J. Carver Releases Its 7 Year Brickyard Straight Bourbon Whiskey

J. Carver Distillery, a grain-to-glass Minnesota micro distillery, recently released its J. Carver 7 Year Brickyard Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

The bourbon was distilled on site from local Minnesota corn, Minnesota winter wheat, malted barley, and aged for more than 7 years in charred new oak barrels. Non-chill filtered and bottled at 95.2 proof, the first release produced 1,111 bottles.

“J. Carver Distillery is located in beautiful Carver County, home to the historic Chaska brickyards, which produced the distinctive yellow ‘Chaska Brick’ churches and farmhouses located up and down the Minnesota River,” said Bill Miller, Founding Partner, in a prepared statement. “Likewise, our Brickyard Straight Bourbon uses local, similarly yellow corn, wheat and barley grown in towns along the banks of the Minnesota River.

J. Carver Distillery, a grain-to-glass Minnesota micro distillery, recently released its J. Carver 7 Year Brickyard Straight Bourbon Whiskey. (image via J. Carver)

“Based on Minnesota grains and aged in Minnesota barrels and hand-made and bottled here at our facility in Waconia, we are thrilled that Minnesota distilleries are adding to the history of Bourbon.”

“Our Brickyard Straight Bourbon is our most popular and awarded whiskey, and we are so excited to introduce this carefully curated 7 Year product to our customers and partners across Minnesota,” added Gina Holman, Founding Partner. “Our J. Carver team has been patiently waiting to launch this 7 year wheated bourbon since local Carver County history inspired us to name this bourbon during the time we started repurposing our building from the Pontiac car dealership into J. Carver Distillery over 10 years ago.”

Official tasting notes are as follows.

• Color: Deep amber
• Aroma: Sweet nose, caramel, toffee, vanilla custard, and toasted oak
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, sweet, smooth, complex, and rich in flavor
• Flavor: An amazing balance of sweetness and richness. Soft and approachable with intriguing flavors of baked pear, brown sugar, vanilla, bread pudding, toffee, caramel, honey, dried cherry, milk chocolate, toasted oak, baking spice notes with a long, soft and smooth finish.
• Finish: Long, sweet, smooth, and elegant finish