Yellowstone Hand Picked Single Barrel (Exclusive to Hedonism Wines)

Yellowstone Bourbon`s production begins with a mash bill of 75% heirloom corn, 13% rye, and 12% malted barley, a recipe rooted in the Beam family`s heritage. The grains undergo a meticulous three-stage open cooking process: corn is cooked above 200°F to break down starches, followed by sequential temperature reductions to incorporate rye and malted barley, allowing each grain to impart its distinct flavours.

Fermentation employs a historic family yeast strain, reclaimed from a jug used by the Beam brothers` great-grandfather, converting sugars into alcohol over approximately 72 hours to produce distiller`s beer with 8–10% alcohol content. This beer undergoes a first distillation in a 600-gallon pot still, yielding low wine at 25–30% alcohol by volume. A second distillation in a traditional alembic still refines the spirit, with careful cuts isolating the `heart` fraction, which is then barrelled for maturation in new oak barrels.

Limestone Branch distillery was founded in 2011 by Stephen and Paul Beam—descendants of the famous Beam and Dant distilling families—the distillery is located in Lebanon, Kentucky and blends traditional methods with modern techniques. The Yellowstone brand itself goes all the way back to 1872 and has been produced at Limestone Branch distillery since 2015.