![]() If you’ve had the Prime release, the additional age of the rye and bourbon products in “The Forge” should add a heftier oak core to the palate as well as offer a smoother experience. Lastly, we add just a little old Light Whiskey to boost the strength and complexity of the blend. Our proprietary blend includes different ages of Straight Bourbon and a combination of Straight Rye and Wheat whiskey. “The Forge” also appears to be the big brother to a similar Backbone Bourbon product, the Backbone Bourbon “Prime” Blended Bourbon Whiskey, which uses the same types of whiskey in its blend, but just with much younger products. Backbone Prime is a blended bourbon meaning at least 51 of the blend is straight bourbon. Though the exact percentages are not identified, the high corn concentration results in some extra sweetness and the rye some additional spice than your standard bourbon. Backbone used three different whiskeys to make the product: a straight bourbon between 5 & 7 years old, a straight rye around 8 years old, and a light whiskey made almost entirely of corn that is 14 years old. Many highly acclaimed brands use MGP distillate, like the Blood Oath series from Lux Row (they’re actually owned by MGP), Belle Meade Bourbon, Smoke Wagon, Joseph Magnus, Pinhook, etc….īackbone Bourbon “the Forge” is a blended bourbon, meaning there is at least 51% of straight bourbon whiskey in the mix. Though not officially confirmed, Backbone Bourbon is likely one of the most prolific bottlers of MGP distillate, which is by no means a bad thing. The whiskey being reviewed today, Backbone Bourbon “The Forge” Blended Bourbon Whiskey, comes from Backbone Bourbon Company, who is a craft blender and does not distill anything. How many conversations have you been a part of when someone (possibly you) threw shade at an MGP sourced bourbon ? Fortunately, the times are changing and now there are many American craft blenders, many producing boutique and highly acclaimed blended whiskeys, such as Barrell Craft Spirits. However, even with lots of precedent, independent bottlers have not had the same recognition or respect in the bourbon market. The bourbon industry has an analog group called “ rectifiers ”, who have been operating for decades in the industry.
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