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Bourbons with a Cornbread Profile

These are popular bourbons or other whiskeys with a cornbread profile. Whiskeys with aromas, palates, or finishes that feature cornbread.

J. Henry & Sons La Flamme Reserve Bourbon Finished in Armagnac Barrels
J. Henry & Sons La Flamme Reserve Bourbon Finished in Armagnac Barrels

...unes in Armagnac syrup (pruneaux d'Agen), Luxardo cherries, marzipan, cornbread with honey butter, freshly baked Beignets covered with confe...

Widow Jane Baby Jane Bourbon
Widow Jane Baby Jane Bourbon

...Nose: White Tea, Red Currant, Kettle Corn. Taste: Tart Cherry, Cornbread, Gingersnap. Finish: Rum Raisin, Apricot, Allspice....

Barrell Craft Spirits 16 Year Gray Label Seagrass
Barrell Craft Spirits 16 Year Gray Label Seagrass

...s and seeds–caraway, fenugreek, dill, and mustard. Rye toast, grilled cornbread, and roasted taro root give it a bready depth. The Rhum Agri...

Shady Mile High Wheat Bourbon
Shady Mile High Wheat Bourbon

...dy and a warming, interesting, very long finish displaying touches of cornbread waffles with maple syrup and honey pepper jelly....

Reservoir Maison de Cuivre Bourbon
Reservoir Maison de Cuivre Bourbon

...NOSE: Cedar, caramel, brown sugar, and cornbread. PALATE: Honey graham cracker, vanilla, salted pretzel, and ...

St. Augustine Distillery Port Finished Bourbon
St. Augustine Distillery Port Finished Bourbon

...herries, salted caramel, fig newton, fruit leather, cast iron skillet cornbread, unripe honeydew melon. TASTE: Sweet entry, full, creamy coa...

Penelope Bourbon
Penelope Bourbon

...with slight berry and citrus. Finish: slight buttercream (icing) and cornbread finish with lingering vanilla spice....

Heaven's Door The Bootleg Series 2020
Heaven's Door The Bootleg Series 2020

...NOSE: Cornbread, cocoa nibs, tobacco leaf, and an abundance of maple syrup. ...

Backbone Bourbon Prime
Backbone Bourbon Prime

...hes with a smooth, almost maple sweetness. Think southern kitchen: cornbread, sorghum, and brown sugar. Then it blossoms into a more trad...

Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara
Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara

...f lemongrass, star anise, and peppermint striking first. Honey, sweet cornbread, and dates appear followed by galangal and a woodsy note. Fi...

Barrell Bourbon New Year 2017
Barrell Bourbon New Year 2017

...and generous dollops of heavy sweet cream oozing over cast iron baked cornbread. The pleasant warmth of this bourbon is tempered by the opu...

Old Forester 2019 Birthday Bourbon
Old Forester 2019 Birthday Bourbon

...terscotch and toffee dominate, supported by layers of sweet melon and cornbread. TASTE: Rich oak spice and blackcurrant instantly warm coupl...

Filmland Spirits Town at the End of Tomorrow Bourbon
Filmland Spirits Town at the End of Tomorrow Bourbon

...Sweet and smokey with caramel and cornbread on the nose, blackberry jam and tobacco on the tongue and a ...

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