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Very Old Barton Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 100pf 750ml
A Kentucky Straight Bourbon from Barton Brands, part of the Sazerac company since 2009, produced at the Tom Moore distillery in Bardstown Kentucky. Packed full of corny flavour (with a 75% corn mash) it's a standard across Kentucky.
Barton 1792 Distillery claims to be the oldest fully operating operating distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. The property was actually founded by Tom Moore in 1879, but is now named after the year in which Kentucky joined the United States.
Tucked away in a ravine, for much of its history the distillery had a low profile plus numerous owners and name changes. Its post-Prohibition history began in 1944 when it was bought by Oscar Getz's Barton Brands. It was then purchased by Constellation in 1999, before passing to Sazerac who gave the distillery its current name and opened a visitor centre to promote the brand.
The 79 hectare (196 acre) site includes a still house, 29 aging warehouses, 21 other buildings and the Tom Moore Spring. The 1940s redbrick distillery uses a number of mashbills, its own yeast, and boasts a copper-headed column beer still.
The core release 1792 Bourbon is made from a signature recipe with a high rye content, and has variously been labeled "Small Batch" or Ridgemount Reserve. Numerous limited editions have also been produced, including a single-barrel series, a Port finish, and a version made with wheat rather than rye.