Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 1960s Stitzel-Weller

Rebel Yell

Rebel Yell is a wheated bourbon from Kentucky. Matured in charred white oak barrels. Famous brand in the South of USA, at least in the "old South." Behind the name is a Confederate war cry but this bourbon whiskey also was an inspiration for Billy Idol making an album and a hit song named Rebel Yell. The former Generation X front man...

Score 78/100

Rebel Yell

This was my first experience with Rebel Yell, and I bought a bottle upon recommendation of a friend. First, it pours a surprisingly light color for a bourbon. More golden than the usual amber. On the nose, you pick up oak and some spice (hard to define) but very little else. It does have that unique “bourbon scent”. The palate is somewhat thin,...

Score 80/100

Rebel Yell

Rebel Yell bourbon is one of the five large labels of the 5% or so of bourbons made with wheat instead of rye as the "flavoring grain", along with Van Winkle, Weller, Maker's Mark, and Old Fitzgerald. There is also a Rebel Reserve bourbon. My sister had a really great bottle of Rebel Yell about 3 years ago, which made me excited to try a...

Score 67/100

Rebel Reserve Bourbon

Rebel Reserve is the relatively uncommon upscale version of Rebel Yell wheated bourbon. It is sold at a more concentrated 45.3% ABV and is stated on the bottle to be "aged a bit longer" without saying how much so, than is the standard Rebel Yell, which is assumed to be 4 years old. The reviewed bottle is from batch # 649, bottle 27336,...

Score 82/100