Blanton's : Single Barrel 2026 #479 Ruby

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for Blanton's Single Barrel #479 Rubis

Tasting

Appearance
Ruby colour.

Nose
Rich, full-bodied nose. At first, spices (cinnamon, nutmeg) mingle with buttery, liqueur-like notes of rock candy. With aeration, the bouquet opens onto exotic notes (ripe mango, roasted pineapple), empyreumatic notes (apricot kernel), camphorous and medicinal notes (Tiger Balm), and balsamic notes (emery cloth).

Palate
Ample, dense palate. It opens with a fine layer of salted butter caramel and very pure cinnamon. It evolves towards tertiary notes (chestnut, pecan), powdery notes (cocoa, ginger) and grain notes (corn). Red and black fruits (strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, blackcurrant) bring a crisp end to the palate. The nuanced, elevated finish unfolds heady notes (geranium, iris), honeyed notes (fir, linden), herbaceous notes (freshly cut hay, alfalfa) and spicy notes (paprika). It is lifted by citrus zests (orange, lemon) and infusions (cardamom tea, chamomile). Sandalwood, pipe tobacco and saffron accompany a grainy retronasal finish (corn, rye).

Serving Suggestions and Tasting Occasions

At 60% ABV, this bourbon is best enjoyed neat.

Other Characteristics

This bourbon is not peated. It is bottled at 60% ABV in a 70 cl format and presented in a gift box. Aged in Buffalo Trace's Warehouse H, on rick 15, it offers a fruity, powdery, empyreumatic, heady, medicinal, camphorous and subtly spicy profile.

An Intense, Precise and Complex Kentucky Bourbon

Blanton's, a Kentucky bourbon (United States) distilled at Buffalo Trace

Blanton's is a Kentucky (United States) whisky brand. Launched in 1984, it was the first bourbon to be bottled from a single barrel. It is named after Colonel Blanton, who ran the distillery from 1912. It is produced at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, billed as the oldest continuously operating distillery in the United States. The distillery has belonged since 1992 to Sazerac Company, a privately held, family-owned American business. The barrels age in Warehouse H, the only metal-framed warehouse on the site, where temperature variations accentuate maturation. The brand's profile evokes grains, spices, candied fruits, citrus and flowers. The stopper, topped with a horse and jockey, is its visual signature.

A Single-Barrel Bourbon Selected by La Maison du Whisky

Single Barrel #479 Rubis is a bourbon drawn from a single barrel, with no blending. It was aged in Buffalo Trace's Warehouse H, where it rested on rick 15. It is bottled at 60% ABV (120 proof) in a 70 cl format and presented in a gift box.

The 2026 edition of this American whiskey is part of La Maison du Whisky's "Les Anthologistes" series. The barrel was hand-selected by its experts, and the release celebrates twenty years of exclusive Blanton's selections.