BASIL HAYDEN'S KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON (750 ML)

Seven generations have been producing this fine whiskey. Basil Hayden Straight Bourbon Whiskey is named after Basil Hayden Senior, a religious Catholic man responsible for leading twenty-five Catholic families from Maryland to Nelson County, Kentucky (near the birthplace of Jim Beam) in the late 1700s. Basil Hayden was a distiller who started Basil Hayden’s Whiskey and Bourbon. At that time, most bourbons were made from a traditional corn base, in 1776 Hayden started mixing grains into his personal mash. He believed that mixing spicy rye flavors would go well with the corn’s sweet flavors. Rumor says he made this bourbon with only the ingredients he had with him. The bourbon had a special flavored high-rye mash bill that combined sweetness of corn with rye. Over 200 years later the small-batch bourbon has not changed its recipe since the very first recipe. The eponymous Basil Hayden's Bourbon dates back to 1796 and has been a favorite ever since. Aromas of peach chutney, pistachio nougat, and grainy raisin bread with a soft fruity-yet-dry medium body and gentle nut butter, anise seed, and sweet mint tea accented finish. An attractive, feminine style." —Beverage Testing Institute