American Whiskey & Bourbon

This superior bourbon has flavors of rich butterscotch and caramel notes, delicately balanced with hints of fruit and toffee.">

Border Straight Bourbon is artisan distilled from grains provided by a 6th generation family farm, minutes from the distillery. No short cuts. We practice traditional aging techniques in medium char, Ozark White Oak barrels constructed from wood staves that are air dried three years. No Blending: only whiskey from our grain and distilled in our pot is put in bottles that carry our name.">

AT EACH BOTTLING we’ll remove a portion of that whiskey and replace it with other barrels that will complement the remaining blend. We'll then repeat the process - bottling a portion and adding newly selected whiskeys each time.

Barrell Bourbon Infinite Barrel Project

YOU CAN FIND WHICH WHISKEYS ARE PRESENT IN EACH BOTTLING

by referring to the bottling date on the front label and going to that page on our site.

HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM THE SOLERA PROCESS?

The Infinite Barrel contains fractions of many whiskey barrels in a single blend, while a solera ends up with fractions of the original whiskey in many barrels. Our objective is to create a unique blend for every bottling. The solera process, however, is designed to create a consistent product every time.

At its most basic, the solera process starts with a single barrel or group of barrels of a specific age. A fraction of the first group of barrels is put it in the second group of barrels, a fraction of that second group is put in the third group and so on. The solera process is designed and symmetrical. We think of our Infinite Barrel Project as a solera in reverse. It's unpredictable and asymmetrical, constantly evolving - even whimsical. We're certainly having fun blending it.">

We fill these casks with a blend of 6- and 9-year-old Bourbons. The robust flavors from the casks pair well with the spicy high rye content of the Bourbon and create a striking profile unlike any other whiskey in the world.

Belle Meade Bourbon Madeira Cask Finish has been cut to 90.4 proof and, as with all of our products, is never chill-filtered. The result is a Bourbon of particular distinction and uncommon character. Have it neat, with a splash, over a sphere of ice, or create a distinguished twist on your favorite whiskey-based classic cocktail. However you drink it, you'll know you are enjoying a rare spirit made for the discerning whiskey drinker.">

to describe your finest attire, the kind you'd wear to a wedding or special dance.

Along those same lines of thinking, we're putting forth our finest.

BIB & TUCKER is a delightfully smooth bourbon sporting notes of chestnut, and it's crafted with a sense of dedication that can only come when you know you're making something truly special.

taste profile aroma BIB & TUCKER leads with a strong vanilla scent along with

fresh cut sweet grass, wet stone and old leatherbound books.

taste With a smooth entry, the bourbon is nicely balanced with a hint of sweetness. It fulfills the promise of its nose before evolving into a warm, lightly crisp,spicy sensation.

finish BIB & TUCKER lingers in the mouth with a complex, yet balanced chestnutty taste.">

Black Maple Hill Oregon Bourbon

Black Maple Hill Oregon Rye Whiskey
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This whisky is the culmination of several years of planning. "For a few years now, we've been putting whisky away for storage," remarked Becky Harris, Chief Distiller and President of Catoctin Creek Distilling Company. "We pulled some of the more interesting barrels from the back of the barn and decided to release these at a higher proof: a whisky specially curated for flavor, while still being remarkably smooth, as is our existing 80 proof Roundstone."

"We are very excited about this new product," said Scott Harris, Founder and General Manager of Catoctin Creek. "We discussed this new product with customers like Jack Rose Whisky Saloon, The Passenger, and our distributors, and all agreed that this would be a great new product for the distillery. And what's cool, since we're a small distillery, we can be responsive to this kind of market input."">

Color: deep, glimmering bronze color with perfect clarity.

Aroma: The generous aromatics are loaded with rich caramel, dried orchard fruits, toffee, butterscotch, nutmeg, spicy rye notes, maple, and candied orange peel.

Taste: The palate is harmonious and seamless being dry with a pepper edge while offering enough viscosity to give the whiskey length and depth.

Finish: It finishes with a complex black pepper accent and hints of anise and toasted oak.

Comment: Sip it straight or make the best Manhattan you've ever had.">

Click here for a copy of the report.

After the two year period was complete we blended most of the whiskey into our inventory but saved two barrels as "Reserve stock." We presented this unique opportunity to Ace Spirits who selected one of the two barrels.

This Hybrid barrel contains American oak, French Oak, and Eastern European Oak from Slovakia. All were charred and toasted at medium (#3) levels.

Our experience from tasting the different barrels was that the American Oak, our standard, had the highest vanillin development resulting in a more typical American sweet profile, The French and Eastern Euro Oaks were significantly drier and much higher in tannin levels. And the Hybrid did the best job of introducing more tannin, but balancing with the vanillin profile. Way higher oak flavors, but not to the point of eliminating the vanilla content compared to American Oak.

