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AJ Bond Straight Tennessee Whiskey

American Whiskey
  • Distiller

    AJ Bond Distillery

  • Bottler

    Sazerac

  • ABV

    47.5%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $30 to $59.99

AJ Bond Straight Tennessee Whiskey is made at AJ Bond Distillery in La Vergne, Tennessee, a facility owned by Sazerac. It is produced from a single mash bill using locally sourced corn from Batey Farms in Murfreesboro, distilled separately in both pot and column stills, charcoal mellowed with sugar maple charcoal, aged independently in Tennessee oak barrels and then married before bottling at 47.5% ABV. The inaugural release includes whiskeys aged 8 and 9 years and carries an MSRP of $39.99.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 85
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Eric Hasman
  • AJ Bond Tennessee Whiskey marks Sazerac's long-awaited entry into the Tennessee whiskey category, leveraging the expertise of former George Dickel distillers to create a sweet and savory whiskey.
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  • Raided Score: 84
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • Solid stuff from AJ Bond. It won’t blow you away, but it’s quite distinctive in flavor with its grain-forward profile.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    The nose is grain-forward. The grains are what you first notice, joined by almond, caramel and a lightly fruity aroma of peach and apple.

  • Taste:

    Moderate mouthfeel. The palate is grain forward as well, but quite flavorful. There’s a big grainy note that reads as somewhere between rye and wheat to me, joined by a nice cocoa powder note and almonds. That bright apple note from the nose is here, too, but quiet.

  • Finish:

    The finish opens with a big hit of bitter coffee grounds and some cracked pepper, then moves into cocoa powder, shaved coconut and cinnamon.

  • Overall:

    Solid stuff from AJ Bond. It won’t blow you away, but it’s quite distinctive in flavor with its grain-forward profile.

    It’s distinctly not sweet for a TN whiskey and for that reason I think would do quite well in an Old Fashioned.

    I certainly wouldn’t mistake it for Jack Daniel’s.

  • Score:

    84

  • By David Morrow
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources