: Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 51% Corn, 45% Wheat, 4% Malted Barley Proof: 108.8° Age: 8 years I do fortunately have a bottle of this to try, another 8 year in barrel BCW45, only 10 away from this incredibly excited for this release to get even older, as I think some of those nuances will come alive. 10 years might push this to true unicorn status for me.

The label includes the DSP number (DSP-KY-10), which is Green River Distilling Company , the 10th-oldest straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 70% corn, 21% rye, 9% malted barley Proof:  100 ° Age:  5 years As I near the end of my tasting experience, the fruit and vanilla take a back seat, and notes of cereal

Company on Label: Old Evan Williams Distillery Whiskey Type: Bourbon 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

.” – Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer Few whiskeys have eluded me over the last 8 years of whiskey hunting That all changed early this year, when I won the right to purchase a bottle in Liquor Junction's yearly This 17 year Kentucky straight bourbon—that came out of a barrel that yielded just 62 bottles—felt like Despite the MSRP climbing all the way to $400 this year, I gleefully shelled out so I could finally own barley, which is a departure from their usual 79/11/10 recipe.

Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 68% Corn, 20% Wheat, and 12% Malted Barley Proof: 122.6° Age: 6 years (a blend of 6 to 8 year barrels) Further identification: Batch C921 is the 3rd and final release from Nearing the end of the glass a faint bit of salted molasses struck through in a surprising departure

Company on Label: Heaven Hill Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Malted Barley Proof: 118.2° Age: 17 years (a blend of 28% 20 year, 44% 19 year, and 28% 17 year bourbons As I get near the bottom of the glass, I find myself wanting to drift away into silent enjoyment rather As I near the end of the glass, this continues to stand up really well: zesty orange peel, confectioners Buy Heaven Heritage Collection Hill 17 Year Bourbon WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With nearly a decade of

: Louisville Spirits Group Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 72% Corn, 18% Rye, 10% Malted Barley Proof: 120.4° Age: NAS (supposedly up to 7 years) Further identification: Batch No C9,

Trace / Sazerac) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10% Four Roses Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 60% Corn, 35% Rye, 5% Barley Proof: 125° Age: 10 years Further identification: This is a pick from Liquor Junction in MA; Warehouse RS, Barrel 24-5Q

Buffalo Trace Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Rye Mash Bill Proof: 94° Age: 7 years

Label: Hood River Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 90° Age: 8 years

Straight Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed (69% Bourbon, 31% Rye Blend) Proof: 95.7° Age: 7 years

ingenuity, Julian Junior successfully kept the Van Winkle name afloat through incredibly challenging years The 1994 release of the first 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle bourbon would go on to make the brand a global While there were some transition years when the whiskey was still Stitzel-Weller distillate, these stocks bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed wheated bourbon mash bill Proof:  107° Age:  15 years All that said, I also compared the 2025 release to two other Pappy 15 year bottlings.