Jeptha Creed Red, White and Blue Bourbon (750ml)

A batch release whiskey, 'Red, White & Blue' is typically produced from 25% Bloody Butcher Corn, 25% Heirloom White Corn, 25% Bruce’s Blue Corn, 20% Malted Rye and 5% Malted Barley. Also known as Jeptha Creed's 'Heirloom mash-bill', the whiskey is aged for at least four years and bottled at 50% Alc./Vol.

Other reviews... Within bourbon, farm distilleries such as Hillrock Estate, Starlight, Frey Ranch, and Jeptha Creed have had a slow and steady rise. With the wine term “terroir” becoming more and more prevalent in regard to bourbon, the value of “homegrown” and “hands on” are starting to resonate with more and more bourbon drinkers. The reason for it is that they taste and smell differently and shed the cookie cutter mentality many have come to expect from large mainstream bourbon distilleries. It only takes a whiff or a taste of Jeptha Creed to notice there’s something else going on with their whiskey. Their whiskeys carry an earthiness to them. While that can be a phrase that can scare people, Jeptha Creed bourbon is careful not to overdo it. This isn’t bourbon’s direct answer to the earthiness that you’d find in a mezcal, particular styles of gin, or a funky Jamaican rum, but it helps bring a similar texture and complexity to its flavor. Too often with bourbon, earthiness and freshness are a result of youthfulness. Jeptha Creed Red, White & Blue Straight Bourbon doesn’t give off that sense whatsoever. My guess is that it has a lot to do with Jeptha Creed homegrown grains and which ones they choose to create their bourbons with. If you asked someone who has never drank bourbon before to describe what they think it tastes like, I feel that they would likely describe something similar to Jeptha Creed Red, White & Blue Straight Bourbon. I don’t think most people would expect bourbon to taste so sweet and fruity, or spicy and heavily oaked that so many modern bourbons often do. Jeptha Creed Red, White & Blue Bourbon has a lot of classic bourbon elements to it, but thanks to its literal down-to-earth flavor profile, it is able to put its own unique modern twist on it and could very well develop into the distillery signature style: a restraint of sweetness, select fruitiness, limited spice, and a strong baseline of earthiness. - breakingbourbon.com

Notes from the producers... NOSE: Complex balance of red berry fruits, bread pudding, nutmeg, and clove. PALATE: Rich buttery caramel with toasted nuts, dried fruit, toffee, and cinnamon. FINISH: A full finish of dried fruit, sweet oak, and baking spices.