{"product_id":"smooth-ambler-contradiction-whiskey","title":"Smooth Ambler Contradiction Straight Bourbon Whiskey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmooth Ambler Contradiction Straight Bourbon Whiskey blends two distinct bourbons: a young wheated bourbon distilled at Smooth Ambler’s Maxwelton, West Virginia distillery, and a long-aged sourced bourbon. The name reflects the intentional pairing of opposites — young and old, local and sourced, wheated and high-rye — to produce a balanced, complex blend.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmooth Ambler’s approach to blending acknowledges what most craft distilleries avoid saying explicitly: that sourcing aged whiskey from established distilleries while building local stocks produces more complex finished products than either young local whiskey or undifferentiated sourced product alone. The transparency about the blend’s construction — stating both components explicitly — became a model for other craft distilleries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vanilla, caramel, dried fruit, and oak spice. \u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Balanced — sweet corn and wheat character from the young bourbon, depth and complexity from the aged sourced bourbon. \u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium and smooth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smooth Ambler, Maxwelton, West Virginia — \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blended Straight Bourbon (local + sourced) — \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrowse all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bourbon\"\u003ebourbon\u003c\/a\u003e at Wooden Cork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smooth Ambler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42900654260295,"sku":"854570002250","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/0640\/2375\/files\/vwziqbvbaf9hjcxitlbj_69cab272-e3c7-47c0-b82d-d2f987688800.jpg?v=1782423715","url":"https:\/\/bourbonnest.com\/products\/smooth-ambler-contradiction-whiskey","provider":"Bourbon Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}