BULLEIT - Bourbon Whisky

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Oaky, smoky, and smooth.

Bulleit Bourbon is russet in colour with a rich, oaky aroma. The dry, clean flavour is mellow and smooth, not hot in the throat. This 90 proof (40% ABV) Kentucky bourbon delivers a wonderfully complex taste with hints of vanilla and honey and a long smoky finish.

All of these elements combine to form a unique, hand-crafted bourbon reminiscent of America's frontier heritage. One taste will release the frontier explorer in you.

The award winning bottle design reflects elements of the Frontier Age, with a unique flask design and raised glass lettering.

Bulleit Bourbon is distilled and aged in small batches and stored in a single-story warehouse which reduces inconsistencies in the maturation process. Bulleit Bourbon is aged in American White Oak barrels that are flame charred, giving the bourbon some of its colour and flavour. It is aged not a drop less than 6 years, creating maturity and smoothness. The final, 90 proof product is formulated by mingling, not blending, two and sometimes three of the distillates to ensure consistency in the nose and taste.

Bulleit Bourbon uses only the highest quality ingredients and follows the 175-year-old recipe of Augustus. Bulleit Bourbon is produced with a high rye content and proprietary grains and yeasts. Rare among bourbon producers, Bulleit Bourbon has its own Grain Division, which acquires distiller's grade grains grown to Bulleit's specification. The high level of rye content creates the dry, clean flavour. In true bourbon fashion, only limestone-filtered water is used.

In March, 2004 Bulleit Bourbon won the Gold Medal for being in the top of its class at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition - beating out more expensive and well known premium bourbons such as Knob Creek, Maker's Mark and Jim Beam Black. The competition included over 450 spirits rated by 16 renowned judges from the media, hotel, restaurant and spirits industries.

This drink is one of the 14 essential ingredients used in 'Diffords Guide - Cocktails Made Easy'

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Producer: Bulleit - www.bulleitbourbon.com
ABV: 40%
Country of Origin: USA

Category(s): USA & World Whiskey
Group(s): Bourbon Whiskey , Diffords Guide 'Cocktails Made Easy'

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Size	Availability	Price	Unit Price	Buy	Desire
70cl Bottle	13th Aug 2010	£ 19.75		Add to Basket	Add to WishList

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4 Product Reviews

Author: Dan Harris	Date of Review: 08:13:33 Thu, 13 May 2010
Review: A top whiskey, better than the commercial brands out there. This is the true taste of bourbon. Anyone after an authentic American whiskey should choose this amazing example of bourbon whiskey at its best. 9/10

Author: Dan Billings	Date of Review: 02:36:41 Wed, 16 Sep 2009
Review: Out of the Bourbons I have tried this is my personal favourite. Best drank neat over ice.

Author: Paul Folkard	Date of Review: 01:24:24 Sat, 07 Jan 2006
Review: This is how bourbon should taste, clean, smooth and with a slight hint of wood at the end, you really will not believe how syrupy JD and jim beam are until you taste this!!! DON'T mix with coke, just add a little mineral water and ice and its heavenly!!

Author:	Date of Review: 10:41:51 Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Review: Smashing stuff. After an age of the usual Jack or Jim, this is a proper good drink, Slpendid over ice, really warming and fine oak flovours.. I just can't rate this highly enough....double thumbs up..!

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Producer Information

Bulleit Bourbon is a product of an era that helped define the character of a nation - an era of adventure, risk-taking and prosperity, when the Western frontier offered hope to those willing to take a chance.
The legend begins in New Orleans, where the Bulleit family emigrated from France in the 1700s. Around 1830, Augustus Bulleit moved from New Orleans to Louisville, Ky., taking with him his talent for brandy making. As a tavern keeper in Louisville, he began producing small batches of bourbon. Relentless in his pursuit of perfection, he experimented with different recipes. When he found one that consistently met his expectations, the inspiration for Bulleit Bourbon was born.
During the great migration to the West, his bourbon was sold throughout Kentucky and Indiana, gaining a reputation as the bourbon of choice for America's most hale and hardy adventurers - the frontiersmen.
It was 1860. America was rapidly expanding westward and business was good for Augustus. That year, while transporting barrels of whiskey from Kentucky back to his hometown of New Orleans, Augustus Bulleit died. With him, it appeared, died the making of his legendary bourbon.
As decades passed, the Bulleit family never lost its passion for telling the story of Augustus Bulleit, nor the desire to resurrect his signature creation. After more than a century, the family returned at last to bourbon making. In 1987, Tom Bulleit fulfilled a lifelong dream by reviving his family's ancestral distilling enterprise using the original recipe of his great-great-grandfather.