Review #151: Green River Full Proof
Review #151: Green River Full Proof COST: $38 for 750mL bottle AGE: NAS (5-7 yrs from press release) MASH BILL: 70% corn, 21% rye, 9% malted barley PROOF: 117.3 Green River was the 10 th licensed distillery in the state of Kentucky. After 70 years of operation, the distillery stopped distribution in 1955 and was eventually abandoned. Then after decades of dormancy, Green River started distilling again in 2016 and began distribution in 2022. The first few releases from Green River were 90 proof rye and wheated bourbons and a 95 proof rye whiskey. These were well received, and I am personally a fan of the wheated bourbon (see Bourbz Review #65 ), but I was curious how their distillate would perform at higher proofs. Enter Green River Full Proof Straight Bourbon coming in at 117.3 proof. Since the release of this Full Proof expression, single barrel expressions of their rye bourbon are also available and within the last couple of weeks Green River announced they would be o...
