Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke Kentucky Straight Bourbon 750 ml
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About this bottle
Basil Hayden's Subtle Smoke takes the brand's usual light-bodied Kentucky straight bourbon and adds mesquite-smoked malted barley into the mash, a departure from the classic corn-rye-barley bourbon recipe most competitors use. That smoked grain shows up as a gentle, background smokiness rather than a peaty Scotch-style hit — closer to a wisp of campfire than a heavy char. It carries the same easy-drinking, lower-proof house style as standard Basil Hayden's, with caramel and vanilla still leading and the smoke sitting underneath rather than dominating. It suits bourbon drinkers curious about smoke who don't want a full Scotch-style peat bomb.
How to drink Basil Hayden's Subtle Smoke
Try it neat first to catch the mesquite malt on the finish, or build an Old Fashioned where the smoke plays well against orange bitters.
Specs
BourbonMash bill: Corn, rye, and mesquite-smoked malted barley
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Questions about this bottle
What's the best way to serve Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke?
Serve it neat or on a single large rock so the smoke doesn't get diluted too fast.
What gives Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke its smoky character?
Its mash bill includes mesquite-smoked malted barley alongside corn and rye, which is where the smoke comes from rather than peat.
What cocktails work well with it?
It makes an interesting twist on an Old Fashioned, where the smoke plays well against the sugar and bitters.
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