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1792 (bourbon)
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1792 Ridgemont Reserve is a Kentucky
Straight
Bourbon Whiskey
produced by the Barton Brands
Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky
. The brand and distillery are owned by the Sazerac Company
. It is part of a line of small-batch bourbons aimed at the high-end liquor market.
It is aged for 8 years. It is 93.7 proof (46.85% content of alcohol). The name of the bourbon is a reference to the year Kentucky
became a state. 1792 is the Official Toasting Bourbon of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival
. This bourbon is positioned as a super-premium one, and the pricing policy makes it a competitor to Knob Creek
or Woodford Reserve
. This reflects the general trend in bourbon production, resulting from competition with single malt whisky
, which makes small batch
bourbons a big business.
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
Straight
Straight whiskey
Straight whiskey is whisky created by distilling a fermented cereal grain mash to create a spirit not exceeding 80% alcohol content by volume and then aging the spirit for at least two years at an abv concentration not exceeding 62.5% at the start of the aging process.Filtering and dilution...
Bourbon Whiskey
Bourbon whiskey
Bourbon is a type of American whiskey – a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name of the spirit derives from its historical association with an area known as Old Bourbon, around what is now Bourbon County, Kentucky . It has been produced since the 18th century...
produced by the Barton Brands
Barton Brands
Barton Brands, Ltd. was a company that produced many distilled spirits and liquors. In 2009, it became part of the Sazerac Company of New Orleans....
Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky
Bardstown, Kentucky
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of...
. The brand and distillery are owned by the Sazerac Company
Sazerac Company
The Sazerac Company is a large privately held and family-operated alcoholic beverages company with headquarters in Metairie, Louisiana.It owns and produces a large and diversified portfolio of beverage brands, and it owns and operates a number of distilling companies...
. It is part of a line of small-batch bourbons aimed at the high-end liquor market.
It is aged for 8 years. It is 93.7 proof (46.85% content of alcohol). The name of the bourbon is a reference to the year Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
became a state. 1792 is the Official Toasting Bourbon of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Kentucky Bourbon Festival
The Kentucky Bourbon Festival is a weeklong event consisting of more than thirty events in Bardstown, Kentucky, United States, dedicated to celebrating the history and art of distilling bourbon whiskey...
. This bourbon is positioned as a super-premium one, and the pricing policy makes it a competitor to Knob Creek
Knob Creek (bourbon)
Knob Creek is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey produced by Beam Inc. at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. It is one of the four Jim Beam small batch bourbon brands targeted for the high-end liquor market...
or Woodford Reserve
Woodford Reserve
Woodford Reserve is a brand of premium small batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey produced by the Brown-Forman Corporation. It is distilled at the company's Woodford Reserve Distillery, and marketed under the former company name for the distillery, Labrot & Graham. The distillery is located in...
. This reflects the general trend in bourbon production, resulting from competition with single malt whisky
Whisky
Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn...
, which makes small batch
Small batch
Small batch whiskey is a term usually referring to bourbon or rye whiskey, and denotes a whiskey produced by mixing the contents of a relatively small number of selected barrels....
bourbons a big business.