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James Ownby Reserve

  • Distiller

    Undisclosed

  • Bottler

    Ole Smoky

  • ABV

    47%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $30 to $59.99

Ole Smoky Distillery, based in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, bottles James Ownby Reserve. Named after the fifth-generation great-grandfather of Ole Smoky founder Joe Baker, James Ownby, this bourbon undergoes the Lincoln County Process of charcoal filtration before aging in American virgin charred oak barrels. No specific sourcing or mashbill details are disclosed.

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  • Raided Score: 80
  • The Whiskey Jug
  • By Josh Peters
  • I don’t hate it, but I don’t like it either. It feels… experimental.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • For $38, you can do a lot better than this. But you can also do a whole lot worse.
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  • Raided Score: 91
  • WhiskyCast
  • By Mark Gillespie
  • The taste starts out light and sweet, followed by a spicy bite of clove and cinnamon with honey, vanilla, and baking chocolate underneath.
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