Review #142: BBCo Origin Series High Wheat Bourbon
Review #142: BBCo Origin Series High Wheat Bourbon COST: $50 for 750mL bottle AGE: 6 yrs MASH BILL: 53% corn, 39% wheat, 8% malted barley PROOF: 106 This is the latest addition to the Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series (released in August 2024). This expression features a whopping 39% wheat! As a wheated bourbon fan, I was really excited when I heard about this being released. I fairly quickly found a bottle while it was tough to find (and still is to some degree) where I’m at in South Carolina. I’m not sure how it has continued to slip through the cracks for me to review, but I figured before BBCo hits us with a new Origin Series release, I better go ahead and review this one. Without further ado, let’s pour it up and check it out! For clarity, this is the cream/off-white label Origin Series wheated bourbon, generally referred to as their high wheat bourbon. Their black label Origin Series (BiB variant) is also a wheated bourbon but features a low...
