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Type
  
Bourbon whiskey

Introduced
  
1960

Proof (US)
  
90

Manufacturer
  
Heaven Hill

Alcohol by volume
  
45.00%

Ezra Brooks

Country of origin
  
Kentucky, United States

Ezra Brooks is a brand of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. It is primarily bottled at 40% abv (80 U.S. proof) or 45% abv (90 U.S. proof).

Contents

The Ezra Brooks brand is owned by Luxco of St. Louis, Missouri (formerly the David Sherman Company); which does not own a distillery. Ezra Brooks is distilled, aged, and bottled in Kentucky by Heaven Hill Distilleries for Luxco.

Varieties

  • Ezra Brooks Black Label Kentucky Sour Mash
  • Old Ezra (101 proof, aged 7 years)
  • Ezra Brooks Blended Whiskey (80 proof)
  • Ezra Brooks Bourbon Creme (25 proof)
  • Ezra B Single Barrel (99 proof, 12 years old) - No longer produced
  • Ezra Brooks Cinnamon liqueur (70 proof) - No longer produced

    • In films

  • A billboard advertising the Ezra Brooks brand was featured in the film The Sting. This was an anachronism, however. The film was set in 1936 while the Ezra Brooks brand would not appear for another 20 years.
  • In the film Léon: The Professional, Gary Oldman's Character, Stansfield, picks up a bottle of Ezra Brooks whiskey in Mathilda's apartment.

    • References

    Ezra Brooks Wikipedia
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