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22nd June 2017 |
Bulleit
Bourbon 10 year old launches in the UK.
 Fans
of the American whiskey, Bulleit
Bourbon, which has become enormously
popular here in the UK will be pleased
to hear that Diageo Reserve has
announced that they will be launching
the Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year Old
expression here in the UK next month.
While the outstanding original Bulleit
Bourbon, which is very popular here in
the UK, carries no age statement it is
thought to be between 4 to 6 years old
so it will be interesting to see what
the extra 4 to 6 years of maturation
adds to the Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
You may wonder why we do not see very
many aged Bourbon whiskey's that have
been aged 10 years plus, well there is a
combination of reasons for this, such as
Bourbon is matured in new oak wood which
can have an immense impact on the
whiskey, making it too oaky and dry
after too many years in the barrel. But
it is not that simple, how the whiskey
turns out also depends very much on the
mash bill, in the case of the Bulleit 10
year old, it has been produced with the
high rye content of 28% for which
the brand is known. The final product is
also very much influenced by where it
was aged in the rack houses in Kentucky.
Barrels that have aged on the lower
floors of the rack houses will age very
differently to barrels stored at the top
of the rack house, this is because the
surrounding atmospheric temperature has
a big influence on the whiskey maturing
in the barrel.
To cut a long story short, it takes more
work to monitor the maturing whiskey and
skilfully blend it, to turn out a
quality well balanced aged bourbon
whiskey which is not over oaked and
displays the inherit character we
already know for the brand but also
displays an added maturity and finesse.
Bulleit is not the most complex of
bourbons, but that is very much its quality it
does what a bourbon is supposed to do
and it does it very well. The Bulleit 10 year old was aged in charred
American oak barrels for a minimum of
ten years and bottled at 45.6% ABV.
Bulleit say the whiskey offers a rich
flavour that delivers a deep, smooth
sipping experience, it delivers
definitive aromas of rich toasted oak
with hints of vanilla and dried fruits,
providing a smooth and mellow finish of
dry spice and caramel notes.
The
Bulleit 10 year old has a RRP of £42.53
and will be available from July,
meanwhile you will find the current
Bulleit whiskey range available from
specialist online whisky shops such as
Master of Malt
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