Company on Label:   Aberfeldy  Distillery Whiskey Type:  Single Malt Scotch Whisky Mash Bill Percentages Another sip hits the tongue like a heavy book cover that doesn’t want to open.

Company on Label:  Michter's Distillery Whiskey Type:  Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages :  Undisclosed rye mash bill (that tastes like ~51% to me) Proof:  92.8° Age:  10 years (though rumored and air, as my third individual tasting turned out to be my favorite, eliciting some wide eyes and chills

The small batch consists of two entirely different rye mash bills, blended together: one a high-rye recipe The small batch is also bottled at cask strength and intentionally non-chill-filtered, which preserves Company on Label: Willett Family Estate Whiskey Type: Straight rye whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: A blend

In the late 1800's, hardworking families farming the hills of Southern Indiana grew accustomed to a flickering Company on Label: Starlight Distillery Whiskey Type: Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages

Company on Label:  Wild Turkey Whiskey Type:  Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages After some time, classic bourbon notes of gooey caramel and molasses fill the nostrils on long inhales TL;DR: A dark, brooding, reticent nose that disguises a wonderfully bright and fruity palate Rating:  

Company on Label: Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed blend of TN, KY, and IN mash bills Proof: 112.86° Age: A blend of 25% 5 year, 30% 10 year, 35% 14 year, and It's reminiscent of good Heaven Hill bourbon.

Company on Label: Old Forester Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Red berry notes fill in the holes where the heavier aromas are pulled off the surface into my nostrils

Company on Label:  Buffalo Trace Distillery Whiskey Type:  Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed Buffalo Trace mash bill #1 Proof:  101 ° Age:  17 years, 4 months Further Deep inhales are quite pleasant now, with an audible satisfactory sigh following each filling of the

Company on Label: Pernod Ricard (Distilled at Midleton Distillery) Whiskey Type: Irish Whiskey Mash Bill definitely only typically get on bourbon barrels, particularly most notably on Wild Turkey and Heaven Hill

Beam Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 124.4° Age: 6 The vanilla heft sometimes crosses over into the paper category I find Heaven Hill usually elicits.

Company on Label: Michter's Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed There's a beautiful brightness to the nose here like some vintage pre fire Heaven Hill releases have

But we're not here to chat about bourbon, although Cedar Ridge does also produce one hell of a bourbon Company on Label:  Cedar Ridge Whiskey Type:  American single malt Mash Bill Percentages:  100% malted QuintEssential Special Release is a 2-row pale malted barley mash aged in ex-bourbon barrels, finished in first-fill