Blue Run Spirits Showcases A 14-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon
Blue Run Spirits Showcases A 14-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon
Blue Run Spirits’ latest award-winning offering, a new 14-year-old small-batch bourbon, is now available at select retailers in the U.S.
The small-batch bourbon won the Best Small Batch Bourbon – 11 Years & Older award at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, along with a Double Gold Medal. Blue Run 13.5-Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon was awarded Best Single Barrel Bourbon – 11 Years & Older, as well as a Double Gold Medal. Blue Run’s Rye Whiskey, an upcoming fall release, received a Gold Medal.
The barrels that made up this limited, small-batch Bourbon were approved by Jim Rutledge, Blue Run’s “Liquid Advisor” and one time master distiller at Four Roses. The distillery says the batch has a smooth, mellow flavor and a long, sweet and dry finish with little to no burn. On the nose there are notes of baking spices followed by Anaheim pepper. The first taste is buttery, french toast cooked in a pan that “recently fried breakfast sausage” with hints of white pepper, slightly tart Rainier cherries and a pop of caramel.