Bardstown Discovery Series No. 5 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml

Bardstown Discovery Series No. 5 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml is bottled at 104.7 proof (52.35% ABV) by Bardstown Bourbon Company in Bardstown, Kentucky, the fifth release in the Discovery Series, the limited blending program that made the distillery's name. Each Discovery batch is a one-time marriage of exceptional sourced and house whiskeys, bottled near barrel strength with its full blend bill printed for anyone to read, and No. 5, released in 2021, remains one of the line's benchmarks.

The disclosed blend draws on four components: 31% thirteen year Kentucky bourbon (74% corn, 18% rye, 8% malted barley), 25% seven year Kentucky bourbon (78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley), 24% seventeen year Tennessee whiskey (84% corn, 8% rye, 8% malted barley), and 19% six year Kentucky bourbon (75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley). That seventeen year stock, rare in any blend, gives No. 5 a deep, aged spine that younger barrels alone cannot supply.

The brand's notes describe ripe, vibrant cherries over rich caramel and roasted marshmallow, accented by a touch of orange zest, and at 104.7 proof the batch keeps that dessert-leaning profile firmly structured. This is blending as an end in itself, the philosophy Bardstown Bourbon Company, founded in 2014 and distilling since 2016, has used to argue that a great blend can stand beside any single barrel. The proof point lands near cask strength, undiluted enough that each component's contribution remains legible in the glass, from the young rye-forward brightness to the old Tennessee depth.

Discovery releases are numbered, never repeated, and produced in modest quantities, so each edition becomes a fixed point in the series' history once it sells through. No. 5, with its seventeen year Tennessee component and early-era batch number, has become one of the more sought-after chapters for those assembling a Discovery vertical. For collectors of transparent American blending, it is a bottle that documents the program just as its reputation was being cemented.

• Size: 750ml
• Proof: 104.7 (52.35% ABV)
• Age: Blend of 6-17 year whiskeys
• Origin: Kentucky & Tennessee, USA
• Distillery: Bardstown Bourbon Company
• Whiskey Type: Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys
• Series: Discovery Series No. 5 (2021)
• Blend Bill: 31% 13yr KY, 25% 7yr KY, 24% 17yr TN, 19% 6yr KY (fully disclosed)
• Batch: One-time numbered batch
• Tasting Notes: Ripe cherry, rich caramel, roasted marshmallow, orange zest