Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series #9
Bardstown Bourbon Company · Bardstown Bourbon Company
Bardstown's Fusion Series demonstrates what happens when sourced and estate-distilled whiskeys are married with care rather than convenience. The ninth release is their most balanced yet — a bourbon that drinks well above its price point and rewards slow exploration.
Nose
Opens with toasted caramel and dried cherry, followed by a thread of baking spice and leather. A subtle cornbread sweetness anchors the more volatile top notes.
Palate
Medium-full body delivers layers of butterscotch, charred oak, and rye spice that build with each sip. There's a pleasing interplay between vanilla custard richness and a dry tobacco leaf accent.
Finish
Long and warming, with lingering oak tannin, dark cocoa, and a trailing hint of maple.
- Mash Bill
- Blend of high-rye and traditional corn-forward mash bills
- Barrel Type
- New charred American oak
- Bottled in Bond
- No
- Single Barrel
- No
- Wheated
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
Threadline Old Fashioned — 2 oz Bardstown Fusion #9 · 0.25 oz maple syrup · 3 dashes Angostura bitters · Stir over a large ice cube, express an orange peel and discard.
Food Pairing
Smoked pork belly with apple chutney
Blended at the collaborative Bardstown Bourbon Company campus in central Kentucky, Fusion Series #9 marries the distillery's own young straight bourbon with carefully selected older stocks to create something neither could achieve alone.
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