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proof bourbons dominating many top rankings and full-proof releases showing strong growth across the Why is full proof (also interchangeable with cask strength or barrel proof ) such a hot commodity? Now, there are certain practices, like low barrel entry proof, that preserve flavors while maintaining barrel entry proof essentially entails. For more information on low barrel entry proof, check out this past review.

On top of all this, 23C hit shelves right around Christmas time adorned by the lowest proof in modern Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10%) Proof Bits of proof overshadow and mute most aromas on a generally quite bland nose experience. E.H. Taylor small batch at a higher proof).

that full proof bourbon has a distinguished and rich flavor. This allowed the bourbon to maintain a robust proof for bottling, as well as a full, rich and bold flavor Bottled at its original 125 barrel entry proof, just as it was years ago when the barrels were first filled, 1792 Full Proof Bourbon is exceptionally distinct. Returning to the glass after a sip shows that there is just too much proof on 'full proof'.

assumption, this offering is not just a slightly higher (or lower, depending on your point of reference) proofed expression showcases older whiskey stocks, more of our own grain-to-glass distillate, and is cut at a higher proof Whiskey Whiskey Type:  Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 73% corn, 19% rye, 5% malted barley, 3% wheat Proof The finish is hotter than I anticipated, too, given the proof point.

With just one other single barrel coming through Unicorn Auctions in 2025, this remains the most mysterious I got to taste Frank's single barrel at a tasting event with Pete and Pablo in Boston back in August Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed blend of Kentucky bourbon mash bills Proof like a cherry wine or cherry bounce cocktail, the booziness is beginning to build, showing off all 123 proof Comparing this release to a great Russell's Reserve single barrel, I find a lot to love in both.

on Label: Michter's Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 79% Corn, 8% Rye, 12% Malted Barley Proof : Maker's Mark Whiskey Type: Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 16% Wheat, 14% Barley Proof As it opens it turns into a candied fruit medley like I sometimes will get out of a Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel. Big anise note shows up late. Palate: Candy sweets! Palate: A balanced caramel sweetness mixed well with the dank, proofy leather & wood. Syrupy. Long.

, and, most recently, Full Proof expressions. The standard bourbon is one I quite enjoy, and at the proof point that still embarks a range of flavors I also own and have opened a single barrel offering. At 119 proof, it's the epitome of a Kentucky hug. As we trend up in proof, I wonder will this full proof blend embark into a land of too much heat?

There are also more finishing nuances compared to the 2023 release; the proof increased from 103 to 106 Whiskey Type:  A blend of straight Kentucky & Indiana bourbon whiskeys Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof Returning to the nose after several sips has sharpened the aromas; the proof is evident as I inhale, That double-barreled Indiana wheat component is singing on my tongue. Turns out, this isn't a cover-up at all but a great example of a well-done five barrel blend.

Their rickhouses, though likely plumbed deeply during the pandemic-era boom in barrel picks, remain full of aging whiskey—over 2 million barrels, with more on the way . The barrels selected were filled in August and September of 2005, where they sat for 19 long years on Heritage Collection and the Bernheim line, the latter of which was introduced in 2005 and extended into barrel-proof Type:  Kentucky straight wheat whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  51% wheat, 37% corn, 12% malted barley Proof

2024 releases, but it also makes understanding which ones are worth the hunt even more complicated for barrel proof bourbon enthusiasts. Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed Buffalo Trace mash bill # 1 (high corn, low rye, malted barley) Proof profile here, as I am left with a mouthful of a synthetic tingle with little of the accompanying joy that barrel proof bourbon traditionally brings.

This year, it features a "Precision Fine Grain"—or PFG for short—barrel finish in French oak that has is a complete phase shift towards this new technique, or if we'll see a return to the form with 108 proof signature filtration prior to bottling at 100.2 proof (50.1% ABV). Kentucky 40216 Whiskey Type:  Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed Proof I also appreciate the choice to step down the proof on this release from the typical 108 proof we see

accentuate the rye characters, some of the fully matured whiskey was finished in toasted only French oak barrels  Michter's Distillery Whiskey Type:  Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed Proof mouthfeel is thinner than expected, it's also a bit remarkable just how easy drinking this is at 91.2 proof—it The proofiness builds with subsequent sips, as does the construction of a wider flavor wheel. This isn't your barrel proof, "quick punch" whiskey; it's another lesson that the thinking drinker will