Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series #1

A little background

The Bardstown Bourbon Company is a proverbial new kid on the block within the bourbon world.  They have come out swinging with a state-of-the-art distillery and many recognizable names hired on in key positions.  For their first Discovery release they used a blend of 10% five-year bourbon, 10% ten-year bourbon, 75% eleven-year bourbon, and 5% thirteen-year bourbon sourced from three different Kentucky distilleries and bottled it at the cask strength of 121.21 Proof.  Suggested retail price of $129.99.

(Tasted neat from a Glencairn.)

Color

Dark Copper

Nose

Layers upon layers of rich dark cocoa, caramel, cinnamon, allspice, roasted almond, leather, and sandalwood.

Palate

Thick and chewy. Not as sweet as the nose suggested but just as dense with the leather, tobacco, and cocoa prominent.

Finish

Baking spices and roasted almonds are joined by a hint of pine tannins.

In closing

I must tip my hat to the people at Bardstown Bourbon Company for the transparency of what’s in this blend.  Where some blenders would have went the NAS route due to the five-year component of the blend, the Bardstown Bourbon Company embraced what was used to create this very good blend and respect the consumers’ intelligence enough to provide a complete breakdown of every bourbon in the Discovery Series #1. If you’d like purchase a bottle for yourself, it can be purchased online at Seelbach’s.

NOTE: The sample used for this review was provided at no cost courtesy of Bardstown Bourbon Company.  We thank them for the sample and for allowing us to review their unique and delicious bourbon!