These Manic Monday Reviews will be short and sweet. There will be basic background information, a bottle review, and will be posted irregularly; unlike the weekly Friday reviews. These reviews will focus on older or past releases, single barrel releases, bottles that were lost or forgotten on my shelf, or whenever I just want to focus on the bourbon, not the write-up. With that said, today’s review is of Hardin’s Creek Golden Origins Corn Whiskey.

Bottle Information

From the James B. Beam website: Welcome to Hardin’s Creek. An ongoing series of limited releases featuring some of our rarest and most unique liquids, each with a story inspired by the Beam legacy and each pushing the boundaries of American Whiskey in a new direction. In 1795, Johannes Jacob Beam built a sturdy, humble well to draw water from Hardin’s Creek. That water powered a mill – the mill to grind fields of corn – which formed Jacob’s earliest mashes.

These beginnings would inspire over 200 years of innovation and heritage in the Beam family. Now, with eight generations of whiskey-making expertise behind him, Freddie Noe, 8th Generation Master Distiller, Fred B. Noe Distillery, explores the depth and breadth of whiskey-making with Hardin’s Creek. Inclusive of age, blending, mash bill, distillation, barrels, rackhouse locations, and more. With centuries of distilling behind us, some of the finest things we’ve ever made are yet to come.

• Distiller: Distilled and Bottled by James B. Beam Distilling Co.
• Mash Bill: Undisclosed
• Proof: 106
• Age: 11
• Year: 2024
• 2024 MSRP: $129
• 2025 National Average: $475
• Official Website

With that said, let’s get our taste on!

• Nose: Corn, Vanilla, Oak, and Honey
• Palate: Dusty Corn, Black Pepper, Honey, Oak, and a Very Slight Vanilla
• Finish: Short to Medium With Ending Notes of Dry Oak and Dusty Corn
• My Rating: Mix It! (I had hoped for so much more from this release, but sometimes we are let down in life…)

Please remember, drinking bourbon is a personal adventure, so do not be afraid to drink it neat, with ice, or add some water. It’s your bourbon, you bought it, and you should enjoy it how you want to enjoy it!

Cheers! Prost! Sláinte!

Bourbon Bossman®