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Bowen's Whiskey

2.92 Mixed reviews

12 reviews12 ratings

69 critic score

Whiskey American Whiskey California No age statement 45% ABV

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About this bottle

Bowen’s Whiskey recounts a story of its founder meeting a fifth-generation moonshiner named "Bud" who possessed an old family recipe. This distillery, located in Bakersfield, is one of the few in southern California. It is a small-batch, 100% corn whiskey aged for an unspecified duration in barrels made from fire-damaged oak from the Piute Mountains.

How it tastes

Measured across 14 flavor axes. Tap a note to find other bottles that lead with it.

Oily 80
Rich 70
Sweet 70
Floral 70
Fruity 70
Herbal 60
Vanilla 60

Reviews

Showing the most detailed of 4 parsed reviews.

Devin Chin 5.0

Very sweet with tastes of ripe fruit and caramel.

Jerome Stanton 2.0

The oak is excessively strong in both the scent and flavor.

Precious Moyer 3.0

Purchased Vendome? 12/15/17

Jacqueline Rock 2.0

2 out of 10.

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