Shortbarrel Four Grain Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Shortbarrel Four Grain Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

If you haven't heard of Shortbarrel Bourbon yet, you're either living under a rock or it isn't currently distributed where you live.  We first tasted one of their Bees Knees bottles from a friend who bought it on a trip to Kentucky, and that first sip made us sit up and take notice.  While it isn't available in our state (yet), we've been lucky enough to find their bottles while on trips and we always look for new releases.  

Three friends - Patrick Lemmond, Clinton Dugan, and Adam Dorfman - had a dream like so many whiskey enthusiasts do.  But they turned their vision into a reality and they are the founders of Shortbarrel, one of the most exciting, consistent and fast-growing brands in the past couple of years.  No detail is overlooked from the quality of the blending and/or distilling and down to the eye-catching packaging.  

While the company operates a distillery in the Atlanta, Georgia suburb of Norcross, their flagship Shortbarrel Four Grain Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is actually sourced from Kentucky distilleries Wilderness Trail and Green River. The whiskey also sees some secondary aging at the former Old Fourth Distillery, which the Shortbarrel team purchased in 2023.  

This 4-year-aged whiskey is non-chill filtered and the mash bill recipe is Corn (65%), Wheat (20%), Malted Barley (12%) and Rye (3%).  Gingerbread color in the bottle and glass, one might mistake this (blindly) as a wheated bourbon.  It's incredibly soft and welcoming from first sip to the finish with aromas that include warm buttered bread, chocolate bits, molasses and island fruits.  The tasting experience includes vanilla custard, toasty oak, sweet corn and mild grilling spices wrapped up in a neat and delicious package.  We can't stress enough how velvety-smooth this bourbon is and this could definitely be your new everyday drinker.  Tasted neat in a Glencairn.

Shortbarrel and Jeff Lawson



ABV:  46.0% (92 proof)

Distillery:  Shortbarrel 

Suggested retail price:  $44.99

Drink The Bottles score:  92/100



 

Location: 6325 McDonough Dr NW suite a, Norcross, GA 30093, USA

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