𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪? 🤠 While law does not require bourbon to be made in Kentucky, the state produces 95% of the world’s supply. In fact, Kentucky remains the bourbon capital of the world. 🐎 One of the reasons for this is the vast deposits of limestone rock that filters unwanted minerals out of the water used in the distilling process, as well as a soil and climate that is perfect for growing corn; bourbon’s primary ingredient. 🇺🇸 Single Barrel Bourbon started with Blanton’s in 1984, crafted by Master Distiller Elmer T. Lee as he was nearing retirement. Blanton’s Single Barrel is a call back to the early days of his career in the late 1940s, when he worked under Colonel Albert B. Blanton, who was the president of the distillery until 1952. 🥃 In those days, Colonel Blanton would entertain dignitaries & other important guests by handpicking “honey barrels” from the center cut of Warehouse H. Elmer T. Lee revolutionised the industry by creating the “super premium” category of bourbon with the world’s first single barrel bourbon, an idea that was somewhat radical at the time because it challenged the identity of what folks thought bourbon to be. 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗛 There was a high demand for spirits after the repeal of prohibition in 1933; with production in overdrive, distilleries faced a shortage of space to store barrels. Colonel Blanton’s solution was to order the construction of a metal warehouse (which would take a relatively short time to erect) and discovered that the metal walls caused the bourbon to age differently, with the metal walls more closely replicating the Kentucky temperature outside the warehouse. 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗟 Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel is one of the world’s best whiskeys, created for connoisseurs familiar with cask strength whiskeys, this enormous taste profile reaches depths of flavour found only in the rarest of spirits. Discover which Straight from the Barrels we have available at 80 Mohamed Sultan Road #01-10 today.