Rabbit Hole Spirits

Louisville's Rabbit Hole Spirits takes its name seriously, diving deep into experimental territory where few craft distilleries dare to venture. Founded by Kaveh Zamanian, this operation has built its reputation on what they call "Original Works of Bourbon," pushing beyond conventional grain bills into uncharted whiskey territory.

History & Heritage

Rabbit Hole established itself in Louisville, Kentucky, with founder Kaveh Zamanian leading the charge into innovative whiskey production. The distillery positions itself as a craft operation willing to challenge traditional bourbon-making conventions. Louisville's whiskey heritage provides the backdrop, but Rabbit Hole charts its own course through experimental approaches.

The Whiskey

The distillery produces a range of expressions that read like a grain experiment gone right. Cavehill employs a four-grain triple malt approach, while Heigold features high rye with double malt. Their most adventurous expression, Raceking, incorporates five grains including chocolate-malted wheat and barley, aged six years in new American oak. Dareringer takes a finished approach, utilizing PX sherry casks sourced from Spain's Casknolia cooperage. The Distillery Series offers cask-strength bourbons aged four to six years, available only at their Louisville location.

Why It Matters

Rabbit Hole earns its place in The Sentinel Room's Reserve Whiskey Library through bold experimentation that actually works. While many craft distilleries talk innovation, Rabbit Hole delivers it through expressions like chocolate malt bourbon and sherry-finished variants that maintain balance despite their unconventional approaches. For those who appreciate good whiskey, these expressions represent successful boundary-pushing in an industry often bound by tradition.