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Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Old Fashioned Sour Mash Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Original price was: $19,302.99.Current price is: $18,302.99.

Colonel E.H. Taylor is credited with popularizing the sour mash technique. This expression was distilled in 2002 using the same souring process that Taylor would have used, resulting in a full-bodied and flavor-packed 9-year-old whiskey.

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About Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Old Fashioned Sour Mash Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Old Fashioned Sour Mash Whiskey was the first of the whiskeys to arrive in the lineup, named after the famous distiller credited with popularizing the sour mash technique. The process involves leaving the mash to naturally sour before distillation. The expression was distilled in 2002 using the same souring process that Taylor would have used, resulting in a full-bodied and flavor-packed 9-year-old whiskey with notes of fresh bread, honey, and leather. It’s bottled at 100 proof.

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About E.H. Taylor, Jr.

In 1869, Taylor purchased a small distillery situated on the banks of the Kentucky River. After christening the distillery O.F.C Distillery (OFC was an abbreviation for Old Fire Copper), Taylor began renovating and modernizing the plant — he purchased copper fermentation tanks, new grain grinding equipment, and unique, columnar stills. During his tenure, Taylor also implemented several innovative distilling techniques, including aging bourbon in climate-controlled rickhouses.

At the time, an overwhelming number of distilleries were still not aging their whiskey. In order to make their spirits palatable, some distillers and retailers added juices and syrups to sweeten their bourbon, while others added acid and tobacco to give the whiskey its signature, amber hue.

Armed with distilling experience and a political pedigree, Taylor, together with Treasury Secretary John G. Carlisle, was instrumental in passing the Bottled-In-Bond Act of 1897 (27 C.F.R. 5.21). The act required that any spirit labeled as “Bonded” or “Bottled-in-Bond” be the product of one distiller at one distillery during one distillation season. In addition, the Act required that bonded spirits be aged in a federally bonded warehouse under U.S. government supervision for at least four years and bottled at 100 proof.

About Bourbon

There are not many things more American than bourbon, and although most of it is produced in Kentucky, it can be produced all over the USA.
It must be made with at least 51% corn and bottled at 40% ABV or higher. So why not give this American classic a try?