Bloody Butcher’s Creed Straight Bourbon Whiskey is produced by Jeptha Creed Distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The limited-edition bourbon uses a mash bill of 90% Bloody Butcher corn, 5% malted rye and 5% malted barley and is bottled at 50% ABV, or 100 proof. This specific expression was aged six years and 11 months, extending beyond earlier releases aged four years and nine months. The bourbon typically retails between $60 and $99.
The nose is aromatic with notes of buttered popcorn, pears, apricots, a hint of almonds, caramel, vanilla, and charred oak. The taste is spicy and full of flavor with touches of clove, cinnamon, and coriander along with almond oil, honey, caramel, and vanilla.