86 Great
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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Aggregate Reviews
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Raided Score: 80The Whiskey Jug By Josh Peters I don’t hate it, but I don’t like it either. It feels… experimental. Read Full Review Raided Score: 88Drinkhacker By Christopher Null For $38, you can do a lot better than this. But you can also do a whole lot worse. Read Full Review Raided Score: 91WhiskyCast 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. Read Full Review Raided Score is a conversion from an external site's score, to our in house uniform scoring system. Please see the FAQ for more.