Oak
Vanilla & caramel
Warm spice

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Bakers 7YO Bourbon

Name: Bakers 7YO Bourbon 750ml
SKU: 109362
Price: 109.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Whisky · USA · 750ml · 40%

$109.99each

What it tastes like

A small batch Kentucky bourbon aged seven years, rich and full bodied with toasted oak, vanilla and warm spice.

Oak
Vanilla & caramel
Warm spice

Additional information

Whisky
Style: USA
Origin: 750ml
Size: 40% ABV
Alcohol: 2.4 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Bakers 7YO Bourbon

Baker's was launched in 1992 as one of four bourbons in Jim Beam's Small Batch Bourbon Collection, alongside Knob Creek, Booker's and Basil Hayden's. It is named for Baker Beam, the day-shift master distiller at the Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, who had only recently retired when it was released.

The bottling carries a seven year age statement and is bottled at 107 proof, which is 53.5 per cent alcohol. The mash bill is 77 per cent corn, 13 per cent rye and 10 per cent malted barley, and the bourbon is a dark copper colour.

The flavour is led by baking spices. There is cinnamon bark and oak on the nose with a trace of vanilla, and the palate adds leather, vanilla and brown sugar sweetness. The finish turns drier, with oak and leather, and a long, lingering warmth from the high proof.

That strength is why it suits slow sipping. A splash of water or one large ice cube opens it up, and it is a strong choice for an Old Fashioned.