BHAKTA 2005 Armagnac Cask Bourbon

BHAKTA 2005 Armagnac Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey

Price

$849.95

✔ Authenticated by the house — seal, fill level, and label inspected before release
✔ Documented provenance on every bottle
✔ Climate-safe, collector-grade packaging

Age: 19 Years, 3 Months | Region: Tennessee, USA | Proof: 107.4

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Adult signature (21+) at delivery

19yr

and 3 months

107.4

Proof

53.7%

ABV

Climates

Casks

555

Bottles

Distilled in Tennessee in 2005, BHAKTA 2005 is a bourbon aged 19 years and 3 months across four climates — Tennessee, Indiana, Scotland and Vermont — through new oak, seasoned oak and, last, a barrel that had held BHAKTA's 1975 Armagnac. BHAKTA Spirits released it on December 2, 2024, bottled at cask strength, 107.4 proof (53.7% ABV), in a run of 555 bottles.

Nº 01

The Elemental Distinction

Distilled in Tennessee in 2005 and bottled at 19 years and 3 months, the oldest of BHAKTA's vintage bourbons.

Four climates: Tennessee, Indiana, Scotland and Vermont, where its time in wood ended at the BHAKTA-GRISWOLD Spirits Library.

In Scotland it rested in a former Rolls-Royce factory, the plant that built Merlin aero engines for the fighters of the Second World War.

Three casks in turn: new oak, seasoned oak, then a barrel of BHAKTA 1975 Armagnac.

A mash bill of 84% corn, 8% rye and 8% malted barley.

Bottled at cask strength, 107.4 proof (53.7% ABV), in a run of 555 bottles.

Nº 02

Four Climates, Three Woods

Tennessee to Vermont

Raj Peter Bhakta, who founded WhistlePig before BHAKTA Spirits, bought this whiskey among his first acquisitions after he left WhistlePig. Distilled in Tennessee in 2005, it did not stay put: it went on to Indiana, then to Scotland, and back across the Atlantic to Vermont, passing through new oak and seasoned oak before its last cask, a French oak barrel that had held BHAKTA's 1975 Armagnac — one vintage from a stock whose oldest Armagnac is from 1868. Bhakta himself says nineteen-year-old bourbons are “normally no good,” and presents this one as the exception.

Nº 03

Sensory Profile & Strategy

BHAKTA's release notes & serving

Sensory Profile

BHAKTA's release notes: ruby red in the glass; toasted almond, chamomile and molasses on the nose; Seville orange, baking spices, stewed pears and layered oak spice on the palate; and a long, semi-dry finish of charred oak, blood orange, aged leather and tobacco.

Strategic Position

Pour it neat and give it time in the glass; at 107.4 proof, try water in a second glass rather than the first. Its route through four climates and three casks makes it a study in maturation more than in age alone.

Nº 04

Collector Note & Index

Vault provenance

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The Case and the Topper

Each bottle comes in a wooden case with an arched glass window, made by Andrew Bosela of Wild Roots Woodworking, and is capped with a gilt figure of Raj Peter Bhakta riding an elephant. Keep case, topper and bottle together.

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One Vintage at a Time

BHAKTA releases its bourbons vintage by vintage. The 2011, also distilled in Tennessee from an 84% corn, 8% rye, 8% malted barley mash, came out at 12 years and 10 months; the 2013 and 2014 are 99%-corn bourbons released at 9 years 5 months and 9 years.

Collector IndexBHAKTA · 2005

Bourbon: BHAKTA 2005
Distilled: 2005, Tennessee
Age: 19 years 3 months
Strength: 107.4 proof (53.7% ABV)
Finish: BHAKTA 1975 Armagnac barrel
Mash bill: 84% corn · 8% rye · 8% malted barley
Outturn: 555 bottles

Other bourbons are on our bourbon shelf, cask-finished bottlings included.

Nº 05

Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
Bourbon	BHAKTA 2005 Armagnac Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey
Class	Bourbon Whiskey, Armagnac cask finish
Distilled	2005, Tennessee
Age	19 years and 3 months
Maturation	Tennessee, Indiana, Scotland and Vermont
Cask / Barrel	New oak, seasoned oak, then a French oak barrel that held BHAKTA 1975 Armagnac
Mash bill	84% corn, 8% rye, 8% malted barley
ABV / Proof	53.7% ABV (107.4 proof), cask strength
Outturn	555 bottles
Released	December 2, 2024
Bottler	BHAKTA Spirits, Vermont
Presentation	Wooden case with an arched glass window; gilt elephant topper
Format	750 mL

Nº 06

Records & Assurance

Production Methodology

BHAKTA Spirits, founded by Raj Peter Bhakta, builds its releases from a library of acquired vintage spirits, Armagnac above all, with vintages as old as 1868. This bourbon was distilled in Tennessee in 2005 from a mash bill of 84% corn, 8% rye and 8% malted barley, then aged in four climates: Tennessee, Indiana, Scotland — where it rested in a former Rolls-Royce factory — and Vermont. Its casks ran from new oak to seasoned oak to a French oak barrel that had held BHAKTA 1975 Armagnac, and its final stretch in wood took place in Vermont, at the BHAKTA-GRISWOLD Spirits Library, before it was bottled at cask strength, 107.4 proof, at 19 years and 3 months.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an Armagnac cask finish on bourbon?

An Armagnac cask finish moves a bourbon into an oak cask that previously held Armagnac, the grape brandy of Gascony, for its last stage of maturation. BHAKTA 2005 Bourbon was finished in a barrel of BHAKTA 1975 Armagnac after time in new oak and seasoned oak.

Where was BHAKTA 2005 Bourbon aged?

BHAKTA 2005 Bourbon was distilled in Tennessee in 2005 and aged 19 years and 3 months across four climates: Tennessee, Indiana, Scotland — in a former Rolls-Royce factory that built Merlin aircraft engines — and Vermont, where it spent its last stretch in wood at the BHAKTA-GRISWOLD Spirits Library.

How does BHAKTA 2005 differ from the other BHAKTA vintage bourbons?

BHAKTA 2005 is the oldest of BHAKTA's vintage bourbons, at 19 years and 3 months and 107.4 proof. The 2011 vintage shares its Tennessee origin and 84% corn, 8% rye, 8% malted barley mash bill but was released at 12 years and 10 months, while the 2013 and 2014 vintages are 99%-corn bourbons released at 9 years 5 months and 9 years.

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BHAKTA

The Elemental Distinction

Four Climates, Three Woods