Hardin’s Creek “Jacob’s Well” 184 Mo. vs. 211 Mo. Bourbons

Shortcuts/Timecodes:
0:00 – Intro
2:42 – JW 184 Mo. Nosing
3:38 – JW 211 Mo. Nosing
5:10 – JW 184 Mo. Tasting
7:20 – JW 211 Mo. Tasting
11:16 – UT 20 Details
13:47 – UT 20 Nosing
15:08 – UT 20 Tasting

In its inaugural year, I named Hardin’s Creek “Jacob’s Well” my “Bourbon of the Year” for 2022. I thought that blend of 15 year high-rye & 16-year-old traditional Beam bourbons was a feat that they likely wouldn’t repeat (given the lengthy maturations). But to my great surprise, they followed that up with four 17-year-old bottlings named Clermont, Boston Frankfort & now 211-month Jacob’s Well! The Clermont, Boston & Frankfort were meant to showcase the difference of rickhouse locations in what the brand calls “Kentucky Terroir.” Now at the very end of 2023, they released an older Hardin’s Creek “Jacob’s Well” that is bottled 1 point higher (109 proof) with a retail price of around $185-$200 - but I’m sure we’ll see these routinely marked up to $300-$350. This 211-month-old version is comprised of 17-year-old high-rye and 18-year-old Traditional Beam bourbons. Let’s taste both of them side-by-side to see how the addition aging effected this new release.

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