Scotti's Original Springs 5 Year Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750 ml

Scotti's Original Springs is a craft straight bourbon tracing back to a 1935 St. Louis family recipe, revived in 2021 by founder's grandson Doug Scotti. This 5 year bottling blends traditional bourbon heritage with a West Coast approach to distillation, including heirloom purple barley in the grain bill — an unusual grain choice that pushes the whiskey toward eccentric herbal and botanical notes alongside the expected sweet oak. It's a small, independent release rather than a major-distillery product, built on family history as much as recipe. Pour it neat first to catch the purple barley's herbal edge before deciding whether it wants water or ice.

How to drink Scotti's Original Springs

Start neat in a rocks glass — the purple barley's herbal, botanical notes are easiest to pick out before dilution. If you want it colder, one large cube is enough; more than that starts to flatten the character that makes this bottle different from a standard corn-forward bourbon.

BourbonSt. Louis, Missouri (family origin)