Barber Lee Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey

Barber Lee Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey is the rarest pour from Petaluma's grain-to-glass distillery: a single barrel of the distillery's finest rye, selected at 2–3 years of age and set aside for another 3–4 years, bottled at a strict 100 proof (50% ABV) — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

"Bottled in Bond" is the oldest American whiskey guarantee, written into the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897: the spirit of one distillery, from one season, aged at least 4 years in a bonded warehouse, bottled at exactly 100 proof. Barber Lee Spirits — a small craft distillery in a 1910 brick warehouse in downtown Petaluma, Sonoma County — applies that 19th-century standard to its California rye, holding back a single barrel of its best whiskey for extended aging. Dark, dense, and spicy, it is a showcase of what Sonoma grain-to-glass rye can be.

Tasting notes: deep rye spice — cinnamon, clove, pepper — over caramel, toasted oak, and dark fruit; a dense, warming, full-bodied palate with a long, spicy finish.

Why buy the Bottled in Bond Rye? Because single-barrel, bonded rye from an award-winning California craft distillery is a genuinely scarce thing — 100 proof, single barrel, hand-selected. Browse the rye whiskey collection, the Barber Lee brand collection, and more American whisky.

Serving note: neat or with a splash of water; a bonded rye also anchors a proper Manhattan.

What does Bottled in Bond mean? One distillery, one season, aged at least 4 years, bottled at exactly 100 proof — the 1897 U.S. whiskey authenticity standard.

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

How old is it? Selected as a single barrel at 2–3 years, then set aside 3–4 more years.

Who makes Barber Lee? Barber Lee Spirits, a grain-to-glass craft distillery in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California.