Bluegrass Distillers Releases 1st Bottled-In-Bond Wheated Bourbon and New Label Design

Posted on April 16, 2021
By Distillery Trail
In Blog

Bluegrass Distillers - Bluegrass Distillers Bottled-in-Bond Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Bluegrass Distillers in Lexington, Kentucky, a nine year old craft distillery, has announced the release of their first ever Bottled-in-Bond Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

“Our team is exceptionally proud of this delicious Small Batch Wheated Bourbon release. It is our second bottled-in-bond product which marks a major milestone for our distillery.” said co-owner, Ben Franzini. “This is the first major release using our newly designed label and it is representative of the extraordinarily high quality products we look forward to producing more of as we embark on our distillery expansion this year.”

This latest release was distilled using a mash bill of 75% corn, 21% wheat, and 4% malted barley. This batch was blended from four barrels aged at least 4.5 years each.

This is the first major release using Bluegrass Distiller’s recently revealed label redesign which features an updated logo and jockey silk inspired patterns for each mash bill. The label also highlights Elkwood Farm, the future home of Bluegrass Distillers, located in Midway, KY.

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Tasting Notes

Tasting notes provided by the distillery say this batch has well balanced notes of butterscotch, vanilla, toasted sugar, caramelized brown sugar, fig, apricot, honey, citrus, and oak.

Bluegrass Distillers Bottled-in-Bond Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is available now at the distillery with a suggested retail price of $50 for 750ml bottle. This latest limited four barrel release netted out 920 bottles. Bottles will also be available through distribution in the next couple of weeks.

Bluegrass Distillers is currently located in downtown Lexington but is in the process of moving to a new destination at the Historic Elkwood Farm in Midway, Kentucky. The new location, which is featured on the side of the bottle, is expected to open in late 2021 with an expanded distillery, barrel warehouses, tasting room, visitor center, and event space.

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