7-year-old Premium
Small Batch Bourbon
Item #888863
Production: 32,000 cases
Bourbon has long been an iconic fixture of the Bluegrass
state. With its rolling hills, extreme climate and limestone
spring water, Kentucky is the ideal location for producing
bourbon. It is in this tradition that Kirkland Signature
Premium Small Batch Bourbon is crafted. In handcrafting
small batch bourbons, every step of the process is under the
watchful eye of the master distiller.
It begins with the distiller locally sourcing the grains
(corn, rye and malt), combining them with the unique
limestone water of the region and cooking the mixture to
release the natural sweetness within the grain. This mixture,
known in Kentucky as mash, is combined with the secret yeast strain that has been vigilantly passed down
from generation to generation. Eventually the fermented mash is double distilled to separate the clear
whiskey from the grains.
The final stage of crafting bourbon comes when the clear distilled spirit is entered into barrels. By law, the
distilled spirit cannot be entered in oak containers at greater than 125* proof, in addition, the barrel must be stored
in brand new charred oak barrels. The barrels are place in specially designed rack aging houses that allow the
extreme Kentucky climate to naturally drive the whiskey through the wood. This aging process is where Bourbon
gets all of its color, while developing many of the distinctive flavors. The barrels selected for Kirkland Signature
have been aged for 7 years. The unique taste profile comes from a cross section of barrels hand-selected by the
master distiller.
Kirkland Signature Bourbon has complex aromas of caramel, molasses, citrus and spice with a faint smoky
background and a long, rich finish at 103 proof. It is the heritage and craftsmanship of the Kentucky distiller
that makes Kirkland Signature Small Batch Bourbon one of the finest bourbons on the
market today.
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