This particular barrel Hybrid 1, was one of two filled on 8/9/11. The barrel was dumped and bottled just prior to shipping to Ace Spirits in May 2015."">

- Lance Mayhew, Oregon Culinary Institute">

After several years, once our whiskies have developed a robust richness and a mellow golden hue, we taste and assemble the final blend… but instead of going right to bottling, we allow the batch to "rest" a while - a few months or longer, in 225 liter casks made of French oak previously used in the aging of wine. The tighter grain and subtle flavor profile of these older French oak barrels adds a degree of elegance and finesse to the finished whiskey - nothing overpowering, but a layer of stylish complexity that really pulls all the components together.">

As George himself would have said, it's "Mellow as Moonlight."">

We confess...we didn't coin the term "Yippee Ki-Yay". Moreover, we didn't paint the picture on the front label. It's an historic poster (Gift of The Coe Foundation and Henry B. Balink) now at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming (centerofthewest.org, you really ought to visit). Furthermore, we didn't distill the whiskeys in this bottle - it's our Double Rye! However, we did come up with a combination that we think will make you say...Yippee Ki-Yay drinkers of horrible tasting cheap flavored uisge beatha! One day, just for fun, we put Double Rye! into oak barrels that had originally been used to age two different types of wine and discovered an all-natural, not disgustingly-sweet sipper for the rest of us.

Technical Details

Ratio of whiskeys: top secret!

Filtration: not chill-filtered, or carbon treated.

Marriage of two straight rye whiskies

The 2-year-old has a mashbill of 95% rye, 5% barley malt from LDI now MGP.

The older rye has a "barely legal" rye mashbill of 53% rye and 37% corn from Barton Distillery.

Barrel Type(s)

Barrel types:

Oak barrel that previously held Vermouth Barrel (Vya, Madera, CA),

Oak barrel that previously held Qupé Syrah (Qupé Santa maria, CA)

Nose: Warm baking spices with sweet cinnamon and clove spice, dried thyme, rosemary & desert sage with subtle black berry and cassis

Taste: spiced maple and cinnamon, black cherry and raisin / spiced plums

Finish: Dark caramel, currants & raisins, all interwoven with cinnamon / all spice complex

Taste: A big, bold punch of cinnamon spice and blackberries on a foundation of vanilla and caramel, the long finish is dried orange rind and herbs.

93 Points - The Tasting Panel Magzine

"A-" Drinkhacker.com">

With a mash bill of 86 percent Minnesota rye and 14 percent malted rye, and aged over two years in barrels coopered in Minnesota, this whiskey has an amazing balance of sweetness and spice! Non-chill filtered.">

Available as 1 Liter only and exclusively in Tennesee and select travel retail locations in October 2016.">

We decided to bottle them up in five 200 milliliter experiments so you can try five different experiments and see for yourself how these small changes make a vast difference.">

One masterpiece, Zero compromise.

Sip it straight, chilled, or on the rocks. Enjoy the fruity aroma from the sherry casks combined with the vanilla oaky cooperage notes to round off the flavorful and mature taste of our most exquisite bourbon.

Aroma: PLEASANT FRUIT INFLUENCE,COMBINED WITH VANILLA OAKY NOTES.

Flavor: SMOOTH, RICH MIX OFPX SHERRY ANDBOURBON FLAVORS.

Accolades for Distiller's Masterpiece.

Beverage Tasting Institute- 96 Points (Superlative) Highest Scoring Bourbon - 2015.

Ultimate Spirits Challenge- 94 Points (Excellent) Highly Recommended - 2015.

San Francisco World Spirits Competition- Gold Medal - 2015.">

After a 13-year hiatus from the bourbon industry during Prohibition, and at nearly 70 years old, James B. Beam and his family rebuilt the distillery in Clermont by hand to get the family business up and running once again. Today, Jim Beam is the best-selling bourbon in the world.

Jim Beam Repeal Batch is aged four years, similar to Jim Beam® Bourbon, however this unique liquid is non-chill filtered, resulting in a bourbon with fuller mouthfeel and tasting notes that include char, oak and caramelized tones. It has a light amber color, with an aroma that carries oaky notes, balanced with light vanilla and a hint of brown spice.">

Small Batch. Single Barrel. Unfiltered. Heart cut. Organic.">

Unfiltered 100% Millet. Heart Cut. Single Barrel. Organic and naturally gluten-free.">

Unfiltered 100% Oat. Heart Cut. Single Barrel. Organic.">

"This is no ordinary rye, because it doesn't come from an ordinary distillery. [...] Despite being 100% rye grain, this whiskey is fresh and light [...] with a maple-y, candy corn entry and a kiss of spice on the "finish."

— The Wall Street Journal

Unfiltered 100% Rye. Heart Cut. Single Barrel. Organic.">

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Stave Configuration: (0-P2, 0-CU, 10-46, 0-MO, 0-SP)

Maker's 46 is created by taking fully matured Maker's Mark bourbon and placing it in a barrel with ten charred wooden staves (all 46) in it to create more wood influence, more caramel, more... YUM. The whisky is then aged in these modified barrels for an additional three months to maximize the flavor impact of the staves. We love Maker's 46 and so when the opportunity arose to create our own private barrel, we jumped at it. Here's how it works:

in 2017, the folks at Maker's worked with Independent Stave (one of the largest cooperages in the world) to create four new stave types to add to the existing Maker's 46 stave, for a total of five possible staves to fill ten stave positions:

Baked American Pure 2 (P2)

Seared French Cuvee (CU)

Maker's 46 (46)

Roasted French Mocha (MO)

Toasted French Spice (SP)

By arranging these staves in different configurations, you could develop up to 1,001 different whisky variants. We've done a few of these Private Select barrels, and we've been able to craft dramatically different whiskies using different stave configurations.

