Louisville Whiskey Co. 9 Year Old Barrel C485 Derby City Jam Bourbon Whiskey

Louisville Whiskey Co. 9 Year Old Barrel C485 Derby City Jam Bourbon Whiskey is a single-barrel Kentucky straight bourbon from Louisville Whiskey Co., the single barrel collection of Prohibition Craft Spirits (PCS Distilling) in Louisville, Kentucky — bottled from Barrel #C485 alone at cask strength, 130.2 proof (65.1% ABV), in a 750mL bottle. The program earmarks individual barrels in the warehouse, ages every bourbon at least eight years, heat-cycles part of the maturation in PCS Distilling's own warehouse to drive the spirit deeper into the wood, then bottles each barrel non-chill filtered at full cask strength with no water added. This pick is named for Louisville itself — Derby City. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.

• Proof / ABV: 130.2 proof (65.1% ABV), cask strength
• Size: 750mL
• Age: 9 years
• Cask: Single Barrel #C485, new charred American oak
• Distillery: Prohibition Craft Spirits (PCS Distilling), Louisville, Kentucky
• Filtration: Non-chill filtered, no water added
• Origin: Kentucky, USA

One Barrel, Named for the City

Prohibition Craft Spirits was founded by Keith Hazelbaker in 2016 in Louisville's NULU — New Louisville — district, and its whiskey work grew from the NULU single barrel bourbons into the Louisville Whiskey Co. label: private, single barrel releases only. The heat-cycling is the house signature — deliberate temperature swings push the spirit in and out of the wood, raising both proof and viscosity — and bottling without water or chill filtration means Barrel #C485 reaches the glass exactly as it came out of the barrel. Like every release in the program it is one barrel and one barrel only. Explore more single barrels in our barrel picks and the wider bourbon whiskey shelves.

Tasting Notes

Nine years of Kentucky maturation and the program's heat-cycling give a rich, viscous, oak-deep pour at full barrel strength — the Derby City Jam name suits a barrel picked for richness, and the 130.2 proof carries it with a long, warming finish.

How to Enjoy

Pour it neat first, then experiment with a few drops of water — at this strength a little water opens the barrel up noticeably. Cask strength hunters can compare it against the rest of our American whiskey collection and the full whisky range.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Derby City Jam?
It is the nickname of Barrel #C485, a single barrel pick named for Louisville itself — Derby City, home of the Kentucky Derby and of Prohibition Craft Spirits.

What does heat-cycled mean?
Part of the maturation happens in PCS Distilling's own warehouse, where deliberate temperature swings push the whiskey deeper into the wood, raising proof and viscosity and pulling more character from the new charred oak.

How strong is it and what size is the bottle?
Full cask strength at 130.2 proof (65.1% ABV), non-chill filtered with no water added, in a 750mL bottle — one barrel only, so once these bottles are gone there will not be another #C485.

Find Barrel #C485 Derby City Jam at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — Louisville's own barrel, at full strength.