Ezra Brooks Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 70 cl

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Evan Williams also has several flavored and season options. The most common is Honey. But several others include apple, peach, fire, cider, and eggnog. General Flavors The move to Bardstown, a name synonymous with bourbon, has only further cemented Ezra Brooks' place in the pantheon of great American whiskies. The brand's accessibility, both in terms of price point and its welcoming flavour profile, has made it a favourite among both seasoned whiskey enthusiasts and those new to the bourbon experience.

Owned by Luxco, everything bottled under the Ezra label is sourced. The Ezra Brooks Rye comes from MGP and the Old Ezra 7 Years Barrel Strength also supposedly comes from Heaven Hill who Luxco has a deep relationship with. Enough speculation, let’s dig into this bargain bourbon whiskey review.The fermented mash goes through distillation twice. Once in a column still that removes the alcohol from the rest of the mash. And again through a copper doubler pot that will enhance the natural flavors of the whiskey and further purify it. In the Japanese anime series Trigun season 1: episode 3 at 6:01, you can see a bottle of Ezra Brooks laying on the ground as the camera pans away from Vash and the drunkard. [ citation needed] Medium -> Dried corn, butterscotch, spice, oak and fresh corn. Finish is a soft sweet grainy fade that starts dry and ends fresh.

Nutty and a bit oaky with notes of dark fruit, spice and caramel with some touches of leather and vanilla. Bottling is the final step. While it seems obvious that the aged bourbon goes from the barrel into the bottle, there is an intermediary step for some bourbons. Those that go through charcoal filtering or the Lincoln County Process! Many connoisseurs feel that removing those compounds actually negatively changes the bourbon. But others feel the clearer and less-hazy liquid is actually a reason for purity. You’ll have to decide your opinion on your own. Just like whiskey! Except in America. With corn. And aged in new charred barrels. But that doesn’t help you if you’re new to whiskey, does it? We are working with our overseas importers to bring Ezra Brooks 99 in the 750ml bottle to consumers worldwide. We are also looking to produce an Ezra Brooks 99 700ml bottle to help grow our distribution in Europe, from early 2022.Definitely among my favorite “bottom shelf bourbons”. The aroma brings in plenty of dark fruit, sometimes coming through as dried blueberries, to compliment the slivers of oak; Palate is not as rich or deep as the aroma but still pleasant with more of a grain presence; Finish is a nice sweet fade. The oak presence increases as it opens. Whiskybase B.V. (“Whiskybase”, “we” or “us”, company details below) offers a whisky enthusiasts online platform that provides its members access to the most comprehensive, transparent and trusted resource of whisky bottles and allows and stimulates its members to contribute information about whisky bottles to the platform (“Service”). I’m a fan of everything put out under the Ezra label, and yes that includes this new Ezra Brooks 99 Bourbon Whiskey. It’s not always amazing whiskey like the Old Ezra Barrel Strength 7 Years, that’s not why I like the line so much. I like it because it’s almost always priced appropriately. LuxCo doesn’t gouge on this brand and instead consistently delivers value. It also delivers something a little bit different. Hvis destilleriet lyder bekendt, så er det fordi, at Lux Row Distillers også står bag nogle af de ældste bourbon brands i verden, såsom Rebel Yell og de kendte limited edition flasker Blood Oath.

A mash bill is the percentage of each grain that makes up the “mash” that eventually goes on to be distilled into bourbon.

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However, like many storied brands, Ezra Brooks faced its share of tribulations when the Hoffman Distilling Company ceased operations in the 1970s. This could have spelt the end for the whiskey, but it instead marked the beginning of a new chapter. In 1993, the Ezra Brooks brand found new life when it was acquired by Luxco, a company with a keen eye for potential in the spirits industry. John Rempe, master distiller at Lux Row Distillers said: “With Ezra Brooks 99, our goal was to create a higher-proof Bourbon without sacrificing the rich notes Ezra Brooks is known for, and we achieved that with 99. The result is a smooth, drinkable Bourbon with hints of caramel, vanilla, chocolate and spice that we are incredibly proud of.”

Heaven Hill continued to produce Ezra Brooks for Luxco from its 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% barley mash bill, shared by the distillery’s own Evan Williams and Elijah Craig brands. Heaven Hill also produced Rebel Yell from a separate, wheated mash bill identical to that of Heaven Hill’s in-house wheater, Old Fitzgerald. But does the Ezra Brooks juice still come from Bernheim? As the bourbon opens there’s a light apple note that arrives on the nose and palate, but more interestingly that fresh corn note grows. It’s an interesting and distinct note to get and there’s only one other bourbon I’ve experienced it with. A divisive whiskey where this particular note hangs heavy and is suspected to be contract distilled at Heaven Hill: Wathen’s Barrel Proof Bourbon.Ezra Brooks Bourbon is a good standard bourbon. Nothing to hate on and nothing to celebrate about either. It delivers a satisfactory bourbon experience and somedays that’s all you need to make you happy. And today, I’m happy.