Jeptha Creed Bloody Butcher Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Jeptha Creed · Jeptha Creed Distillery
Jeptha Creed's commitment to ground-to-glass production makes this bourbon a quiet masterclass in fermentation's influence on flavor. The Bloody Butcher corn—an heirloom red varietal grown on the family's own Shelby County farm—delivers a distinctive cereal sweetness that mass-produced bourbons simply cannot replicate. It's a bottle that rewards thoughtful sipping and reminds you that great whiskey begins long before the barrel.
Nose
Bright cereal sweetness leads with fresh corn bread and a dusting of brown sugar. Behind it, soft vanilla custard mingles with dried wildflowers and a faint whiff of toasted pecan.
Palate
The heritage grain shines immediately—a rich, almost creamy corn sweetness carries notes of caramel, roasted almonds, and baking spice. Mid-palate develops a pleasant earthiness with touches of leather and dried cherry, underscored by gentle oak tannins.
Finish
Medium length, tapering with butterscotch, a whisper of cinnamon, and lingering grain sweetness that recalls the raw mash itself.
- Mash Bill
- Approximately 70% Bloody Butcher Corn, 20% Wheat, 10% Malted Barley
- Barrel Type
- New charred oak
- Bottled in Bond
- No
- Single Barrel
- No
- Wheated
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
The Grain Vigil — 2 oz Jeptha Creed Bloody Butcher Bourbon · 0.75 oz honey syrup (2:1) · 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · Stir honey syrup and bourbon until dissolved, add lemon and bitters, shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a lemon twist and a fresh thyme sprig.
Food Pairing
A wedge of crisp-edged skillet cornbread, made with stone-ground heirloom meal, topped with a generous swipe of smoked honey butter. The sweet, toasty grain notes in the cornbread mirror the bourbon's heritage-corn character, while the smoked honey amplifies its caramel and oak undertones.
Built on Bloody Butcher corn cultivated on the Nethery family's own 64-acre Shelby County farm, this ground-to-glass bourbon lets the ancient heirloom grain—and the patient fermentation it demands—speak with quiet, unmistakable authority.
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