INTRODUCING
Left Bank Straight Bourbon Whisky is the history of bourbon in a bottle.
This spirit is distilled and aged on the banks of the Ohio River in Kentucky. Then it takes a winding journey by barrel on the river to New Orleans, where it is carefully married into small batches and bottled.
Every Batch Barreled and Bottled by Hand.
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The Daytime Emmy-nominated "Emeril Cooks" is an original Roku Channel cooking show starring culinary host, restauranteur, and infamous chef Emeril Lagasse. In 2023, Left Bank owners Joshua Easton and Ken Hagan were approached by Emeril's producers and offered the chance to shoot an episode of "Emeril Cooks" where their bourbon whisky is the star!
The episode, which aired on June 30, 2024, is entitled "Summer Grilling Louisiana Bourbon" in Season 5, Episode 4. With a focus on Left Bank Straight Bourbon Whisky, Emeril Lagasse cooks, grills, and bakes with the distilled spirit as he prepares a bourbon-inspired menu for Josh and Ken as they dine on his outdoor patio.
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Left Bank Straight Bourbon Whisky is the history of Bourbon in a bottle. In the early 1800’s, merchants would buy Kentucky whisky and send it downriver to the largest city in the west – New Orleans. The journey would take two or three months and it would enhance the flavor, making it an attractive spirit to the French-speaking, cognac-drinking New Orleanians.
Left Bank recreates that very same history and craft. Our bourbon is distilled and aged at least two years on the banks of the Ohio River. We add our own blend of additional staves to the barrels before they are loaded on a barge to make their way down river. Upon arrival in New Orleans, we select and marry the barrels into very small batches (4-8 barrels) and bottle them without chill filtration.
As much as 60-80% of the flavor profile of a whisky comes directly from maturation in barrels. Selecting the right barrels, adding finishing staves, sending them on their journey down the river, carefully blending and bottling at the perfect proof is at the heart of our craft aging process. This enables us to create a great tasting whisky with the story of bourbon built into its essence.
Browse the Gallery
Scroll through the snapshots of our downriver journey from Louisville to New Orleans and discover the aging process from barrel to bottle.
Try our new Recipes!
Create dishes and drinks infused with Left Bank Bourbon with our specialty cocktail suggestions and Southern inspired recipes. Mmmm-good!
What's in a Name?
Folks are wondering, where did Left Bank get its name? Derived from a spot of history and a splash of navigation, Left Bank and its design elements have a fascinating tale to tell!
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THE CAPTAIN'S LOG
Left Bank owners Ken and Josh pen their thoughts on the aging process and their passion for bourbon whisky.
Read their blog entries and find out behind-the-scenes secrets from the Left Bank family!
