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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.

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

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.

Further identification: Warehouse A, Rick No 40, Barrel 1516 Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof Bourbon This beats Rare Breed on nose and finish, but falls slightly short on palate. Rare Breed Review: Creamy caramel, leather, darker black pepper and a hotter cherry on nose. Final Ranking: Rare Breed > Kentucky Spirit

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

Rating: 3/5

Very faint leather, like smelling a bound book sitting down in your lap. Very light, airy & open space feel to it. Fresh, floral Spring air. Rating: 4/5

Percentages: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley Proof: 122.3° Age: 7 years Further identification: Series This is one of those exceptional examples of the heights that MGP distillate can achieve. Rating: 5/5 (Just wow. One of my favorites.) This is exceptional whiskey from exceptional folks.

While oats and wheat aren’t often seen in modern Irish and Scottish expressions, both were once very Rating: 4/5 I'm pleased to say this pour made the "Keep Amongst the Whiskey" list; something not many