Belfour Bourbon Whiskey Finished With Texas Pecan Wood is produced by Belfour Spirits, founded in 2019 by NHL Hall of Famer Ed Belfour and his son Dayn. Made with a mashbill of 60% corn, 30% wheat and 10% malted barley, this bourbon is distilled and aged for 18 months in new charred American oak barrels. It is then finished with toasted Texas pecan wood staves, inspired by a historic pecan tree on the Belfour ranch. Bottled at 92 proof, it is priced at approximately $75 for a 750ml bottle.
For a sub two-year-old bourbon, there are some nicely developed complex flavors and an overall pleasant flavor profile. The biggest disappointment about this bourbon is the price, as $90 is quite steep for a whiskey of this age, regardless if it comes in one of the nicest bottles I’ve ever seen.
For a distillery that has only been operating for four or five years, this is a really good product. There are a lot of flavors when enjoying it neat or on the rocks, which is impressive considering it was only aged for 18 months and then finished with some toasted pecan staves. I think the toasted pecan adds a distinctness that you don’t find in just any ordinary bottle of bourbon.
