s got some punch without being a handful. The name comes from Louisville’s Cave Hill Cemetery, where more distillers are buried than anywhere else in the country. A solid step up from your usual shelf bottle.

Product Details
Attribute Detail
Brand Rabbit Tale (Rabbit Hole in the US)
Producer Rabbit Hole Distillery
Country / Region USA, Louisville, Kentucky
Style Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (four-grain)
Mash Bill 70% corn, 10% malted wheat, 10% malted barley, 10% honey malted barley
Age Statement NAS (aged 3+ years)
ABV 47.5%
Cask Type New American oak, toasted then charred
Bottle Size 750ml
Release Type Core range
Tasting Notes
  • Nose: Sweet corn, toffee, caramel and a bit of orange peel
  • Palate: Pepper up front, then honey, vanilla, toffee and a malty, bready sweetness
  • Finish: Medium length and warming, with grain and a touch of oak
What sets this bottle apart
  • Four-grain mash bill with malted wheat and honey malted barley
  • No rye in the mix, so it leans sweeter and maltier. Barrels are slow-toasted before charring to bring out more sweetness from the wood
  • Bottled at 47.5% for a bit more flavour and punch
Distillery Information

Rabbit Hole (Rabbit Tale) was founded by Kaveh Zamanian, who built the distillery on East Jefferson Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The distillery is known for doing things its own way, with its own mash bills, toasted and charred barrels, and cask finishes. Cavehill is the bourbon at the heart of the range, named after Louisville’s Cave Hill Cemetery, the resting place of more distillers than anywhere else in the US.

In Australia, the name was changed to Rabbit Tale to avoid Copyright issues with an Australian winery.

Awards & Recognition

  • ASCOT Awards (2025): Gold Winner
  • John Barleycorn Awards (2021): Gold Winner
  • World Wine and Spirits Competition (2019): Best in Class
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition (2019): Gold Medal

Who this bottle is for
  • Bourbon drinkers after something a bit different from the usual mash bills
  • Fans of a sweeter, maltier bourbon with a peppery kick
  • Anyone wanting to try Rabbit Hole without going straight to the finished releases
  • Drinkers looking to step up from their usual shelf bottle
How to enjoy

  • Neat, to get the honey, toffee and spice
  • A few drops of water takes the edge off and brings out the sweetness
  • Works well in an Old Fashioned or Manhattan

Why we curate it

Plenty of bourbons stick to the same old recipe. Cavehill doesn’t. Four grains, malted wheat and honey malted barley give it a sweeter, maltier feel with a bit of pepper to keep it honest. Easy to enjoy whether you’re just getting into bourbon or already have a few favourites. Good bourbon, done a bit differently, and one worth having on the shelf.