Gold Bar 889 Blend American Whiskey
Gold Bar 889 Blend American Whiskey is a 750mL blended American whiskey bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof) — a high-corn blend of 88% corn, 9% rye and 3% barley, built from whiskies sourced from distillers across the United States, finished in French oak wine barrels from Napa Valley, and blended and bottled at the Gold Bar distillery on Treasure Island in San Francisco. It arrives in the brand's signature gold-bar-shaped bottle, and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Mash bill: 88% corn, 9% rye, 3% barley (producer's current specification)
- Origin: Whiskies sourced across the USA; blended and bottled on Treasure Island, San Francisco, California
- Finish: French oak wine barrels from Napa Valley
- Master Blender: Montgomery Paulsen
A Blend Built Like a Bar of Gold
Gold Bar starts as a sourcing exercise: base whiskies made to the producer's specifications by distillers across the country, brought to San Francisco Bay and married under Master Blender Montgomery Paulsen. The finishing step is pure California — a rest in previously used French oak wine barrels from Napa Valley — before bottling at the Treasure Island distillery. The bottle itself is the brand's calling card: cast in the shape of a gold bar and set with a solid brass "Lady of Fortune" coin emblem, the brand's symbol of luck and prosperity. See the rest of the range on the Gold Bar vendor page and in our whisky collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the producer: golden amber in the glass, with a nose centred on burnt sugar and honeyed grain opening to orchard fruit and red berries; a bright, warming palate with soft sweetness and a creamy texture, carrying red fruit, baking spice and a light note of wood smoke; and a smooth, clean finish with lingering vanilla sweetness.
How to Enjoy
Easy-drinking neat or over a large cube, and a natural fit for a Gold Rush or a whiskey sour, where the honeyed grain and wine-cask fruit do the work. More American blends wait in our whisky collection and across our spirits collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the mash bill of Gold Bar 889 Blend?
Per the producer's current specification: 88% corn, 9% rye and 3% barley. Older listings showing 80/15/5 reflect superseded producer copy.
Where is Gold Bar whiskey made?
The base whiskies are sourced from distillers across the United States, then blended, finished in Napa Valley French oak wine barrels, and bottled at the Gold Bar distillery on Treasure Island, San Francisco.
Has Gold Bar 889 won any awards?
Yes — the producer's press release records a Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016, plus a Gold in that year's SFWSC Packaging Design competition for the gold-bar bottle.
A gold-bar bottle with a Napa wine-cask finish inside — order Gold Bar 889 Blend American Whiskey online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
