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Classification: Straight Bourbon
Company: Whiskey Thief Distilling
Distillery: Sourced from an Ross & Squibb Distillery (MGP)
Release Date: Ongoing
Proof: 100
Age: 7 Years
Mashbill: 60% Corn, 36% Rye, 4% Malted Barley
Color: Yellow Gold
MSRP: $80 / 750mL (2025)
Vanilla | Oak | Yellow cake | Fig | Light orange marmalade
Oak | Vanilla cream | Light rye spice | White peppercorn | Light sweet flavors
Rye spice | Slight dry oak | White peppercorn spice | Leather | Lingering dry spice
A straightforward bottled in bond bourbon, The Bond “Eternal” is a reminder that you get out of life what you put in.
The Bond, like many brands, was forged by friendship, being specifically created by three friends in this case. As they tell their story, one night while drinking they “reminisced about two friends who recently passed away-and how they would give anything to share another drink with them.” As the wheel began to spin, the friends decided to “capture the essence of camaraderie and celebration” and create their own whiskey business. The name The Bond is a nice play on the fact that the company’s whiskeys are all bottled in bond products bourbons.
The company sourced the barrels used in their Eternal bourbon line from Ross & Squibb distillery in Indiana and are very transparent about this. In fact, when explaining the nickname of “High Risk, High Rye-ward” the company states, “We purchased these barrels site unseen, not even getting a chance to sample the barrels until they arrived at our warehouse. I guess that’s why they call it “whiskey” business.” This open and transparent nature is nice to see, cutting out any pretentious story that the founders may have weaved together, however for $80 per bottle, I would have liked to see a little effort put into what they’re deciding to source for their line.
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As for the bourbon itself, “Eternal” is a standard run-of-the-mill bourbon from Ross & Squibb. The nose delivers interesting scents of fig, light orange marmalade, and yellow cake, along with your standard oak and vanilla. These last two traits carry over to the palate and layer in spice to provide for a midpoint with a focus on sweet flavors resting on spiced ones. The finish is straightforward, pulling through the spice and traditional dry flavors. Overall, it’s a matter-of-fact sip, however, for the price, I’d expect a little more effort from the company for future barrel selections for their bottles.
The bourbon in review is bottle number 849 from batch number 4.
