- Proof
- 90.4
- Age
- 6-8 yr average blend
- Style
- BourbonStraight Bourbon Whiskey
- MSRP
- $45.00~$42.00 street
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“Two high-rye bourbons from Indiana and Kentucky, six to eight years old, at 90.4 proof”
Tasting notes
- nose
- high-rye spice meeting caramel and toasted oak, with a soft vanilla lift that keeps the spice from shouting
- palate
- rich and balanced — caramel, baking spice, and rye snap in equal measure without barrel-proof heat
- finish
- lingering spice, cocoa, and sweet oak
Mash bill
A blend of several whiskeys, so no single grain split.
Proprietary blend of two high-rye mash bills (~30% rye content) with complementary yeast strains. Exact grain percentages are not printed as a single house mash — the sell is high-rye spice from carefully selected sourced bourbons rather than a Green Brier wheated Tennessee mash. Pitch high-rye blend, 6-8 years — not a fake 70/20/10.
- Cask
- New charred American oak (component bourbons)
- Best served
- versatile
Why it's craft
Belle Meade is the Nelson brothers' own bourbon brand, and it is blended rather than distilled: Andy and Charlie Nelson pick barrels of high-rye bourbon from other distilleries and marry them. They regained the brand at the end of 2024 and relaunched Classic as its core bottling in Nashville in 2025.
Belle Meade Bourbon
Family-owned