Green River Kentucky Straight Bourbon Review

Tasting Notes

Nose: Caramel and vanilla with charred oak, cinnamon, and a light minty note.

Palate: Caramel and vanilla lead into warming rye spice, with chocolate mint and a touch of dried cherry.

Finish: Rich and lingering, with warming spice, dried cherry, and light leathery oak.

Summary

Green River’s standard Kentucky Straight Bourbon is a 90-proof, high-rye bourbon distilled and bottled in Owensboro from 70% Kentucky-grown corn, 21% rye, and 9% malted barley. Aged on site, it has a caramel-and-vanilla core with warming spice and restrained mint, cherry, and leather accents.

Interesting Facts

• It is distilled and bottled at Green River Distilling Co. in Owensboro, Kentucky, and is aged on site in some of Kentucky’s oldest warehouses.
• Its mash bill is 70% Kentucky-grown corn, 21% rye, and 9% malted barley.
• The current standard bottling is 45% ABV (90 proof).
• Green River Distilling Co. traces its founding to 1885; Seelbach’s notes that it retains DSP-KY-10.