Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat Bottled In Bond Bourbon Whiskey
Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat Bottled In Bond Bourbon Whiskey is a 100-proof (50% ABV) 750mL bottled-in-bond bourbon from Holladay Distillery in Weston, Missouri — aged six or more years in Missouri white oak and built on a mash bill of 73% corn / 15% soft red winter wheat / 12% malted barley, the distillery's original 1856 recipe with wheat standing in for rye. It is Real Missouri Bourbon certified, and one of the only bottled-in-bond wheat bourbons in America aged six-plus years. 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 in Missouri white oak, iron-clad rickhouses
- Mash bill: 73% corn / 15% soft red winter wheat / 12% malted barley
- Origin: Holladay Distillery, Weston, Missouri (est. 1856)
- Awards: Best First Release, 2022 Whiskey Ring Awards; Drinkhacker A-
1856, Rebuilt with Wheat
The Holladay Distillery in Weston, Missouri has been distilling since 1856 — the oldest distillery west of the Mississippi still on its original site — and this bottle is its wheated experiment: the original 1856 mash bill with soft red winter wheat swapped for the rye. Distilled low (120 proof), barreled at 118, and rested six-plus years in Missouri oak, it earned Best First Release at the 2022 Whiskey Ring Awards and an A- from Drinkhacker. See the Ben Holladay collection — including the original-recipe Bottled-in-Bond — and more bourbon at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Pillow-soft by design — the red wheat reads as sweetness and texture rather than spice: honeyed corn, soft vanilla, gentle oak, with the round, calm finish a wheated bonded bourbon does best.
How to Enjoy
Neat or with a drop of water at its honest 100 proof; the wheated softness makes it one of the easiest-drinking bonded bourbons on the shelf.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the mash bill of Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat?
73% corn, 15% soft red winter wheat, 12% malted barley — the original 1856 Holladay recipe with wheat replacing the rye.
Is this a Bottled-in-Bond bourbon?
Yes — 100 proof, distilled, aged, and bottled at Holladay Distillery in a single season, aged 6+ years in Missouri white oak.
What does "Real Missouri Bourbon" mean?
Under Missouri's 2019 law, the bourbon must be mashed, fermented, distilled, aged, and bottled in Missouri, in Missouri-made barrels.
Wheated, bonded, and built on 1856 bones — add Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat Bottled In Bond Bourbon Whiskey to your cart online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.