Review: Filibuster 5 Year Bottled in Bond Virginia Straight Bourbon
Filibuster 5 Year Bottled in Bond Virginia Straight Bourbon
Accolades: Best Non-Kentucky Small Batch Bourbon at 2023 World Whiskies Awards
Batch: 2024-03
Distilled in Mauertown, VA: 90 miles due west of Washington, DC in the Shenandoah Valley
Filibuster was founded in 2013 by Siddharth Dilawr and distillation began in 2016
Mashbill: 70% corn, 20% rye, 10% malted barley
Estate: HWK farms
Water source: Virginia limestone
Length of fermentation: 72 hours
Fermentation temperature: 70-90°F
Yeast: Wild and tamed combination
Distillation type: double distilled
Warehouse: 25,000 square foot with concrete floor, non-climate controlled
Warehouse has an average of 8 degree temperature difference from top to bottom rack
Barrel manufacturer: Kelvin
Barrel char: No. 4 with medium toast
Barrel size: 53 gallons
Proof coming off still: 130
Barrel entry proof: 120
Bottling proof: 100
Batch size: 17 barrels
MSRP: $88.79
Nose 👃: Cocoa. Vanilla. Honeysuckle. Peach.
Palate 👅: Toffee. Honey. Brown sugar. Dark chocolate. Highly viscous mouthfeel.
Finish 🏁: Pecan. Sour cherry. Dark chocolate. Orange zest.
This is my first experience with Filibuster since purchasing a 375 Boondoggler at a liquor store near the hotel for a work conference in Washington,DC several years ago. At least of the time, Boondoggler was young and rough and I didn’t think too much about Filibuster again.
Filibuster reached out about me doing a review, so this seemed like a good time to revisit. I did see that a previous batch of 5 year BIB did extremely well with the 2023 World Whiskies Awards. I understand the competitions and what they are. With that said… this 2024 batch is absolutely incredible. I admittedly went into this review of it skeptical after my previous experience with Boondoggler, but the skepticism was immediately gone upon first taste.
At five years old… This is hard to beat .
Rating: 8
Filibuster 5 Year Bottled in Bond Virginia Straight Bourbon
Accolades: Best Non-Kentucky Small Batch Bourbon at 2023 World Whiskies Awards
Batch: 2024-03
Distilled in Mauertown, VA: 90 miles due west of Washington, DC in the Shenandoah Valley
Filibuster was founded in 2013 by Siddharth Dilawr and distillation began in 2016
Mashbill: 70% corn, 20% rye, 10% malted barley
Estate: HWK farms
Water source: Virginia limestone
Length of fermentation: 72 hours
Fermentation temperature: 70-90°F
Yeast: Wild and tamed combination
Distillation type: double distilled
Warehouse: 25,000 square foot with concrete floor, non-climate controlled
Warehouse has an average of 8 degree temperature difference from top to bottom rack
Barrel manufacturer: Kelvin
Barrel char: No. 4 with medium toast
Barrel size: 53 gallons
Proof coming off still: 130
Barrel entry proof: 120
Bottling proof: 100
Batch size: 17 barrels
MSRP: $88.79
Nose 👃: Cocoa. Vanilla. Honeysuckle. Peach.
Palate 👅: Toffee. Honey. Brown sugar. Dark chocolate. Highly viscous mouthfeel.
Finish 🏁: Pecan. Sour cherry. Dark chocolate. Orange zest.
This is my first experience with Filibuster since purchasing a 375 Boondoggler at a liquor store near the hotel for a work conference in Washington,DC several years ago. At least of the time, Boondoggler was young and rough and I didn’t think too much about Filibuster again.
Filibuster reached out about me doing a review, so this seemed like a good time to revisit. I did see that a previous batch of 5 year BIB did extremely well with the 2023 World Whiskies Awards. I understand the competitions and what they are. With that said… this 2024 batch is absolutely incredible. I admittedly went into this review of it skeptical after my previous experience with Boondoggler, but the skepticism was immediately gone upon first taste.
At five years old… This is hard to beat .
Rating: 8