Yellow Rose Harris County Bourbon Whiskey
Yellow Rose Harris County Bourbon Whiskey is a 92-proof (46% ABV) Texas straight bourbon — a high-rye bourbon distilled and bottled by Yellow Rose Distilling in Houston, built from 100% Texas-grown grains: 65% Yellow Corn, 25% Elbon Rye, 10% San Jacinto Malted Barley (per Distiller.com; the brand's own framing is 25% Texas-grown rye with Texas corn and malted barley). Double pot-distilled in copper stills, aged 30 months in new charred American oak in the Texas heat and humidity, and non-chill filtered. Named for Harris County — home of Houston — and launched in July 2021, it drinks of brown sugar, cherry, fruit-wood smoke, toasted pecan and tobacco on the nose, with brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, warm pecan pie, toasted coconut and black tea on the palate, finishing moderately long with a pop of cinnamon candy. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 46% (92 proof) — per the brand's 2021 launch PR (two erroneous retailer copies say 80 proof; bottle read flagged)
- Size: 750mL
- Mash bill: 65% Yellow Corn / 25% Elbon Rye / 10% San Jacinto Malted Barley — 100% Texas-grown
- Aging: 30 months in new charred American oak; non-chill filtered; double pot-distilled
- Producer: Yellow Rose Distilling, Houston, Texas
One Hundred Percent Texas
Harris County is Yellow Rose's love letter to its home turf: every grain Texas-grown, distilled twice through copper pot stills in Houston, and aged fast in the Texas heat — 30 months that drink older. The high-rye recipe (a quarter Texas rye) gives it the cinnamon-red-hots snap under the brown sugar and pecan pie. Named for the county Houston sits in, it is the distillery's flagship bourbon. Taste it against the other high-rye pours in our bourbon whiskey collection and the rest of Yellow Rose.
Tasting Notes
Nose: brown sugar, cherry, fruit-wood smoke, toasted pecan, tobacco. Palate: brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, warm pecan pie, toasted coconut, black tea, peanuts. Finish: moderately long, sweet throughout, pop of cinnamon candy.
How to Enjoy
Neat or with a cube — the 92 proof carries cocktails too. A high-rye old fashioned is the move; find more in our cocktail-ready spirits.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the proof of Harris County Bourbon?
92 proof (46% ABV) per the brand's launch spec and current retailers — two retailer listings show 80 proof, which appears to be erroneous catalog copy; the shelf bottle settles it.
What grains are in it?
100% Texas-grown: 65% Yellow Corn, 25% Elbon Rye, 10% San Jacinto Malted Barley — a high-rye bourbon.
Where is it distilled?
Distilled and bottled by Yellow Rose Distilling in Houston, Texas — double pot-distilled, aged 30 months in the Texas heat.
One hundred percent Texas, high-rye, double pot-distilled — get Yellow Rose Harris County Bourbon online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.