That headline’s not a typo. The title of the bourbon is “I.” In truth, the I isn’t even on the entrance of the bottle. It’s embossed into the glass on the again. The entrance simply says “bourbon.” This all looks as if a tough factor to model and promote, however hey, that’s another person’s downside, no? Good bottle, a minimum of.
What’s in I Bourbon? It’s a mix of three Tennessee-distilled bourbons (it’s not billed as Tennessee whiskey, nonetheless), aged 5, 6, and 13 years, created from a mashbill of 84% corn, 8% rye, and eight% malted barley. Although distilled in Tennessee, it’s bottled in Bardstown, Kentucky.
Let’s give it a strive.
The whiskey is worth it. The mix clearly leans towards these youthful expressions, however there’s sufficient happening right here to advantage some gentle consideration past use as a mere mixer. On the nostril, peanuts and popcorn are instantaneous, alongside a delicate smear of crimson fruit jam. Butterscotch and caramel give the whiskey a transparent sweetness however none of it’s overblown — peanuts and popcorn and Cracker Jack and every part else on the baseball recreation rumble throughout the expertise nicely into the end. On the entire, the palate tells you up entrance what you’re getting, and it by no means actually diverges from its mission. There’s the lightest sprinkle of rye-driven spice and an applesauce kick on the end, however in any other case this can be a deep dive into the godlike energy of corn — and right here, that mainly works.
The value is a bit excessive for what I is providing, however as an alternative choice to boring outdated mid-level bourbon bottlings, it makes for a superbly workable, gratifying expertise.
86 proof.
B+ / $60 / i-bourbon.com
I Bourbon
$60
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