Updated July 2026.
Bourbon-infused coffee is house English for coffee sold with bourbon flavor or barrel notes, not a 5.143 whisky class. BT already 90/45 NAS cream 30/15 Read the bag. Count any spirit ounces separately.
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House vs recovered coffee statute
5.143 already: US bourbon class Recovered homemade mason-jar BT already 90/45 NAS cream 30/15 5%. Distiller’s Select already 90.4/45.2 Beam White already 80/40 IBA Old Fashioned already 45 mL IBA Espresso already 50/30/10 + espresso 21 CFR 169.175 vanilla ≥35% 5.88 already: 100 proof ≠ BiB Knob Creek 9yr already
Coffee already: bag English unless a spirit neck is printed. A 1.5 fl oz 40% bourbon pour is one US drink if you add whiskey to the mug. US shot already 1.5 fl oz. Flavoring does not invent a second class.
| Lock | What it is not |
|---|---|
| US bourbon class | A recovered coffee class |
| BT 90/45 NAS | A coffee-neck lock |
| Unused roast-burns-alcohol as TTB | A recovered 0% statute |
| Espresso 50/30/10 + espresso | A bourbon-coffee IBA |
| OF 45 mL | A recovered coffee lock |
| Celsius 200/270 unused | A recovered coffee caffeine lock |
Count the pour
House table if whiskey is added, not a coffee IBA:
| Part | mL | fl oz |
|---|---|---|
| Bourbon (if poured, house) | 45 | 1.5 |
| Coffee (bag ) | mug | mug |
45 mL of 40% bourbon is one drink. A 1.5 fl oz 40% pour is one drink.
Sources
- 5.143 BT 90/45 NAS Distiller’s Select 90.4/45.2 IBA OF 45 mL IBA Espresso 50/30/10 + espresso
- 169.175 Celsius 200/270 NIAAA Dec 2025.