The Bourbon Culture
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Bourbons: avg 7.4/10 · median 7.8/10 · range 1–10 · 560 rated
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Sources split on this one. The Bourbon Culture puts it in the top 6.3% of bourbon, Breaking Bourbon in the bottom 55.1%. 3.5/5 on Breaking Bourbon (1 community rating) against a category median of 3/5, across 303 rated; 8.9/10 on The Bourbon Culture (1 community rating) against a category median of 7.8/10, across 508 rated.
A 17-year-old (204 month) Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, bottled at 55% ABV (110 proof), aged at the James B. Beam Distilling Co. campus in Clermont, Kentucky. The first release in Hardin's Creek's three-part 'Kentucky Series' exploring terroir, alongside Frankfort and Boston expressions, released June 2023 with an MSRP of $169.99.
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