Breaking Bourbon
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Bourbons: avg 3.2/5 · median 3.5/5 · range 1–4.5 · 405 rated
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1792 Cognac Cask Finish Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
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Sources split on this one. Breaking Bourbon puts it in the top 17.6% of bourbon, The Bourbon Culture in the bottom 24.1%. Breaking Bourbon gives it 4/5, vs. 3/5 for the typical bourbon (357 rated). The Bourbon Culture gives it 6.8/10, vs. 7.8/10 for the typical bourbon (473 rated).
Kentucky Straight Bourbon finished in French Cognac casks, bottled at 95 proof (47.5% ABV). Produced at Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown, KY using a high-rye mash bill. Notes of dark cocoa, caramel, plum, apricot, cherry, and sweet oak. First permanent cask-finished expression in the 1792 portfolio, released in 2025.
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Control states post one official price per bottle (750 ml). These come from the published state price lists, so each number is the real shelf price statewide. As of July 1, 2026.
Cross-state typical price: $41.49.
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Prices first seen Jul 27, 2026.
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