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Mass Bourbon Alliance & Liquor Junction weren't just blessed with one 14 year Exceptional Series from our last meeting with Pete and Pablo of Rare Character, we actually said yes to both 14 year malt whiskeys Read on to find out what makes this whiskey exceptional! Company on Label: Rare Character Whiskey Co. Keep up the great work Rare Character. Cheers!

The Exceptional Series from Rare Character will be sweeping across the whiskey world like wildfire here The Exceptional Series completely embodies that mission, so when two 14 year malt whiskeys presented Rare Character self describes these releases on their website, saying: The Exceptional Series from Rare Every bottle released through this series is at least 9 years old, and is of exceptionally Rare Character Company on Label: Rare Character Whiskey Co.

You may remember a few other Exceptional Series barrels that have come across my desk... The qualification for such "rare character" if you will, comes from the brand's mission: To release the on curation and exceptional craftsmanship. Every bottle released through this series is at least 9 years old, and is of exceptionally Rare Character Company on Label: Rare Character Whiskey Co.

covers a shining example of the wave of barrels taking the whiskey world by storm from Pete and Pablo of Rare Character. Recently Pete shared some interesting background facts on this run of barrels that Rare Character picked Company on Label: Rare Character Whiskey Co. Character Nose: Lemon zest jumps out first at me similar to how modern Willett rye lands.

Company on Label: Rare Character Whiskey Type: Finished Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 51% rye, 45% Rating: Thumbs up This is a barrel I helped select for Liquor Junction.

Following up their inaugural blend, Rare Character has put another new spin on the Fortuna resurrection Rare Character has been working hard since 2021 to bring single barrels, interesting cask finishes, and Aged a minimum of six years and hand-selected by the folks behind Rare Character Whiskey, the spirit Rare Character has proven themselves time and time again with their single barrels. Company on Label: Fortuna Bourbon (Rare Character) Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash

One of best examples of scarcity and ultra-aged whiskey on the market today is Eagle Rare 17 year. Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10%) Proof: 101° Age: 17 years Further identification: The 2022 release of Eagle Rare It's relatively nice, but also a little too classic for me to treat it as exceptional. TL;DR: Deep, fruity bourbon balanced by good spice that has done well to not get overoaked Rating: 4/ This 2022 release of the Eagle Rare 17 year bourbon manages to drink better than the others I have sampled

Some very faint spices appear as a foreshadowing to the continued evolution of this pour. Palate: Big first sip (whoops) presents a very light maraschino cherry forward profile. I thoroughly enjoy this as a sipper, but not enough to give it a 5 in my book; this is a very solid 4 Rating: 4/5

TL;DR: Classic, low-rye bourbon with a few juicy surprises along the way Rating: 4/5 (Really good; I enough flavor to back it up." u/buckydean on Reddit sings praises as a fan of bold, spicy bourbons, rating It oozes character with villainous dark sweetness and tons of rich oaky notes, it tastes like it knows exactly what it wants to be and then accomplishes it really well." t8ke from Whiskey Raiders rated it

-Samuel Johnson Known for being a very limited part of the yearly Buffalo Trace "allocation season" for The exception to that rule seems to be Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year bourbon, which drinks remarkably close Family Reserve Rye is an allocated release that has had scant availability since December 2023 and is rarely A little character and a lot of barrel seem to be the general influences. TL;DR: A gossamer, barely-legal rye that sips like a light cup of black tea on a Summer's eve Rating:

I may have said I go for Kentucky Spirit before I reach for a Rare Breed. Rare Breed! I have done a Head-to-Head of these before, but thought I'd give Rare Breed a shot at redemption yet The herbals & lemon zest continue to be the highlight of the nose which I absolutely adore as very few Very oak forward with more of that limoncello experience from the nose transferring.

tasting through these, I always try to drink low proof to high proof, so we will start with the 90° Eagle Rare Eagle Rare Single Barrel Select Company on Label: Buffalo Trace Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages interpret the lot information correctly this barrel was aged 11 years Further identification: This Eagle Rare With Eagle Rare barrels I'm looking for crush-factor. Do I want to keep coming back to this? Late in the glass things turn very bright; vanilla, black pepper and heavy oak produce a medley that