Boone County Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey
Boone County Distilling Co. · Boone County Distilling Co.
A quietly confident Kentucky bourbon that lets terroir speak — proof that the limestone water narrative isn't just marketing when a distiller commits to it. An excellent everyday sipper that rewards patient attention.
Nose
Limestone-cool at first pour, then warming to toasted almond, dried orange peel, and a whisper of honeycomb. Vanilla bean and light char emerge with time in the glass.
Palate
Medium-bodied with a distinctly mineral spine — think wet stone under layers of caramelized brown sugar, baked apple, and cinnamon-toast. A subtle herbal rye lift arrives mid-palate before yielding to toasted pecan.
Finish
Medium-long and clean, with lingering oak tannin, dried tobacco leaf, and that persistent chalky minerality that defines the house style.
- Mash Bill
- 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barley
- Barrel Type
- New charred American white oak, #4 char
- Bottled in Bond
- No
- Single Barrel
- No
- Wheated
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
The Aquifer — 2 oz Boone County Small Batch Bourbon, 0.5 oz honey syrup (2:1 wildflower honey to water), 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 dash orange bitters. Stir with ice for 30 seconds, strain over a large rock, express an orange peel over the top and drop in.
Food Pairing
Cedar-plank roasted trout with brown butter and toasted almonds, or an aged Kentucky rockhouse cheese served with honeycomb.
Founded in 2015 on the site of the historic Petri Distillery — which operated in Boone County until Prohibition — the distillery revived a regional whiskey-making tradition dormant for nearly a century, drawing water from the same limestone aquifer that once fed its predecessor.
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