Jeptha Creed Four Grain Straight Bourbon

Friend gave me a taste of this as a gag, and an excuse to get rid of some of his bottle. nose - I can't even start to explain it. It starts out like a young immature bourbon but then turns to down right rancid and putrid notes. taste - so figure rule is you HAVE to hold your nose on this one. You simply cannot force yourself to drink it if you can smell it, yes it smells that bad. OK so it opens up actually pretty sweet, I almost like it up front. It then sadly like the nose goes into these off putting chemical like notes. Weird malted flavors. While not a complete disaster, it's down right horrible over all. I'd give it a 1 star on the taste, it's drinkable. The nose however is so bad, you have to hold your breath to be around it. This is a classic rot gut gag whisky and should only be purchased as a joke to play on friends.

This bourbon is a light copper color with very thin very viscous legs. The nose is young. It has notes of astringency, corn dust, wildflowers, and vanilla. The palate is young and harsh. Notes of burnt caramel, cheap vanilla frosting, NGS, and pine sap and fight for attention though none should be the leading lady. The finish is hot at first then dives into a short anticlimax. It’s a shame because everything about this bourbon seemed to bespeak excellence! A straight bourbon from Kentucky, a four grain mash bill, even the unique bottle was beautiful! However, this bourbon was a disappointment, I don’t recommend it. Sorry Jeptha Creed. Try again. Cheers!

Stopped by while passing through. I have never heard of Jeptha Creed - I've never seen it in my city. I did not order anything because I was skeptical when everything on the menu was based on cocktail uses - not any bragging about enjoying it by itself. So I tasted a sip of an Old Fashioned. Even through the sweetness of that cocktail, the finish was still astringent and harsh. The set up of the property is beautiful. If someone is making a trip of distilleries, I would recommend a visit. Try a sip if you know someone who owns a bottle. I cannot recommend making a purchase at any time.

Picked this bottle up on our KBT trip back in May. Decided to pop it open on New Year’s eve, and was quite pleasantly surprised. Nothing out of the ordinary on the nose, fairly muted classic bourbon notes. Influence of the Bloody Butcher Corn is apparent on the palate, but fairly typical bourbon flavors otherwise. Short to medium finish. In my opinion, this is a good sipper. Not the best, but far from the worst. Interested to see how this bottle evolves during my time with it.

Nose: Dusty grain barn. A bit of vanilla creeps in occasionally and a minty freshness. Also a little bit of spice but nothing serious. Taste: On the younger side, some caramel tries to come through. Dried grains and fruit with some nuttiness. More minty notes. Not your typical bourbon. Finish: Dark chocolate bitterness with some sweetness trying to come in at the end with just a subtle smoke.

This is definitely the worst “bourbon” I have ever had! Better to call it bad moonshine. I bought the bottle thinking a craft distiller would be cool to try out but had to throw out the bottle after only a few drams. I even tried to share it with a few bourbon buddies..who wouldn’t take more than a sip of it before spitting it out. Don’t waste your time or tongue on this!