Description
Cyrus Noble Bourbon Whiskey 750ml
Cyrus Noble is one of California’s historic merchant blends, originally distilled in Kentucky and brought to San Francisco’s Haas Brothers Merchants via ship from the east coast, sailing around the entirety of South America (before the Panama Canal) and docking in the Bay Area. First brought to the Barbary Coast back in 1871, the label is still owned by the Haas Brothers over 150 years later, carried on by the great, great grandson of its original founders. While Cyrus Noble’s original distillery no longer exists, the whiskey has been contracted from a number of distillers over the last century and, other than during Prohibition, has never ceased production and the recipe has never changed: 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley. Up until recently it was contracted from Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, but this new 5+ year iteration comes from Bardstown Bourbon Company just down the road. With plenty of sweet baking spices upfront, it’s balanced by toffee and peanut brittle notes with just the right amount of peppery. While other old-timey labels are a fabrication and have little to do with the brand’s authentic history, Cyrus Noble is an overlooked and under appreciated piece of California’s history still made by the same family that started it.
