{"product_id":"hardins-creek-8-year-middle-distillation-profile-straight-bourbon-700ml","title":"Hardin's Creek 8 Year Middle Distillation Profile Straight Bourbon 700mL","description":"\u003cp\u003eHardin's Creek 8 Year Middle Distillation Profile Straight Bourbon 700mL is a distinctive Kentucky straight bourbon created to explore the relationship between \u003cstrong\u003edistillation profile, maturation, and flavor development\u003c\/strong\u003e. Aged for 8 years, this expression showcases a balanced middle distillation profile designed to deliver an intriguing combination of bourbon sweetness, mature oak, and warming spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the innovative \u003cstrong\u003eHardin's Creek\u003c\/strong\u003e collection from the James B. Beam Distilling Co., the Middle Distillation Profile offers whiskey enthusiasts an opportunity to explore how changes during distillation can shape the character of a mature bourbon. \u003cstrong\u003eAvailable now at Whiskey Caviar.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich amber with copper and golden highlights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inviting aromas of \u003cstrong\u003ecaramel, vanilla, toasted oak, brown sugar, and baking spices\u003c\/strong\u003e with subtle notes of ripe fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Balanced and full-bodied with layers of \u003cstrong\u003etoffee, vanilla bean, caramel, seasoned oak, cinnamon, dark fruit, and gentle spice\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long and warming with lingering notes of \u003cstrong\u003esweet oak, vanilla, caramel, and baking spice\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVital Stats\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e James B. Beam Distilling Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardin's Creek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpression:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Distillation Profile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpirit Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e8 Years\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottle Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e700mL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e United States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Makes the Middle Distillation Profile Unique?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hardin's Creek Distillation Profile series explores how adjustments made during the whiskey-making process can influence the character of the finished bourbon. The \u003cstrong\u003eMiddle Distillation Profile\u003c\/strong\u003e occupies the center of that exploration, offering a fascinating comparison for collectors tasting it alongside the Low and High Distillation Profile expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter \u003cstrong\u003eeight years of maturation\u003c\/strong\u003e, the bourbon develops a mature combination of caramelized sweetness, seasoned oak, vanilla, fruit, and spice while retaining the distinctive character created during distillation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdeal For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardin's Creek 8 Year Middle Distillation Profile is an excellent bourbon to enjoy \u003cstrong\u003eneat or with a few drops of water\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly when tasted alongside other Hardin's Creek Distillation Profile releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the best tasting experience, serve it in a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/whiskeycaviar.com\/products\/glencairn-whiskey-glass\"\u003eGlencairn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to concentrate its aromas and better appreciate the nuances of this unique 8-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: How long is Hardin's Creek Middle Distillation Profile aged?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: This Hardin's Creek expression is \u003cstrong\u003eaged for 8 years\u003c\/strong\u003e, allowing significant barrel maturation and the development of rich oak, caramel, vanilla, and spice characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: What is the Middle Distillation Profile?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: It is an expression designed to showcase how a middle distillation profile influences the flavor and structure of bourbon, particularly when compared with the Low and High Distillation Profile releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: What is the best way to enjoy Hardin's Creek 8 Year Middle Distillation Profile?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: Enjoy it neat or with a few drops of water in a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/whiskeycaviar.com\/products\/glencairn-whiskey-glass\"\u003eGlencairn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is also ideal for a side-by-side tasting with the other Hardin's Creek Distillation Profile expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardin's Creek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67807292784831,"sku":"skjhgfhjhgfghjdfghjk","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9754\/8735\/files\/BottleTemplate-2026-10-28T121011.100.png?v=1793214615","url":"https:\/\/whiskeycaviar.com\/products\/hardins-creek-8-year-middle-distillation-profile-straight-bourbon-700ml","provider":"Whiskey Caviar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}