Bourbon whiskey - The Malt Desk by K. Choi

Bourbon for an Old Fashioned: Proof, Recipes and Seven Expressions

October 15, 2026September 11, 2026 by K. Choi

Official standard Woodford Reserve Bourbon reference beside the Old Fashioned article's ingredient calculation: forty-five millilitres whiskey at forty-five versus forty-five-point-two percent adds zero-point-zero-nine millilitres pure alcohol, while one measured millilitre bitters at the Virginia ABC forty-four-point-seven-percent reference adds zero-point-four-four-seven. These are hypothetical quantities, not a universal dash size, observed cocktail trial or flavor ranking.

Explore Old Fashioned recipes, bourbon proof, sugar and dilution, with seven expression profiles, an IBA recipe reference and a cost-per-measure example.

Knob Creek 9 Guide: Age Statement, 100 Proof and Price Context

October 15, 2026September 9, 2026 by K. Choi

Official standard Knob Creek nine-year hundred-proof bottle, not the commercial Bourbon x Rye, beside the article's volume-additive illustration: thirty ml standard nine-year bourbon at fifty percent plus seventy ml standard seven-year rye at fifty percent contributes fifteen plus thirty-five ml alcohol, yielding nominal fifty percent hundred proof rather than the commercial fifty-six-point-five percent 113 proof; not a factory recipe reconstruction or tasting.

Read Knob Creek 9’s nine-year barrel age and 100 proof, separating bottle storage, rye panels and exact local quote conditions.

Elijah Craig Small Batch Guide: 94 Proof, Oak and Published Notes

October 15, 2026September 8, 2026 by K. Choi

Official standard Elijah Craig Small Batch 94-proof bottle shown as a separate expression reference, not the pictured historical Barrel Proof batches: producer archive A123 lists 125.6 proof and twelve years, C925 lists 129.0 proof and nine years one month; higher proof does not consistently mean older and an archive age does not transfer to standard Small Batch or establish latest availability.

Explain Elijah Craig Small Batch’s 94-proof reference and production account, separating Barrel Proof and Toasted Barrel releases.

Four Roses Small Batch Guide: Four Recipes, 90 Proof and Flavor Notes

October 15, 2026September 7, 2026 by K. Choi

Official standard Four Roses Small Batch bottle as a recipe-system reference: OESK versus OBSK shares K while changing E to B, OESK versus OESO shares E while changing K to O; these are production questions, not controlled experiments, matched barrel histories, a reported tasting or a guarantee of local release availability.

Decode Four Roses Small Batch recipe codes and distinguish current specifications from the producer’s historical blending account.

Bulleit Bourbon Guide: Grains, 90 Proof and Bourbon vs Rye

October 15, 2026September 6, 2026 by K. Choi

Official Bulleit Barrel Strength archival reference photo marked 59.6 percent and 119.2 proof, not a universal batch strength, with current producer selected-barrel batch, no additional water after removal from barrels and non-chill filtration account; uncut does not establish single-barrel origin and actual batch proof must be read separately.

Read Bulleit Bourbon’s grain and proof disclosures without confusing them with Bulleit 95 Rye or a price-based flavor ranking.

Woodford Reserve Bourbon Guide: Mash Bill, Distillation and Flavor

October 15, 2026August 7, 2026 by K. Choi

Official Woodford Reserve standard Kentucky Straight Bourbon bottle with 90.4 US proof equivalent to 45.2 percent ABV, no age statement, 72-percent corn and 18-percent rye and 10-percent malted-barley grain recipe, and batching of pot-still and column-still whiskey rather than exclusive pot distillation

Woodford Reserve’s standard bourbon explained through its 72/18/10 grain recipe, pot- and column-still components, 90.4 proof and producer-described flavor profile.

Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon: Proof, Age Label and Production Guide

October 15, 2026July 27, 2026 by K. Choi

Official standard Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon bottle with Kentucky straight bourbon identity, 101 proof equivalent to 50.5 percent ABV, no label age statement and producer six-to-eight-year maturation account; not the separate 101 Rye or 101 8-Year-Old

Understand Wild Turkey 101’s 50.5% ABV, standard age label, charred-oak maturation and producer flavor notes, with clear dilution calculations.

Maker’s Mark: Wheated Bourbon, Proof and Flavor Profile

October 15, 2026July 23, 2026 by K. Choi

Official original Maker's Mark 750-milliliter 45-percent red-wax bottle beside the article's distinction between its wheated bourbon recipe and Maker's Mark 46's inserted French-oak staves and 47-percent bottling; 46 is not an age or ABV

Learn what Maker’s Mark’s wheated bourbon recipe, 90 proof and no-age-statement label mean, alongside the producer’s fruit, vanilla and oak descriptions.

Buffalo Trace Bourbon: Proof, Production and Flavor Profile

October 15, 2026July 19, 2026 by K. Choi

Official 90-proof Buffalo Trace bottle with the article's distinction between a shared Mash Bill 1 family identifier and a different finished bourbon; no age estimate or sensory ranking

Understand Buffalo Trace Bourbon’s 90 proof, Kentucky straight bourbon category, undisclosed age and producer flavor notes, with guidance on label comparisons.