Description

Together, the Russells offer a blend of old and new, an infusion of timeless traditions with modern and fresh thinking and best-in-class quality guaranteed, making each bottle of Russell’s Reserve a celebration of the past, crafted specifically with today’s bourbon drinker in mind.

Russell’s Reserve is different for a reason. It all comes down to experience, high-quality ingredients, and a lot of patience.

Only the finest ingredients are used to make our whiskey. This includes three non-GMO grains: American-grown corn, rye, and malted barley. We have one mash bill for our bourbons and one for ryes — our mash bills are guarded closely by Jimmy and Eddie.

The water for our whiskey is sourced from the Kentucky River and is naturally filtered through limestone, removing iron and other impurities. Russell’s Reserve is distilled to a lower ABV, meaning less water is added before barreling, resulting in a robust whiskey.

Our whiskey is aged in new American oak barrels with the deepest No. 4 alligator char, giving Russell’s Reserve its rich flavor and deep auburn color. These barrels are set to rest in the middle floors of our timber rickhouses. The barrels for each batch are hand-selected by Eddie based on their flavor characteristics.

When it comes to making Russell’s Reserve, we can’t overstate the importance of barrel selection, an art that the Russell family has mastered over the years. We start with the “center cut” – the middle floors 3-5 of our 7-story rickhouses – where temperatures are most consistent and are known to produce some of our best whiskey.

This 6-year-old rye represents the Russells’ take on the perfect small batch rye whiskey. Older than most other rye whiskies, Russell’s Reserve 6 Year Old is crafted from hand-selected barrels from the center cut of the rickhouse, bottled at 90 proof.