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Bourbon Review: Bardstown Bourbon Origin High Wheat Bourbon

We review Bardstown Bourbon Origin High Wheat Bourbon, a six-year bourbon with one of the highest percentages of wheated mash bills in the bourbon category at 39 percent.

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  • Nino Kilgore-Marchetti, founder of The Whiskey Wash, is an award-winning whiskey journalist, expert, and judge
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Tasting Notes

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A six-year bourbon with one of the highest percentages of wheated mash bills in the bourbon category at 39 percent. It is bottled at 106 proof and priced at $49.99.
Appearance:
A beautiful orange amber exists in the glass here, highlighted by moderate legs and thicker viscosity.
Nose:
The aromatics present deep, rich layers of vanilla, amaretti cookies, bright oranges, and oak, supported by brown sugar and toffee.
Palate:
There’s a nice baked bread with apricot jam opening on the palate, joined by vanilla, a slight hit of baking spice, cherries, that always present oak, a touch of maple, and a bit of orange.
Finish:
It finishes warm and succulent, offering a slightly sweet end that fades over a moderate amount of time.
Comments:
A high-wheat bourbon of this level, like the Bardstown Bourbon Origin High Wheat Bourbon, is always interesting to try. It is well-balanced, offers solid tasting, and is a good bourbon overall.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.

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