Old Bardstown Bottled in Bond
  • Category Bourbon
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery Willett Distillery
  • Style Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • Alcohol 50%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
  • caramel
  • butterscotch
  • cherry
  • oak
  • clove
  • cinnamon
  • pepper
  • mint
  • molasses

Old Bardstown

Bottled in Bond (0.7l, 50%*) *please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary

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Straightforward bottled-in-bond Bourbon from Bardstown.
 
Willett Distillery AKA Kentucky Bourbon Distillers came about the same year they completed Hoover Dam (it was 1936). It was founded by the second generation distiller and his sons, Lambert Willett, who didn’t wait long to produce his first batch: in 1937, he already had 30 barrels of Bourbon in the warehouse. Located in the legendary town of Bardstown, Kentucky, the distillery was holding the pen as the history of Bourbon was being written. KBD has been called “the big Daddy of Bourbon and Rye”, which is a title we would love to use when being introduced to people. Now, the Willetts do that clever thing where they produce several brands under fictitious company names, like a superstar rock band that wants to play club gigs. The Old Bardstown Distilling Company and the Noah’s Mill Distilling Company are, among others, actually KBD.
 
When exactly the Old Bardstown brand was established, nobody really knows. Some say it was Willett’s first brand when he opened the distillery, but since the official story behind the name is they took it from a handicapped racehorse in the 1950s, the brand might be a tad younger. Willett Distillery started producing Bourbon and Rye again in 2012 after they stopped in the 1970s. The fact that it’s “bottled in bond” means it’s the product of one distillation season, one distiller and a single distillery. It was matured in a federally bonded warehouse under Uncle Sam for at least four years and was bottled at exactly 100 Proof. It’s a pretty no-BS Bourbon with lots of character and potential. It’s also low-key historical as it marks Willett’s return to making Bourbon.
 
  • Category Bourbon
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery Willett Distillery
  • Style Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • Alcohol 50%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
Appearance / Color
Rust
 
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Sweet nose with notes of caramel, mint, molasses, and cherries.
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Caramel-forward palate evolves into notes of butterscotch, cherry, and oak.
 
Finish
Short finish with notes of clove, cinnamon, and pepper.
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  • caramel
  • butterscotch
  • cherry
  • oak
  • clove
  • cinnamon
  • pepper
  • mint
  • molasses
Old Bardstown Bottled in Bond
Old Bardstown Bottled in Bond
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Character Dogson

Limestone Branch Distillery, which produces Yellowstone Bourbon, also makes Minor Case Bourbon and Bowling & Burch Gin.
Whisky or Whiskey? The spelling differs geographically. In Scotland, Japan, and some other parts of the world, distilleries usually spell it Whisky; in Ireland and the USA, they spell it Whiskey.

J.B.'s father, Joseph W. Dant, invented a still made from a poplar log at 16, as he couldn't afford a copper still. Although crude, it worked exceptionally well!

Yellowstone Bourbon has had several owners throughout its history, including J.B. Dant, D.H. Taylor, The Glenmore Distillery, United Distillers & Vintners, the David Sherman Company, Heaven Hill, and David Sherman (now known as Luxco).
At any given time, there are more barrels of Bourbon in Kentucky than there are people. The population of the Bluegrass State is about 4.4 million. Today there are more than 5 million barrels of Bourbon sitting in the rick-houses of that Old Kentucky Home. That’s nearly 300 bottles of Bourbon per person, or about 60 gallons each.
Bourbons have very prominent notes of vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
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Dog Dogson's Smartass corner
Character Dogson

Limestone Branch Distillery, which produces Yellowstone Bourbon, also makes Minor Case Bourbon and Bowling & Burch Gin.
Whisky or Whiskey? The spelling differs geographically. In Scotland, Japan, and some other parts of the world, distilleries usually spell it Whisky; in Ireland and the USA, they spell it Whiskey.

J.B.'s father, Joseph W. Dant, invented a still made from a poplar log at 16, as he couldn't afford a copper still. Although crude, it worked exceptionally well!

Yellowstone Bourbon has had several owners throughout its history, including J.B. Dant, D.H. Taylor, The Glenmore Distillery, United Distillers & Vintners, the David Sherman Company, Heaven Hill, and David Sherman (now known as Luxco).
At any given time, there are more barrels of Bourbon in Kentucky than there are people. The population of the Bluegrass State is about 4.4 million. Today there are more than 5 million barrels of Bourbon sitting in the rick-houses of that Old Kentucky Home. That’s nearly 300 bottles of Bourbon per person, or about 60 gallons each.
Bourbons have very prominent notes of vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
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