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The best of the best barrels would sit in personal collections, being sipped off for the next hundred Thanks to visionaries like Pablo Moix, Rare Character is bringing these barrels to the well-educated The linger is long and tingly in the lips and gums—way more high-flung and exciting than any bourbon It handily blows away the " Want " rye barrel that was distributed in Massachusetts by a pretty strong Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the

white oak barrels and adds a second barrel maturation of a 24 month air-dried wood barrel that has been release of our Michter’s US1 Toasted Barrel Rye. period in a second custom barrel. This brand is coming off some serious highs with the 2023 10 year bourbon release cracking into my upper Perhaps rye just wasn't meant to be finished in a toasted barrel.

This is single barrel Kentucky straight rye whiskey that still carries the "bottled by Michter's" line presumed sourced) Proof: 92.8° Age: 10 years (though rumored to often be older) Further identification: Barrel Returning from a sip deeply amplifies the barrel funk present here; this reminds me of some of those

Featuring a solera-style expression blended from three one-of-a-kind charred oak solera barrels, the blend showcases their 1816 MGP barrel (the past), their 91 signature barrel (the present), and their INFINITY barrel (the future). Founder Tim Piersant and the talented distillery team evaluate the whiskey in each solera barrel and Company on Label: Chattanooga Whiskey Whiskey Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 12%

This 80-proof blend is a combination of Texas pot still whiskey and Kentucky straight bourbon, featuring I enjoyed spending time with this low proof bourbon and am excited to share my thoughts with you today They blended a flavorful bourbon at a proof point typically known to be "watered-down" in taste. While it won't wow you, as some of those older, higher proof bourbons absolutely can, for what this bourbon presents, it is well on its way to leading the charge in the low-proof category for bourbon whiskey.

I've never been one to go after the Orphan Barrel line - in fact this is the first one I've ever bothered Orphan Barrel describes this release on the side label saying: Coming across a 14-year-old Rye is rare Company on Label: Orphan Barrel Whiskey Co Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Dusty barrel funk is well subdued by the addition of what I would assume is a significant portion of Orphan Barrel dared to make the 95/5 rye mash bill approachable and it works so damn well.

It is one of the two single barrel releases I was able to secure for myself. Were you able to get one of these single barrel releases? I hear they went quick... Company on Label: Blue Run Spirits Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 128.31 ° Age: 13 years (13.5 year stated) Further identification: This is barrel BB1-2 "Sweet Tooth" that came Really great barrel that I thought started out a little shaky and then settled into greatness.

Taylor Single Barrel Company on Label: Old Fashioned Copper (Buffalo Trace / Sazerac) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Barrel Strength - OBSQ Company on Label: Four Roses Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 60% Rating: 4/5 Four Roses Single Barrel Barrel Strength - OBSQ Review Nose: Spicy, slightly nutty, creamy The exceptional vanilla from the barrel char is back now as well. Taylor Single Barrel > Four Roses OBSQ Boy, these were quite different releases...

When my good friend Matt (@the_whiskey_fly) invited me out to his home state to pick barrels with him Fiddler Soloist Straight Bourbon Whiskey Company on Label: ASW Distillery Whiskey Type: Straight Bourbon in this style in the ASW warehouse Fiddler Soloist Spiral Cut Barrel Notes Nose: Holy chocolate batman A swirl of the glass unleashed some of the barrel funk and rye spice that was lurking under this sweet I'd recommend the Soloist pick for folks who enjoy Chattanooga Whiskey, Maker's 46, and Old Elk Bourbon

New England Barrel Company is an awesome new start up out of New England who are taking a new spin on Company on Label: New England Barrel Company Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 21% 3.25 years, which would normally almost always be a turn away point for me (or so I thought), this bourbon If you were on the fence about this one and like spicier bourbons: give this a shot!

This is no exception for this Blanton's Straight from the Barrel. Company on Label: Blanton Distilling Company Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace -15%) Proof: 128.5° Age: 6 years Further identification: Dumped 10-19-20 from Warehouse H, Rick 14, Barrel

This twice-barreled bourbon comes to us from the legendary lineup of Old Forester 'Whiskey Row' bourbons Mature whisky ready to be bottled, instead was stored in a secondary barrel. Today mimicking this historic bottling, this unique expression of Old Forester has undergone a second barreling Entering the second barrel at a low 100 proof allows more of the sweet wood sugars to dissolve into the Company on Label: Old Forester Distilling Company (owned by Brown-Forman) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash