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1776 James E. Pepper Straight Bourbon / 46/ 0,7l Dom Whisky

JAMES PEPPER 1776 BARREL PROOF BOURBON REVIEW: James Pepper 1776 Barrel Proof (JP 1776 BP) offers an aroma of dry ethanol intensity which gives way to herbal and subtle fruity notes. The palate mimics what is found on the nose but with subdued sweetness while spice and wood abound. This whiskey shifts from buttery creaminess to grit rather.


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However, James E. Pepper 1776 Bourbon is stated as coming from a very high rye mashbill with "over" 38% rye. MGP stock bourbon peaks at 36% rye, so where this even higher rye whiskey came from is a good topic for speculation. Breckenridge and Redemption also have bourbons with 38% rye content, and very likely got it from the same source.


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The James E. Pepper Distillery and its brands succumbed to the period in time when America fell out of love with whiskey. Shortly after World War II, the whiskey industry had started to decline due to the population's shifting preferences towards other spirits and many had to close their doors for good like the Pepper Distillery did in 1958.


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James E Pepper 1776 Bourbon Review: OVERALL. For being a 3-year-old high-rye bourbon it seems to have far more dark sweets that anything else. Both the oak and the spice level on this are low and it ends up coming across, on both the aroma and palate, as a sweet nutty bourbon. There is a touch more oak and spice on the palate than the aroma.


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Editor's Note: These whiskies was provided to us as free samples to review by the party behind them. The Whiskey Wash, while appreciative of this, did keep full independent editorial control over this article. My first experience with James E. Pepper whiskey was their James E. Pepper 1776 Straight Bourbon Whiskey 15 Years Old. I was told, "It's like a poor man's Pappy."


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According to bourbon historian Michael Veach, the James E. Pepper distillery was shut down in the late 1960s and the brand "disappeared from the market by the end of the 1970s" only to briefly reemerge in the early 1990s as an export-only brand before being abandoned for good. Which takes us out of the past and brings us to tonight's whiskey.


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This particular batch is a blend of their own four and five year old barrels, bottled at a low barrel proof of 105.4, priced at $70. The predominant note I get from this bourbon is actually Smarties candies, soft berries and confectioners sugar. I do pick up some fresh oak, and a bit of peanut.


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Classification: Straight Bourbon. Company: James Pepper Distilling Co. Distillery: James Pepper Distilling Co. Release Date: October 2023. Proof: 105.4. Age: NAS (Website states average age of whiskeys is 5.5 years) Mashbill: Undisclosed blend of corn, rye, malted barley, and malted rye. Color: Dark Caramel. MSRP: $65 / 750mL (2023)


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This James E Pepper Decanter Barrel Proof Bourbon has changed a bit since I first tried it. The dominant flavors have now settled into those of a lightly toasted, doughy, raisin bread. There's nice lightly toasted bread, soft raisins, light cinnamon and brown sugar in the nose. The taste is fairly sweet, with similar flavors and a hearty dose.


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James E. Pepper 1776 Straight Rye Whiskey - Racier and more powerful than the Bourbon by a mile. Stronger citrus and more grain influence here, this 90% rye (no age statement) is a textbook expression of the spirit. The body is modest, lively, and full of dense bread-like notes on the back end. The finish is long and lasting.


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The 15 year old expressions of 1776 are also bottled at cask strength, but this one, formally known as James E. Pepper 1776 Straight Rye Whiskey Barrel Proof, is a barrel proof expression of the standard rye, which is currently made from a mash of 95% rye and 5% barley and bottled with no age statement. It is distilled for 1776 in collaboration.


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The palate of James E. Pepper 1776 Bourbon makes up for the nose. The new oak flavor is also on the palate but is slightly salty initially. However, for $24.99, this bourbon is very creamy with some honey sweetness. At 100 proof, it seems to drink a little weaker as the bottle opens up.


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James E Pepper Bourbon 6 Years Review: James E Pepper Bourbon 6 Years (aka James E Pepper 1776 Bourbon 6 Years) is sourced MGP bourbon made using MGP's high rye mashbill and delivered non-chill filtered at 46% ABV. Though I wish they had bottled it at 50% like they do all of their NAS products. Looking through.


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This review is of the James E. Pepper 1776 Straight Bourbon Whiskey. It's unfiltered and has a retail price of $30. (Tasted neat from a Glencairn Glass) Color. Dark Amber. Nose. Slight alcohol burn, but about what you'd expect for a 100 proof bourbon. Classic bourbon notes of caramel and vanilla, with a hint of lime and cherry fruit notes.


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Like many American whiskey brands of late, the Old Pepper/James E. Pepper brand has gone through all kinds of changes since we first encountered it in 2013.At the time, the brand was a relaunch of an ancient label that hadn't been produced since 1958 (or 1961, depending on who you trust), taking advantage of then-abundant MGP stock and riding the bourbon wave courtesy of Pepper nostalgia.