On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 90
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- BourbonKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- MSRP
- $34.99~$40.99 street
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“The house high-rye bourbon that relaunched Green River, with cinnamon, honey and mint.”
Tasting notes
- nose
- Honey, vanilla and cinnamon with spearmint, orange peel, pear and a trace of dried cherry
- palate
- Honey and vanilla first, then caramel, clove, baked red apple, licorice and peppermint, with warming spice
- finish
- Lingering; honey, roasted oak and cinnamon, with a little pear and mint
Mash bill
- Kentucky-grown corn70%
- Rye21%
- Malted barley9%
70% Kentucky-grown corn, 21% rye, 9% malted barley. Twenty-one percent is a high rye share for a bourbon, and it gives the cinnamon and mint in the glass.
- Cask
- New charred American oak
- Best served
- neat or in a cocktail
Why it's craft
Green River Bourbon is the whiskey that brought the 1885 brand back in 2022, made on a recipe of 70% Kentucky corn and 21% rye and aged on site in some of the oldest warehouses in Kentucky. The distillery was licensed in 1885 as the tenth in the state and is a stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Bardstown Bourbon Co. has owned Green River since 2022, and both now sit under Lofted Spirits, which Pritzker Private Capital owns.
Green River Distilling Co.
Corporate-owned · Est. 1885 · Tours