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Bulleit - Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (90 Proof) (750ml)

The characteristic Bulleit bottle style adds something of the antique to this modern whiskey, and this new barrel strength offering weighs in with an ABV of somewhere between 59.0% to 62.5% (118 to 125 proof), with my sample running 119.2 proof. It has a beautiful, dark coppery color in the bottle and the glass.

charred American white oak Aged in charred American white oak, select Bulleit Bourbon barrels were set aside to age for 10 years. The result is a special expression of Bulleit that provides a rich, deep, incredibly smooth sipping experience.

Walk into most of the bars in the US and you're going to see a bottle of Buffalo Trace too. The Bulleit is there by design – it was made specifically to be a bartender's best friend. It's cheap price is a main factor in why it is poured into so many drinks around the world every day.

Due to its especially high rye content, Bulleit Bourbon has a bold, spicy character with a finish that's distinctively clean and smooth. Medium amber in color, with gentle spiciness and sweet oak aromas. Mid-palate is smooth with tones of maple, oak, and nutmeg.

Whiskey is a general term for an alcoholic liquor made from fermented mashed grains. Bourbon is the term for a whiskey made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn. Bourbon was traditionally made in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and most bourbon is still produced in the state of Kentucky.

There are many types of whiskey, and bourbon is just one of them (in other words, all bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon). While all whiskeys are made from a fermented mash of grains, bourbon is predominantly made from corn (more on that later).

To this day, Bulleit™ Bourbon is distilled and aged in the Bulleit family tradition. High rye content gives it a bold, spicy character with a distinctively smooth, clean finish. Kentucky limestone-filtered water provides a foundation for the bourbon's character, while charred American oak barrels lend a smoky backbone.

Bourbon ages to mellow the bite of the alcohol and to add flavor to the spirit. As the spirit rests in its barrel to age, flavors from the wood are drawn out, which makes the whiskey called Bourbon the celebrated elixir that it is.

Bulleit is a real person's real name Present-day operations fall under the purview of one Thomas Bulleit, great-grandson of 19th-century distiller Augustus Bulleit. Augustus' first batch was bottled in 1830.

Basically, the defining factor that makes Bourbon a unique whiskey is the law. The Federal Standards of Identity for Bourbon state determine what is and what isn't Bourbon. For a whiskey to be considered Bourbon, its mash – the mixture of grains from which the product is distilled – must contain at least 51% corn.