Old Tub Kentucky Straight Bourbon
$48.99
Old Tub is a Bonded Bourbon made by Jim Beam Distillery of Clermont, Kentucky. The name Old Tub actually comes from the pre-prohibition name of Jim Beam Distillery itself. No mention is made as to which mash bill is used for this, but given the history of the name, it is likely the regular Jim Beam Bourbon mash bill of 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley. What sets it apart is the 50% ABV and that it is said to be Unfiltered, "for more robust flavor".
This is apparently a limited release from Jim Beam - but maybe they have enough stock to change their mind on that? Only time will tell...
The term "Bonded" or "Bottled in Bond" means that this whiskey had to adhere to the following standards as originally written into law by the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897:
- All whiskey in the bottle must be produced by one distillery and by one distiller over the course of one distillation season.
- The whiskey must be at least four years old.
- It must be bottled at 100 proof / 50% ABV
- The whiskey must be aged in bonded warehouses under United States federal supervision.
- The label on the bottle has to state which distillery it comes from and also where it was bottled.
Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Tennessee
$97.99
Uncle Nearest is a relatively new whiskey brand with a relatively old name. The legend of Uncle Nearest refers to an African American named Nathan "Nearest" Green, who purportedly was the distiller that showed Jack Daniels the ropes. Yes, that Jack Daniels. The 1884 from Uncle Nearest is bottled at 46.5% and each small batch is at least 7 years of age.
The owners of the Uncle Nearest brand have started a distillery under the same name in Tennessee, but it only opened in 2018. For the time being, this Tennessee whisky is sourced from another distillery in the state. As it is labelled a Tennessee Whiskey, it has undergone what is known as the Lincoln County Process in which the new make spirit is filtered through sugar maple charcoal to mellow it before it is put into barrel for ageing.
Doc Swinson`s Blenders Cut Bourbon
$83.99
This high-proof Bourbon from Doc Swinson's is a blend of two high-rye mash bills originally distilled at MGP Distillery of Indiana. The mash bills in question contain 21% and 36% Rye, respectively. The whiskey made is aged for five years before being bottled at a very respectable 57.5%.
With warehousing and blending done in Ferndale, Washington, Doc Swinson's is a bottler of sourced Bourbon and Rye Whiskies that are blended together in small (sometimes very small) batches and released under one of three ranges. The bottlings are categorized under Doc Swinson's Flagship, Exploratory, or Rare Release range. Like many independent bottlers of American Whiskey, the venerable MGP Distillery of Indiana seems to be a key component in many of Doc Swinson's releases.
Bradshaw Kentucky Straight Bourbon 51.9%
$85.99
The Silver Screen bottling company is behind this product. They have also put together a James T. Kirk Bourbon and Montgomery Scott Scotch (sadly not available in Alberta). Together with Green River Distilling of Owensboro, Kentucky (formerly called O.Z. Tyler). The distillery began production in 2016 and has been putting whiskey into barrels ever since. The Mash Bill for the Bradshaw Bourbon is 70% Corn, 21% Rye and 9% Malted Barley and bottled at 51.9% ABV which just so happens to be Terry Bradshaw’s career completion percentage. Since the label says this is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon, we know it has to be at least two years old. There is a note on the label that states this as well. Bottled at 51.9%.
Kentucky Owl Confiscated Bourbon
$179.99
Confiscated refers to a fanciful story about a confiscated warehouse of whiskey barrels during prohibition, yadda yadda yadda. Kentucky Owl is a revived brand with roots that go back to its founding in 1879. It was recently relaunched in 2014 with whiskey from an undisclosed source in Kentucky. The brand itself is owned by the Stoli Group of Stolichnaya Vodka infamy. Bottled at 48.2%.
Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Bourbon
$72.99
Pipe Dream takes its name from a 1,340-year-old, 367 foot tall Redwood Tree in Humboldt Redwoods State Park of California. The Bourbon (not the tree) is a batch created from a blend of barrels from a variety of sources that are between four and twelve years in age. The result is bottled at 45%. The combined mash bill is 75% Corn, 21% Rye, and 4% Malted Barley.
Based in Sonoma County, Redwood Empire Whiskey was established in 1998. The company has made a bit of a name for itself with its finesse at blending whiskey from different sources. Redwood maintains a promise to plant a tree for every bottle of their Whiskey sold.
Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Rye
$71.99
Redwood Empire's Emerald Giant Rye is bottled in California but given it's Mash Bill of 95% Rye and 5% Malted barley it is likely sourced from MGP's Distillery in Indiana. This is not a bad thing as this distillery is responsible for some of the best Rye Whiskey around. This bottle takes its name from a Redwood tree that goes by the same moniker. The tree is 359 feet tall and about 1180 years old. The Whiskey is a blend of 3-5 year old Rye Whiskey bottled at 45%.
Based in Sonoma County, Redwood Empire Whiskey was established in 1998. The company has made a bit of a name for itself with its finesse at blending whiskey from different sources. Redwood maintains a promise to plant a tree for every bottle of their Whiskey sold.
Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey
$71.99
Lost Monarch is not just the name of this bottle of Whiskey from Sonoma County's Redwood Empire - it is also the name of the largest coastal Redwood tree. The tree itself is 321 feet tall. The Whiskey comes in a slightly smaller bottle and is a blend of Rye and Bourbon Whiskey between 3 and 12 years of age. Bottled at 45%.
Based in Sonoma County, Redwood Empire Whiskey was established in 1998. The company has made a bit of a name for itself with its finesse at blending whiskey from different sources. Redwood maintains a promise to plant a tree for every bottle of their Whiskey sold.
Old Forester 1870 Bourbon 45%
$72.99
Hailing from Old Forester's Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky - the 1870 is one of the releases from the Whiskey Row Series. Labelled “Original Batch”, the 1870 utilizes the typical Old Forester Bourbon Mash Bill consisting of 72% Corn, 18% Rye, and 10% Malted Barley.
This small-batch Bourbon contains whiskey source from barrels aged in three different warehouses that are then married together before being bottled at 45%.