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Bourbon Review: Jeptha Creed Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon

We review Jeptha Creed Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon, aged at least four years and distilled from red bloody butcher corn (75%), malted rye (20%), and malted barley (5%).

OVERALL RATING

7
$49.99
  • Nino Kilgore-Marchetti, founder of The Whiskey Wash, is an award-winning whiskey journalist, expert, and judge
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Jeptha Creed Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon review

Tasting Notes

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Bottled-in-bond bourbon aged at least four years and distilled from bloody butcher corn (75%), malted rye (20%), and malted barley (5%). It is bottled at 100 proof and priced at $49.99.
Appearance:
There’s a nice moderate amber richness in the glass, tied to a moderate leg structure and decent viscosity.
Nose:
On the nose, this is what one would expect in a high-rye-style bourbon aged at least four years. It balances vanilla sweetness and black pepper spiciness alongside good aromatic undertones of oak, a maple kiss, caramel, and leather.
Palate:
Straight and true, this bourbon adheres to the high rye approach on the palate, giving nice nods to the typical vanilla sweetness and black pepper spice found here. It is backed up with the usual oak, alongside some maple, coriander, cotton candy, leather, and a little bit of baked bread.
Finish:
The finish is mild, sweet, and a little spicy, offering a simplistic finish with minimal staying power.
Comments:
Jeptha Creed’s offering to the high rye and bottled-in-bond styles plays it safe, not reinventing the wheel here except for the heritage corn usage. It doesn’t stand out much from similar whiskeys, but it doesn’t need to either to be a good sipper or for use in cocktails.

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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