In Store Tasting Southbound Tequila

Bourbon

Jeptha Creed Straight 4-Grain Bourbon, 98 Proof, is made of a 70 percent corn mash, with the addition of their three malted grains, 15 percent rye, 10 percent wheat, and 5 percent barley. The nose is a mix of “sweet cream candies, hydrangeas, morning glories, geranium, dried apricots, red berries, peach cobbler, brown sugar, and blackberry jam” with a palate of “vanilla, nutmeg, clove, and toasted pecans.” 

Their 100 Proof, Bottled-in-Bond Rye Bourbon is a mix of 75 percent corn, 20 percent malted rye, and 5 percent malted barley. Its nose hints at creme brûlée and dried cranberries with a “long smooth buttery finish with whispers of ginger and cinnamon.”

Vodka

Their corn-based 80 proof Vodka includes vodkas flavored with local honey and blueberries. Their coffee Vodka is infused with coffee specially roasted by Fante’s Coffee in Louisville, KY.

Their Hot Pepper Vodka, which they say makes a great Bloody Mary, is infused with Serrano, Jalapeño, and Anaheim peppers and garlic. They describe the color as “translucent Dirty Martini” and the nose as “a vegetable garden after a rain.”