BHAKTA Spirits announced today the launch of BHAKTA 2011 Bourbon (SRP $149) — the third edition of the brand’s annual single vintage bourbon series. 

This year’s expression is the oldest and most intricately finished vintage yet presented through the perennial offering. Only 11 barrels will see release.

Distilled in Tennessee, BHAKTA 2011 Bourbon underwent a complex cask finishing process within the BHAKTA-GRISWOLD Spirits Library of the brand’s college campus headquarters in Vermont which saw the powerful, punchy bourbon graduate through a range of single vintage Armagnac casks curated from the library’s 1970s and 1980s verticals.

Highlight finishing barrels included the acclaimed vintages of BHAKTA 1973 Armagnac and BHAKTA 1984 Armagnac.

Also notable among the finishing casks was BHAKTA 1975 Armagnac — this year’s annual Golden Anniversary Milestone Release, and the birth vintage of Founder Raj Peter Bhakta, who is known to personally oversee the brand’s barrel selection process for all limited release whiskeys.

Bottled at 111 proof and offered at 12 years and 10 months of age, BHAKTA 2011 Bourbon is an unusual distillation of 84% corn, 8% rye, and 8% malted barley. It represents a major new discovery for whiskey enthusiasts seeking rarity, complexity, and pedigree.

Dubbed “The Number One” as a nod to the brand’s legacy-building spree of victories, accolades, trophies, and awards at scores of the world’s top spirits judging competitions, BHAKTA 2011 Bourbon celebrates what it means to be No. 1 — an ode to the G.O.A.T. within all of us, and a toast to the champions who reach for the crown.

“George Washington. Michael Jordan. Julius Caesar. Muhammad Ali. This limited edition release of BHAKTA 2011 Bourbon celebrates what it means to be No. 1,” Founder Raj Peter Bhakta said in a news release. “That’s you. That’s me. That’s all of us. Why settle for a participation trophy? Don’t get tired of winning. ‘The Number One’ is an old, bold, and powerful bourbon — Babe Ruth meets Napoleon — a no-training-wheels thumper uniting American whiskey bravado with the timeless sophistication of Armagnac, France’s crown jewel.”

Containing a mashbill of 84% Corn, 8% Rye and 8% Malted Barley, BHAKTA 2011 will sell for SRP $149.

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About BHAKTA SPIRITS 

BHAKTA Spirits was founded by entrepreneur Raj Peter Bhakta — also the founder of WhistlePig Whiskey and Hogsworth Bourbon — and offers a luxury spirits portfolio of limited-release single vintage whiskeys, brandies, rums, and blends, anchored by its ancient and awe-inspiring Armagnac holdings dating back to 1868. BHAKTA Spirits is headquartered on its BHAKTA-GRISWOLD Campus in Poultney, VT, the former site of Green Mountain College. For more information, visit https://bhaktaspirits.com/.