According to the brand, the result is a complex, memorable, 95-proof bourbon that begins with a nose of honey, peanut brittle, toasted oak, spiced pear, stone fruit, clove, and light-roasted coffee.

The team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst took home the top prize in the American Society of Baking’s annual Product Development Competition with HoneyCrunch, a blondie brittle with a hint ...