Rebel100ProofStraightBourbonWhiskey(700mL)

<p>The original rebellious, Wheated Bourbon now louder and more fun. </p><p>The story goes that<em> Billy Idol </em>was doing shots with the <em>Rolling Stones</em> at a party. <em>Keith Richards</em> just loved him some hard liquor and he was fond of Rebel Yell — the brand that Rebel Bourbon was sold under at the time. Billy liked the name Rebel Yell and asked the gents if he could<em> borrow it for a song. </em>You know, the one where Billy is asking for more, more, more. If you are a music fan like we are, that’s reason enough to buy it right there.</p><p>The original Rebel Bourbon Whiskey was made by the <em>W. L. Weller & Sons Company.</em> And though that distillery popped into existence in <em>1849</em>, it wasn’t until the mid-1900s that they started bottling American Whiskeys under the Rebel Yell brand. Anyway, the name was passed around from company to company for a bit,<em> garnering awards left and right,</em> their Wheated Bourbon proving a hit. Since the early 1980s, the label has been lovingly tended to by American Whiskey-lover<em> David Sherman’s</em> beverage company, <em>Luxco</em>, and today, it’s known as Rebel Bourbon. Despite the name change, the rebellious spirit is the same.</p><p>Rebel Bourbon started life as a<em> wheated Bourbon</em>, and their core Bourbons still are today. The mash bill follows one of <em>Heaven Hill’s recipes</em> at 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley. It’s aged in medium #3 char casks at 125 proof. But where the original Bourbon is bottled at 40% ABV, <em>Rebel 100 Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey</em> is bottled at 50% ABV for the <em>perfect combo </em>of heat and smoothness. The <em>extra power</em> puts the “Yell” back into the bottle in all the best ways.</p>