During a lunch break on our first trip, I saw a bottle of Maker's 46 Cask Strength for sale in the gift shop and inquired- would it be possible to make a barrel using ONLY the Maker’s 46 staves? Since it was to be bottled at barrel proof, this would essentially be Maker’s Mark 46 Cask Strength Bourbon!!!??? The answer was yes. In fact, at the time, that gift shop bottling was the only way you could get Maker's 46 Cask Strength- a distillery only release made at the direction of Bill Samuels Jr. himself!

I'm pleased to offer you, for the first time outside of the distillery, Maker's Mark Cask Strength!">

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Ace Spirits Winner's Cuvee

Crafted with the winners of our Private Select contest, Katie & Matt L!

Stave Configuration: (3-P2, 4-CU, 2-46, 0-MO, 1-SP)

Tasting Notes:

Nose: allspice, light cinnamon, oak, pencil shavings, vanilla and caramel.

Gullet: spice box and toasted oak, with loads of vanilla and caramel.

Finish: boom.

Maker's 46 is created by taking fully matured Maker's Mark bourbon and placing it in a barrel with ten charred wooden staves (all 46) in it to create more wood influence, more caramel, more... YUM. The whisky is then aged in these modified barrels for an additional three months to maximize the flavor impact of the staves. We love Maker's 46 and so when the opportunity arose to create our own private barrel, we jumped at it. Here's how it works:

in 2017, the folks at Maker's worked with Independent Stave (one of the largest cooperages in the world) to create four new stave types to add to the existing Maker's 46 stave, for a total of five possible staves to fill ten stave positions:

Baked American Pure 2 (P2)

Seared French Cuvee (CU)

Maker's 46 (46)

Roasted French Mocha (MO)

Toasted French Spice (SP)

By arranging these staves in different configurations, you could develop up to 1,001 different whisky variants. We've done a few of these Private Select barrels, and we've been able to craft dramatically different whiskies using different stave configurations.">

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A Special Three Pack of our 2018 Private Selections:

Ace Spirits Winner's Cuvee (3-P2, 4-CU, 2-46, 0-MO, 1-SP)

JohnBro's Cozy Winter Warmer (3-P2, 1-CU, 2-46, 4-MO, 0-SP)

Maker's 46 Cask Strength (0-P2, 0-CU, 10-46, 0-MO, 0-SP)

Maker's 46 is created by taking fully matured Maker's Mark bourbon and placing it in a barrel with ten charred wooden staves (all 46) in it to create more wood influence, more caramel, more... YUM. The whisky is then aged in these modified barrels for an additional three months to maximize the flavor impact of the staves. We love Maker's 46 and so when the opportunity arose to create our own private barrel, we jumped at it. Here's how it works:

in 2017, the folks at Maker's worked with Independent Stave (one of the largest cooperages in the world) to create four new stave types to add to the existing Maker's 46 stave, for a total of five possible staves to fill ten stave positions:

Baked American Pure 2 (P2)

Seared French Cuvee (CU)

Maker's 46 (46)

Roasted French Mocha (MO)

Toasted French Spice (SP)

By arranging these staves in different configurations, you could develop up to 1,001 different whisky variants. We've done a few of these Private Select barrels, and we've been able to craft dramatically different whiskies using different stave configurations.">

blog post for more detail!

JohnBro's Cozy Winter Warmer

Stave Configuration: (3-P2, 1-CU, 2-46, 4-MO, 0-SP)

Tasting Notes:

Nose: fresh hay, oak spice, toasted wood

Gullet: mellow and "cozy", rich & viscous, toasted almonds, chocolate, fresh ground coffee

Finish: lingering, sweet, oak spice, vanilla

Maker's 46 is created by taking fully matured Maker's Mark bourbon and placing it in a barrel with ten charred wooden staves (all 46) in it to create more wood influence, more caramel, more... YUM. The whisky is then aged in these modified barrels for an additional three months to maximize the flavor impact of the staves. We love Maker's 46 and so when the opportunity arose to create our own private barrel, we jumped at it. Here's how it works:

in 2017, the folks at Maker's worked with Independent Stave (one of the largest cooperages in the world) to create four new stave types to add to the existing Maker's 46 stave, for a total of five possible staves to fill ten stave positions:

Baked American Pure 2 (P2)

Seared French Cuvee (CU)

Maker's 46 (46)

Roasted French Mocha (MO)

Toasted French Spice (SP)

By arranging these staves in different configurations, you could develop up to 1,001 different whisky variants. We've done a few of these Private Select barrels, and we've been able to craft dramatically different whiskies using different stave configurations.">