Bardstown Bourbon Company Phifer Pavitt Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Bardstown Bourbon Company · Bardstown Bourbon Company
This collaboration bottling shows Bardstown's blending acumen at full tilt—complex, layered, and rhythmically balanced. It rewards patience and careful attention. A bourbon that makes a case for structured elegance over brute force.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Opens with dark caramel and toasted pecan, layered beneath waves of charred oak and ripe cherry. A gentle undercurrent of vanilla and dried orange peel ties the aromatics together with seamless integration.
Palate
The entry is buttery and full, with brown spices and butterscotch coating the tongue before a mid-palate shift toward earthy leather and cocoa. Oak tannins provide structure without harshness, and a cherry sweetness pulses throughout.
Finish
Long and warming, with charred oak and caramel lingering alongside faint tobacco and a whisper of corn sweetness. The spice recedes slowly, leaving a clean, dry close.
- Mash Bill
- Undisclosed (high-corn bourbon blend)
- Barrel Type
- New charred American oak
- Bottled in Bond
- No
- Single Barrel
- No
- Wheated
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
The Pavitt Old Fashioned — 2 oz Bardstown Phifer Pavitt Bourbon · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · 3 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Stir over a large ice cube, garnish with an expressed orange peel.
Food Pairing
The bourbon's cherry and leather notes mirror the smoke and fruit of duck breast served with a tart cherry compote and roasted root vegetables.
Born from a partnership between Bardstown Bourbon Company and Napa Valley's Phifer Pavitt estate, this whiskey merges Kentucky barrel craft with a wine-country sensibility for balance and restraint.
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