Bulleit Bottled in Bond Bourbon Whiskey

Bulleit Bottled in Bond Bourbon Whiskey is a 100-proof (50% ABV), 750mL Kentucky straight bourbon — Bulleit's first Bottled-in-Bond release, distilled in spring 2017 at the Bulleit Distilling Co. in Shelbyville, Kentucky, aged seven years in a federally bonded warehouse, and built on the brand's signature high-rye mash bill of 68% corn, 28% rye and 4% malted barley. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

Bottled-in-Bond is the 1897 Act's promise in a bottle: one distillery, one distilling season, at least four years under bond, exactly 100 proof. Bulleit waited seven. This 2025 Edition is the first bourbon distilled and aged entirely at Bulleit's own Shelbyville distillery, which opened in 2017 — the same spring this whiskey went into the barrel. It earned 91 points at the 2024 International Wine & Spirits Competition before it ever reached a shelf.

Tasting profile: spice and toasted oak on the nose; maple sweetness and warm nutmeg on the palate; a smooth, lingering butterscotch finish. Reviewers add brown sugar, molasses, caramel, vanilla, hazelnut, sweet cinnamon roll, orange and raspberry, an oily mouthfeel, and a walnut-and-rye-spice close. Browse the Bulleit brand collection, more bourbon whiskey, and the full whiskey collection at Del Mesa Liquor.

Serving note: neat to taste the 100-proof structure, or in an Old Fashioned where the high-rye spice earns its keep.

What does Bottled-in-Bond mean? One distillery, one distilling season, aged at least four years in a federally bonded warehouse, and bottled at exactly 100 proof — the standards of the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897.

How old is Bulleit Bottled in Bond? Seven years. It was distilled in spring 2017 and released as the 2025 Edition.

What is the mash bill? Bulleit's signature high-rye mash: 68% corn, 28% rye, 4% malted barley.

What is the ABV? 50% ABV (100 proof), 750mL.