Somehow I've fallen off the Elijah Craig barrel proof train - I think it was when every store in the state of Massachusetts started getting single barrel picks. release per year strategy, and honestly the blends are typically significantly better than the single barrels There will always been exception, but the Elijah Craig barrel proof I fell in love with were the 2020 Returning to the nose I find the barrel influence has been cranked up to 11 and it's old, leathery &

Barley Proof: 132.1° Age: 4 years Further identification: Stony Brook Wine & Spirits store pick Nose: Roasted Maybe this is the staple note of the barrel proof select offerings?

I own their 2021 Russell's pick barrel and am currently storing/aging my infinity barrel in it! Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Private Barrel Select Bourbon Company on Label: The Wild Turkey Distilling #20-0341 Liquor Depot (in CT): "Barrel #4" Warehouse K, Floor 4, Barrel #21-0103 Liquor at the Lake : Warehouse CNA, Floor 4, Barrel #21-324 Kappy's 1940 Barrel Society: Warehouse K, Floor 4, Barrel #21 Fun tasting regardless; cheers and thank you to all these stores for picking great barrels!

It garners high praise every time it is sampled and I'm really stoked to be trying a different barrel of this to see if there are big differences to the barrel I previously reviewed. I love sharing this pour and am very thankful to have been shared a new barrel to experience. Will every Straight from the Barrel release taste as good as this one? Probably not, but I haven't been let down yet in my limited (2 barrel) experience.

Rumored to be Willett barrels. I've always loved this bottle shape and topper style. 13% Rye and 15% Barley Proof: 119.2° Age: 6 years (6 months) Further identification: This is single barrel Yum, a lovely barrel funk got unlocked by the sip. It reminds me of the Barrell bourbon "Kappy Endings" pick I reviewed.

To accentuate the rye characters, some of the fully matured whiskey was finished in toasted only French oak barrels that were not charred. from the Vosges region of France before being naturally air dried and seasoned for 24 months and being toasted With this year's release using the toasted French oak, a bolder, lingering spice emerges balanced by This isn't your barrel proof, "quick punch" whiskey; it's another lesson that the thinking drinker will

Barrell Craft Spirits has been doing wonderous and remarkable things with their blends from the get-go From my most recent experience with Barrell Seagrass, to Dovetail, to the amazing single barrels that This sample was provided to me from Barrell Craft Spirits at no cost and I thank them for giving me the Company on Label: Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed blend All this said, I've definitely personally had much more incredible releases from Barrell Craft Spirits

The barrels selected for this series include Bourbon, Rye, and Wheat Whiskeys, among others, and are white oak barrels with a level 3 char for 4 weeks. the barrel, while later blending it with older Bourbon helped to create a unique, bold and balanced Returning to the nose I find the barrel funk has returned but with a lot of great company. Confectioners sugar, vanilla, browned toasted marshmallow and exceptionally sweet cherry skins.

New England Barrel Company... By now you've heard of them. James does all the hard work of filtering in good barrels to his brand and then passes the easiest next Well - this is one such barrel! I'd love to live in his barrel room; if you get the chance to go up and see it, it's worth the trip. Now - let's see why we picked this barrel!

Barrell Craft Spirits is a wonderful, wonderful brand. Company on Label: Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed blend Nose: I am instantly aware of some significant barrel aging here as I raise the glass to my nose. This continues to have just the perfect barrel aging on full display all throughout the nose. seem so uniquely distinct from each other that they couldn't possibly have been aged from one cohesive barrel

Taylor Barrel Proof has typically garnered general approval from the whiskey community writ large. Taylor barrel proof bourbon If you're newer to the bourbon space, I understand that these batch numbers Taylor Barrel Proof batches by proof and by year: Batch 1: 134.5° (2012) Batch 2: 135.4° (2013) Batch Without further ado, let's dive in and see what this year's Taylor barrel proof release is all about. My last sip shows off hints of licorice, root beer barrel candy, and level oak.

This year, it features a "Precision Fine Grain"—or PFG for short—barrel finish in French oak that has oak barrel. second new, custom, proprietary toasted and charred French fine grain oak barrel of the most exacting These barrels are toasted at a tightly defined temperature range for a precise period of time before toasted and charred American oak barrel before being finished in a toasted and charred French fine grain