Bird Dog Salted Caramel Flavored Whiskey
Bird Dog Salted Caramel Flavored Whiskey is an 80-proof (40% ABV) flavored whiskey built on a Kentucky straight bourbon base, infused with rich salted caramel flavor. Bird Dog is Western Spirits Beverage Company's flagship flavored-whiskey line from Bowling Green, Kentucky — and salted caramel is one of its most popular pours, dessert-sweet but with real whiskey character underneath. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Base: Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey + salted caramel flavoring
- Origin: Bowling Green, Kentucky — Western Spirits Beverage Company
- Style: flavored whiskey (not bourbon — labeled and taxed as flavored whiskey)
Dessert in a Whiskey Bottle
Western Spirits introduced Bird Dog in 2010 and quickly made it one of the country's best-known flavored-whiskey brands, bottling each expression at a full 80 proof so the whiskey base never disappears under the flavor. The Salted Caramel starts with genuine Kentucky bourbon — corn, rye, and malted barley aged in oak — then layers on buttery caramel with a saline edge that keeps it from turning cloying. It is the rare dessert whiskey that still tastes like whiskey.
Tasting Notes
Buttery caramel and brown sugar up front, with vanilla and oak from the bourbon base and a savory salt note on the back end. The palate is smooth and creamy; the finish is sweet and warming with lingering caramel.
How to Enjoy
Pour over ice with a splash of cola for an effortless dessert cocktail, or use it as the base of a salted caramel White Russian. It also works drizzled — metaphorically — into hot coffee drinks. Browse all Bird Dog flavors and our whiskey collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bird Dog Salted Caramel a bourbon?
No — it is a flavored whiskey made from a Kentucky bourbon base with salted caramel flavoring added. Federal labeling treats flavored whiskey as its own category.
What is the proof?
80 proof (40% ABV) — higher than many flavored whiskeys, which keeps the whiskey character present.
Who makes Bird Dog?
Western Spirits Beverage Company of Bowling Green, Kentucky; each batch is bottled for Western Spirits by Three Springs Bottling Company.
If dessert and whiskey had a baby, this would be it — order Bird Dog Salted Caramel online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.