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91Excellent

Bardstown Bourbon Co. Discovery Series #12

Bourbon Bardstown Bourbon Company
  • Distiller

    Various

  • Bottler

    Bardstown Bourbon Co.

  • ABV

    57.6%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $100 to $199.99

The 12th release in the Bardstown Bourbon Co. Discovery Series, this whiskey is a blend comprised of the following: 48% 14-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon with a mash bill of 75% corn, 13% rye and 12% malted barley; 29% 10-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon with a mash bill of 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley; 15% 10-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon with a mash bill of 78% corn, 13% rye and 9% malted barley; and 8% 6-year-old Bardstown Bourbon Co. with a mash bill of 60% corn, 26% wheat, 10% rye and 4% malted barley.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 93
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By David Fleming
  • The ABV is high and it needs water, but there’s good length on the finish, where those chocolate and spice notes really come out to play.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Amongst The Whiskey
  • By Nick Anderson
  • Fruit-forward and ready for the Kentucky limelight.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Eric Hasman
  • Unassuming at first, Bardstown Bourbon Co.’s Discovery Series #12 is rewarding for those who take the time to explore it.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • I really like this release! It sits just a hair behind Discovery 11 for me, but I love the introduction of more spice and orange and tobacco.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Bourbon Culture
  • By Mike & Mike
  • Discovery #12 an excellent example of how a blend of different distillates can come together to create something better than its parts, but it was missing a little bit of cohesion that would have sent its rating even higher. Maybe it just needed a few more months in the blending tank to achieve that?
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Big orange peel, praline, maple, toffee and some cracked pepper. A good deal of candied ginger here, fresh fruit, buttercream and spice. Pleasant, a bit okier than 11.

  • Taste:

    Rich on the palate — pleasant spice here again. Nice oakiness, lovely maple, tobacco, toffee, orange peel, pralines and ginger here again. A bit spicier and more rounded with a nice orange peel element. Lovely.

  • Finish:

    Long finish that's heavy on the spice, sweet oak, toffee, tobacco and warm snickerdoodle cookie and cinnamon.

  • Overall:

    I really like this release! It sits just a hair behind Discovery 11 for me, but I love the introduction of more spice and orange and tobacco. Just wish there was a bit more of that brûlée.

  • Score:

    92

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By T8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources