Hardin's Creek Kentucky Series -- Clermont

110 Proof (55% ABV) · 17 Years

Quick Profile

Proof: 110 Proof (55% ABV)
ABV: 55%
Age: 17 Years
Region: Kentucky

Flavor Profile

Sweet & Dessert-Like Smoky & Earthy Oak & Wood

What to Expect: This bottle leans toward Sweet & Dessert-Like, Smoky & Earthy, and Oak & Wood notes. Specific descriptors include caramel, leather, toasted oak, and vanilla.

Caramel Leather Toasted Oak Vanilla

The same 17-year liquid aged at the original Clermont, Kentucky campus; burnt sugar and toasted oak meet sweet vanilla, delivering caramelized oak, brown spice, and seasoned leather on a smooth, sweet finish.

What Defines This Bottle

Proof

110 proof places this bottle in the 110–119.9 Proof range.

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Age

This bottle carries a stated age of 17 years.

Production Details

Disclosed production notes from James B. Beam Distilling Co. -- structured, sourced facts, not a tasting review.

Cooperage: Charred New American White Oak (Char #4 "Alligator" char standard).
Warehouse Notes: Distinctive multi-story wood-and-metal clad open rickhouses spread across Clermont, Boston, and Frankfort, Kentucky.

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