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

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_

This was part of a larger tasting group that got together to meet the brand owners, an event set up by Though we all received different single barrels, one sentiment was pretty common throughout the group What sets Gryphon & Grain apart from the crowd is their interesting cooperage choices: their barrels Translating the experience of effectively aging wine in oak barrels is an art form that the team didn't Mapes Ranch corn, and malted 2-row barley Proof:  96° Age:  4 years Further identification:  This is barrel

In looking for the barrel details I also discovered that the venerable Frank (@bourbyourenthusiasm) has also reviewed this barrel for Malt! Age: 4 (and a half) years Further identification: This cigar batch is finished in Brazilian Amburana barrels ; it is a @bourbonfinds pick that comes from barrel # FB113-1 Nose: Right up front on the nose I find I will say this pick is significantly better than 1 of the previous Cigar Batch barrels that I've tried

Barrel 47 really had its own characteristics that set it apart from its sister barrel, but I'll defer most of the details to my last post on barrel 54 if you're itching for more information. Perhaps some of the barrels that were originally filled found a market fit prior to this. If these bottles or their original barrels could talk... Do with this information as you will, but this barrel is already getting a lot of buzz!

The fantastic label for this pick was crafted by the private group Boston Barrel Society. The previous project that was also honey barrel finished was the Wan Vinkle Lot "Bee", which I reviewed Mash Bill Percentages: 60% Corn, 36% Rye, 4% Barley Proof: 110° (proofed up from aging in the honey barrel from 108°) Age: 6 years Further identification: Boston Barrel Society pick 2021 Nose: Whew-wee! It almost tastes like some kind of 'dark' honey, if that's a thing.

Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 110° Age: 8 years Further identification: Rapid Liquors store pick Barrel Noses more like a 12 year old barrel at closer to 10 years aged in actuality. Vanilla turning lighter than the beginning glaze texture now, making way for a hint of bright florals Way more herbal here on palate without the creamy caramel and brown sugar holding down the lighter notes

Keep in mind this is a single barrel product and your glass/bottle/barrel may vary from mine! Let's taste what I've got below. , 12% Malted Barley Proof: 101° Age: NAS (~8-9 years) Further identification: Bottled 07/06/20 from barrel Paper birch wood and some lofty allspice exhibits some unique barrel interactions.

With the Old Rip brand in hand, he bought back his own family's old whiskey barrels from the new owners With Diageo selling off old stocks of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery barrels for a mere $200 a pop, Julian They taste better that way, you know. After a sip, the caramel tones only get stronger and more pronounced while french toast and confectioners Toasted almond and nutmeg find their mark late in the pour.

Let's see how it tastes tonight! 110° Age: 14 years Further identification: This is the Fall 2021 release of Haystack Needle Double Barrel The finish feels really subtle upfront, likely only getting slight nuances from the secondary barrel He mentioned they usually only spend a few short weeks in an extra barrel to really let the base whiskey keep on shining, because they have some really great barrels from MGP to work with.

Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10%) Proof: 90° Age: 8 years Further identification: NHLO store pick - Barrel early on: @saxybourbon @_lostnemo_ @8ourbon @bourbon_fiend_and_finder @bourbondipity_ @thewhiskeynoobs @barrelproofnerd

Let's see how this pick tastes! Trace "Wheated Mash Bill" Proof: 114° Age: NAS Further identification: 2020 release from Kappy's - Barrel