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New England Barrel Company continues their world tour in 2023! What started as me meeting up with James Saunders at some of the first stores to get single barrel picks I've had the great pleasure of selecting two barrels myself for Mass Bourbon Alliance, but the magic Blending a few barrels to be able to achieve a cohesive final product is actually much harder than it Company on Label: New England Barrel Company Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 21%

A single barrel of whiskey and the journey that unfolds. There is no blending, no fenagaling, just whiskey in a barrel aging until it is deemed ready for bottling Barrel picks have become widely popular amongst distilleries and whiskey enthusiasts alike. The opportunity to dive deeply into a distillery by tasting a series of single barrels is often seen Once chosen, barrels are bottled as a personalized batch.

After a lackluster performance by barrel 5227 which also came out of NH, I was hesitant to dive into These things have pretty steep price points today, so being informed on your single barrel selections Let's dive right in and see how this barrel does. from barrel 6735 - an OG mash bill per the WFE pocket app; this is bottle 57/143 Nose: Cinnamon and I've never had a single distillery produce so many single barrels that taste incredibly alike before.

Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 86.6° Age: 7 years Further identification: Barreled 11/21/12 in barrel no. 1484 and bottled on 9/15/20; it was put into my glass on 7/7/2021 Nose: Nice

Nulu seems to be gaining more and more buzz these days, so I had to do some tasting for myself to see Barley Proof: 119° Age: 5 years Further identification: This was a Justin's House of Bourbon single barrel This barrel is a shining example of sweet MGP distillate. This tasting confirmed my suspicion that PCS is sourcing some of the best out there. Cheers!

Quite rare are the opportunities to pick a barrel of Willett Family Estate. Liquor Junction got the nod as one of the best liquor stores to come pick a barrel and I'm beyond thrilled We tasted through somewhere north of a dozen barrels with Josh before settling on the sample that I said Keep in mind that since I picked this barrel, I will not be giving it a numerical score at the end, so Barrel funk seeps into every corner of the glass showing off its age.

The Knob Creek 25th Anniversary Single Barrel release commemorated the 2017 milestone of 25 years of product that features Dad’s preferred ‘uncut and unfiltered’ style, combined with my passion for single barrel Let's find out how this single barrel offering came out! Your mileage may vary given this is a single barrel product. Company on Label: James B. date Further identification: Barreled 5/13/2004 Nose: Mmm dusty; caramel, nutty oak and patches of citrus

days of this bracket, I’ll be diving deep on all things Four Roses barrel strength single barrel. A prevalent barrel funk lurks in the depths. Woah, this is a funky one with plenty of barrel time. Bits of black bread and honey can be found amid moderate barrel funk. Barrel funk for days.

Mass Bourbon Alliance is back at it again with Liquor Junction bringing accessible barrels to our Massachusetts comes out of Vermont with a crazy 100% rye mash bill distilled on pot stills, aged in American oak barrels , and released as a single barrel at cask strength. WhistlePig describes the single barrel innovation on the back label of the bottle, saying: We believe single barrel - straight to the bottle.

You may remember a few other Exceptional Series barrels that have come across my desk... This release is not the same as those Kentucky Straight Malt barrels. A straight bourbon fit for this label clearly has to have had something special in the barrel for Pete "this barrel took me back to the days before all the hype and craziness of bourbon". Cherry skins burst forth before pausing for a strong wave of barrel funk to pass by.

I looked at the fill level on this Old Elk single barrel bourbon pick and realized I have to get on this 15% rye, 34% malted barley Proof: 110.6° Age: 6 years Further identification: This is first single barrel kind of wooden boat aroma; I feel like I could be on a pirate ship trying to figure out the brandy barrel from the rum barrel from the Old Elk barrel on this one. Great job to the Spirit Animal Society tasters who got to pick this barrel: @SaxyBourbon @_LostNemo_

SaxyBourbon, one of my favorite humans and fellow @SpiritAnimalSociety founders sent me a sample of a single barrel from his local distillery Marlin & Barrel out of Florida. I'm excited to give this one a try as Brett and I have tasted a barrel pick from this same place before Company on Label: Marlin & Barrel Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed 4 grain mash release from Marlin & Barrel out of Fernandina Beach, Florida; it is a limited release of their own