The Bardstown Bourbon Company is the first Napa Valley-style stop established on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. They offer innovative ways of bringing modern and authentic bourbon to liquor lovers while honoring the art of traditional whiskey-making.
Where you can find the most authentic Kentucky bourbon
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This brand employs a blend of bourbon makers who combine their expertise in the distilling, culinary, and beverage fields. Located in the middle of the world’s bourbon capital, the Bardstown Bourbon Company is a brand Kentucky can be proud of. They produce only the highest-quality whiskey, bourbon, and rye.
As if the unique bourbon experience isn’t enough, this brand also offers custom whiskey production through their Collaborative Distilling Program. Guests can also check out the Bottle & Bond Kitchen and Bar and available tours and tastings.
What Is the Collaborative Distilling Program?
The Collaborative Distilling Program works by bringing together experienced distillers from across the industry. By uniting these experts under one roof, the program is able to focus on transparency and displaying the craft and science of making whiskey. Through this program, distillers and customers alike partake in a one-of-a-kind process.
Innovation, experimentation, and education are core tenets of the program. During each process, the program makes sure to honor tradition while putting modern twists on their creations. It’s a marriage of old wisdom and new ideas.
The Experts Behind the Bardstown Bourbon Company’s Success
The company’s team is led by Master Distiller Steve Nally. Nally is a 40-year veteran in the spirits industry and a member of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. Standing beside Nally is former Maker's Mark Master Distiller John Hargrove, also the former Vice President of Manufacturing Operations and Master Distiller at Sazerac and Barton 1792.
Honoring modern art and tradition in whiskey making
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The brand aims to produce the finest bourbons in the market by making and blending bourbon like no other. Applying the best practices from the world’s best brands, the Bardstown Bourbon Company incorporates them into its collaborative products.
About 40 mash bills are produced by the company for the finest bourbon and whiskey brands worldwide. They have also developed one of the most sophisticated beverage and culinary teams in Kentucky.
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The Bardstown Bourbon Company’s Releases and Collaborative Program
1. Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion #2
A smooth yet complex expression
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The Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion #2 is composed of 60% Bardstown Bourbon Company’s 3-year-old wheated and high-rye Kentucky bourbon, plus 40% 12-year Kentucky bourbon. Its nose combines youthful and aged notes, with a palate of green apple and honey plus hints of caramel and nuts. The finish presents a perfect balance of the combined flavors.
2. Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery #2
A layered expression with an impeccably rich flavor (Photo from
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The Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery #2 is a combo of a 12-year-old Kentucky bourbon and light accents from both younger and older Kentucky bourbons. It has a complex aroma of aged leather, cinnamon, and maple. The palate offers a warm, rich flavor with hints of tannic oak, and the finish provides an enduring and well-rounded taste.
3. Bardstown Bourbon Company Goodwood Brandy Honey Ale Collaborative
A very rich bourbon with honey accents
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The Bardstown Bourbon Company Goodwood Brandy Honey Ale Collaborative uses an 11-year-old Indiana bourbon polished for 18 months in Goodwood Brewing Brandy Barrel Honey Ale casks. The honey flavor is prevalent in this bourbon, together with malt, fig, caramel, and dried fruit hints. The finish gives you the subtle taste of a finely crafted ale.
4. Bardstown Bourbon Company Copper & Kings Apple Brandy Collaborative
An expression showcasing the perfect pairing of fruit and vanilla
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The Bardstown Bourbon Company Copper & Kings Apple Brandy Collaborative comes from 11-year-old Indiana bourbon polished for 20 months in select apple brandy barrels. Expect an array of caramel, apple, and baking spices in its palate. This creates the rich, complex, lightly dry, and crispy expression of the whiskey.
5. Bardstown Bourbon Company The Prisoner Collaborative
Giving you a bouquet of fruit and honey flavors
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The Bardstown Bourbon Company The Prisoner Collaborative comes from a 9-year-old Tennessee bourbon that’s finished for 18 months using French oak red wine barrels from the Prisoner Wine Company. The aroma is an explosion of blackberry plus black cherry with baking spices, honey, and vanilla. Expect flavors of the original premium grape blend with hints of sweetness along the palate and a well-balanced finish.
The Future of the Bardstown Bourbon Company
The future is bright for Bardstown. As of 2020, they have partnered and collaborated with many other companies to create new products, and their Collaborative Series is growing as they continue to share innovative finished bourbons with eager customers. The past collaborative expressions were limited, but the company is looking forward to producing big releases readily available to multiple markets across the US.
Where to Buy Links
https://www.bardstownbourbon.com/where-to-buy/
https://www.reservebar.com/collections/bardstown-bourbon-company
https://drizly.com/liquor-brands/bardstown-bourbon-company/b20102
Talbott Tavern, 107 W. Stephen Foster Avenue, Bardstown, KY
3rd Street Tap House, 112 N. 3rd Street, Bardstown, KY
Mammy’s Kitchen, 116 W. Stephen Foster Avenue, Bardstown, KY
Meri Merlo, 118 N 3rd Street, Bardstown, KY
https://seelbachs.com/search?q=bardstown
https://jensensliquors.com/products/bardstown-fusion-series-1.html
https://www.luekensliquors.com/?s=bardstown&post_type=product
https://www.binnys.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=bardstown%20bourbon
https://uptownspirits.com/product-tag/bardstown-bourbon-company/
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References:
https://www.bardstownbourbon.com/
https://www.bardstownbourbon.com/brands/
https://www.facebook.com/BardstownBourbonCompany/
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