Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Old Bardstown

• Straight bourbon whiskey produced by Willett Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky
• Mash bill of 72% corn, 13% rye, and 15% malted barley
• Produced with limestone-filtered, spring-fed water from a pond on the distillery estate
• Sour mash fermented in stainless steel for approximately 3–5 days using a proprietary yeast strain
• Twice distilled using a column still made of copper and stainless steel and a Vendome copper pot still modeled after Willett’s original, patented pot still
• Aged for a minimum of 4 years in new, char #4 American oak barrels from Independent Stave Company’s Kentucky cooperage; non-age statement
• Cinnamon, pineapple upside-down cake, and a hint of flint on the nose precede a soft palate of butterscotch, apple skin, allspice, and vanilla with a dry finish brimming with lingering tropical fruit and baking spice
• 45% ABV

The current iteration of Old Bardstown 90 Proof debuted in 2016, but the family recipe dates to the 1940s. This value-driven version of Willett’s legacy brand is made with effortless cocktailing in mind, as demonstrated by its 750 and liter formats.