Bourbon

The 12-year-old Wild Turkey was bottled especially for the Japanese market. The deep amber colour is due to the long maturation period in heavily charred oak barrels, the interior of which is designated with burn level 4, the so-called 'alligator char'. The name comes from the strength of the burn, which chars the inside of the barrel to resemble the armoured skin of an alligator.

I.W. Harper has only been on the market again since 2015. 15 years is a proud age for a Bourbon. The brand itself can also look back on a long tradition. The first whiskey was distilled under the name I.W. Harper as early as 1872. Production was discontinued in the 1980s.

Bakers 107 Proof belongs to the Small Batch Bourbons from Jim Beam. For the series, casks of particularly high quality are selected from the best places in the warehouses and matured for 7 years. The bottling was named after Jim Beam's great-nephew, Baker Beam.

The Brother's Bond Whiskey was created by actors Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, who are best known for their work together in the Vampire Diaries series. Although not brothers in real life, in the series they play two vampire brothers who are not averse to a good glass of whiskey. Now Somerhalder and Wesley have fulfilled their dream of making their own straight Bourbon, which consists of 65% corn, but also 22% rye, barley and wheat. Column Still and Copper Pot Still are used for the double distillation. The Bourbon is then matured for at least 4 years in fresh American oak barrels, the staves of which are charred at stage 4 (alligator char) and the lids of the barrels at stage 2. The charring stages 1 - 4 indicate how thick the resulting charcoal layer on the inside of the barrel should be.