J.W. Dant - Bonded (1L)
Price: $17.99
| Producer | J.W. Dant |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Kentucky |
| Style | Bourbon Whiskey |
| Sku | 31046 |
| Size | 1L |
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Banana and a nuttyness are the first notes to jump out of the glass, followed by sweet corn, oak, vanilla, and white skinned fruits. Very much a classic Heaven Hill nose.The nutty notes from the nose carry through to the palate, along with an almost salt like quality. Salted peanuts? Sure! Plenty of caramel and corn characteristics are present as well.The finish is long, spicy, and lingers about for quite some time. Oak dominates, with more subtle baking spices, nutmeg, and black pepper.
J.W. Dant Description
Historically, the Dant family was among the first large-scale producers of whiskey and bourbon in Kentucky owning multiple distilleries prior to prohibition. The name itself refers to Joseph W. Dant, a distiller in the 1830s who used the “log” method of distilling, where a hollowed tree trunk was used in place of a copper pot still. His sons, among whom were J.W. Dant and J.B. Dant, continued in the distilling business. J.B. founded, among other labels, Yellowstone. By 1870, J.W. Dant had established his own distillery and from that lineage, J.W. Dant bourbon arose.
The Dant distilleries closed during prohibition, with Stitzel-Weller buying some of their stocks, and reopened in 1936, only to be sold off to United Distillers in 1940, who sold the plant and its labels to Schenley in 1952, who revived the J.W. Dant label. It was later sold off to United Distillers, and by 1993 the label was sold to Heaven Hill, who owns and produces it to this day.
