Puncher's Chance 'The Left Cross'

Punchers Chance Kentucky Straight Bourbon is inspired by two great American traditions: whiskey and fighting for what we believe in. With a challenger mindset, Puncher’s Chance honours those who know how far they’ve come and what it took to get there. Those who started early—stayed late. Day after day. Year after year. Those who follow their instincts instead of the crowd, roll with the punches and stand up for what they believe in.

Aged for 14 years in wood rickhouses, THE LEFT CROSS was finished in freshly dumped 12-year-old Jamaican rum casks for two to six months – an extremely rare finish for a bourbon at this maturity. The result is a balanced and nuanced spirit where the natural bourbon characteristics and the rum finishing co-exist beautifully. The name The LEFT CROSS is a reference to Jamaican heavyweight fighter Donovan “Razor” Ruddock, a southpaw who, with a devastating left cross punch, battled the likes of Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis. The left cross finishing blow became Ruddock’s much-admired calling card.

Aged in new American Oak barrels, the whiskey picks up the flavors of a long-matured bourbon, including vanilla, dark fruit, and warm oak. The rum finishing enhances the sipping experience by introducing Jamaican rum’s famous and distinct “funk” – adding rich flavors of brown sugar, ripe bananas, and sweet baking spice reminiscent of Bananas Foster. The finish is long and soft with the slightest hints of rum lingering for a near eternity.