Small Batch Bourbon: Our Master Distillers have selected a limited number of barrels from various floor locations in the rickhouse that have reached peak maturity for Larceny, a six-year-old taste profile. Old Crow uses the exact same mash bill and yeast strain as Jim Beam Bourbon. The main differences are that Old Crow is younger — aged three years — and comprised of the … Once the spirit is distilled, it is aged in new charred oak casks for a minimum of three years. In fact, in 1835 Old Crow? In 1987, Jim Beam bought the company and completely changed the recipe to the same mash bill as Jim Beam, turning it from the six- to eight-year-old whiskey of former years to a three-year-old product. Old Crow Reserve Kentucky straight Bourbon Whiskey is made in the Jim Beam Distillery. Started by Dr. James C. Crow, a Scottish immigrant. Around that time, Old Crow also had a reserve release that only offered for about four years. Old Crow? Today’s Old Crow still uses the sour mash process in fermentation, meaning the same yeast from the previous batch is used to start the next one. bourbon was the first bourbon to begin using this process that today, has become a standard in the bourbon industry. My coy plan of hoping folks would show pity on me and shower me with top-shelf bottles is failing. My bottom shelf exploration is continuing, and one of the unintended consequences is that my friends are now saving money on gifts for me: "Here's a bottle you can review!It was only $10." Our small batch is typically 200 barrels or fewer. Benton’s Old Fashioned 3 mins Cheat Sheet: Bourbon Whiskey Sour 5 mins 10 Great Bourbon Cocktails to Try Right Now The Best Bourbon Under $50 Gold Rush 3 mins Mountain Dew and Bourbon… Bourbon Old Fashioned 5 mins Manhattan 3 mins What's Up, Doc Bourbon Strawberry Iced Tea 5 mins Everyone Should Know This Bourbon Shop Why Are So Many Bourbon Fans Searching for This Rare Bottle? It was the best whiskey “out there for the price” at just $11.00 a bottle. The Old Crow Whiskey Bourbon brand has a venerable history as one of Kentucky's earliest bourbons, and is distinctive for being the first sour mash process bourbon whiskey. Bottle and serving. Bourbon is named for the inventor of the sour mash process, Dr. James C. Crow.