Ben Holladay 6 Year Old Bottled In Bond Bourbon Whiskey
Ben Holladay 6 Year Old Bottled In Bond Bourbon Whiskey is a 100-proof (50% ABV) 750mL straight bourbon from Holladay Distillery in Weston, Missouri — founded in 1856 and the oldest distillery west of the Mississippi still operating on its original site. Aged a minimum of six years in level-3 charred Missouri white oak, it is made to Ben Holladay's original 1856 mash bill of 73% corn, 15% rye, and 12% malted barley, and bottled non-chill filtered under the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 50% (100 proof — Bottled in Bond)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 6 years minimum
- Mash bill: 73% corn / 15% rye / 12% malted barley (the original 1856 recipe)
- Production: non-chill filtered; mashed, fermented, distilled, aged, and bottled at Holladay Distillery, Weston, MO
- Origin: Weston, Missouri — certified Real Missouri Bourbon
Real Missouri Bourbon, Since 1856
Ben Holladay was the "Stagecoach King" of the American West, but his surviving legacy is the distillery on limestone springs first charted by Lewis and Clark in 1804. Its Bottled-in-Bond designation guarantees the rare full set: one distiller, one distillery, a single distillation season, at least four years in a federally bonded rickhouse, and exactly 100 proof. It also qualifies as Real Missouri Bourbon under state law — mashed, fermented, distilled, aged, and bottled in Missouri, in Missouri-made oak, from Missouri-grown corn. Discover the Ben Holladay collection and compare bourbon at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Thick caramel, dry baking spices, and barrel char with leather, medicinal cherry, raspberry, and buttery toffee on the nose. The palate runs spicier — cola-like sweetness with red fruits, walnut, semi-sweet chocolate, and slightly dry oak into a long, satisfying finish.
How to Enjoy
Neat at full 100 proof to meet the spice head-on, or with a large cube. It builds a serious Old Fashioned or Manhattan.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Bottled in Bond mean?
Under the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, the whiskey must be the product of one distiller at one distillery in a single season, aged at least four years in a federally bonded warehouse, and bottled at exactly 100 proof.
What is Real Missouri Bourbon?
A Missouri-law category requiring the whiskey be mashed, fermented, distilled, aged, and bottled in Missouri, in Missouri-made oak barrels, from Missouri-grown corn — beyond federal bourbon standards.
What is the Ben Holladay mash bill?
The original 1856 recipe: 73% corn, 15% rye, 12% malted barley — a rye-recipe bourbon, not to be confused with the brand's wheated Soft Red Wheat expression.
One hundred proof of Missouri heritage — order Ben Holladay 6 Year Old Bottled In Bond Bourbon online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.