Age: 7 years 10-months

Proof: 116.6 proof

Mash Bill: Corn, Oats, Rye, Wheat, and Malted Barley

Cooperage: Speyside #4 char, hand toasted barrel

Tasting Notes: The nose is beautifully perfumed with polished leather and seasoned oak, giving a mature, classic first impression. Spiced, candied red fruit builds alongside vibrant cherry, while hints of overcooked caramel, fresh cookie dough, and a touch of lemon add dimension. As it opens, the leather and oak soften and warm, with a faint note of ripe banana and a more plush sweetness.

The palate is weighty and chewy with a rich, coating texture. Vibrant cherry leads into warming leather and a pronounced Kentucky hug, backed by layered spice. Subsequent sips soften slightly, shifting toward anise and a heavier creaminess while maintaining a core of candied fruit and gentle sweetness.

The finish is long and peppery with lingering spice and charred oak. Subtle notes of banana split and dark chocolate emerge alongside fading fruit and leather, leaving a balanced, gently sweet and spiced impression.

About the product: Pre-prohibition, Detrick Distilling Co. sold double copper-distilled whiskey in Dayton under Registered Distillery No. 60, 10th Ward. Their founder, Frank Detrick’s motto: “While we live, let’s live.” Inspired by the ambition of this long-ago spirit, the LaSelle Brothers ventured to create a bourbon whiskey—genuine and unique.

Drawing naturally filtered water from the area’s Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, they distilled a rare 5-grain mash bill of corn, oats, rye, wheat, and malted barley. The intricate flavor and full-bodied texture was preserved by slow pot distillation and then aged in a hand-toasted, 53-gallon white oak cask. Each bottle drawn from a single barrel, Detrick Straight Bourbon Whiskey offers an elegant sipping experience. Nearly a decade in the making and relieving a century of anticipation, Belle of Dayton Distillery proudly brings back Detrick Fine Whiskies, the first Bourbon made in Dayton since Prohibition.