Product description
Basil Hayden's Bourbon debuted in 1992, alongside Knob Creek and Baker's, and joined them in Jim Beam's original Small-batch series.
The whiskey is named after one of Kentucky's first distillers (known to his friends as Old Grand-dad) who developed a high-rye mash bill. Since 1987, the bourbon has been produced by Jim Beam Distillers using a formula that is similar to the original and differs significantly from Beam's standard recipe. The latter uses 15% rye and 75% corn, while Basil Hayden's lists 60% corn and 30% rye. Both use 10% malted barley. While Basil Hayden's was an 8-year-old bourbon for the first few years, newer releases are bottled without an age statement.
Nose : sweet and spicy, cornflakes, slice of wholemeal bread, vanilla, cinnamon, white pepper, traces of licorice, oak and mint.
Taste: silky soft, apple pie sprinkled with cinnamon, peaches, rye bread toast with butter, white pepper, notes of vanilla and oak.
Finish: medium long, with notes of kitchen spices, vanilla, grilled corn, oak and dried herbs.