This year’s Belle Meade "Black Belle" Bourbon is aged for a minimum of 9 years and then finishes its aging for an additional 1 year and 11months inside of Imperial Stout barrels from Blackstone Brewing After Blackstone Brewing dumps the barrel, they send them back to us and we fill it again with 9-year-old Bourbon and let it rest for an additional 1 year and 11 months. (11 months and 14 days... basically 4 years!)

Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 119.54° Age: 7 years The last sip leaves me yearning for another glass, which is pretty rare for me. it is definitely capable of being from Willett, given distillation resumed in 2012 and this is a 7 year age statement; it also shares a similar cask strength proof to some other Willett 7 year offerings I found online near 120°...

Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #2 (Higher Rye 12-15%) Proof: 88.9° Age: NAS (Rumored ~8 years

The barrels selected were filled in August and September of 2005, where they sat for 19 long years on “This 19-year-old Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey is especially unique, as a product with this mashbill wheat whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  51% wheat, 37% corn, 12% malted barley Proof:  100° Age:  19 years of the other releases in the Heritage Collection, I'd say this lands right in line with both the 17 year bourbon and the 18 year release I previously reviewed.

Bill Percentages: Undisclosed blend of TN, KY, and IN mash bills Proof: 112.86° Age: A blend of 25% 5 year , 30% 10 year, 35% 14 year, and 10% 16 year bourbons, therefore it's a '5 year' bourbon Further identification As I near the bottom of the glass I begin to find a bit of tannic grape and tart prune sweetness. follow a bell curve in quality distribution, but too often I see review scales go into sub-fractions all near

Bumping up the proof from 97 to 107 as you go from the 10 year to the 12 year expression will likely When comparing the first release of the 12 year expression to batch 02 of the 10 year expression , I Since then, the 10 year expression has unfortunately fallen out of my good graces . Ready to find out how this year's 12 year expression stacks up? Let's dive in. While this is certainly good, it's not quite Jack Daniel's 14 year good.

Whiskey Type: Single Malt Irish Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 100% malted barley Proof: 92° Age: 16 year In an interesting surprise late in the glass, I find something akin to greasy metal gears with some linen

While Calumet Farm Bourbon did not begin 100 years ago (strike a zero and add a two and you've got it the five releases celebrating the centennial, I was fortunate enough to receive a bottle of the 18-year-old straight bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 74% corn, 18% rye, 8% malted barley Proof:  118 ° Age:   18 years Lovely buttercream frosting and baked apple coffee cake waft through as I near the end of my tasting, spiced, maybe, though, a bit more tired, not as dynamic as the start, like it's taking a bow after an 18-year

Twelve Year is harder to get than most of the other shelfer options, but if you go looking it's not impossible I seem to see these anywhere from 80 to 100 bucks around Mass at certain times of the year now. Barton 1792 Distillery is named in honor of the year Kentucky joined the United States. The brand website also describes the some of the background of this release: Twelve years is a long time Malted Barley) Proof: 96.6° Age: 12 years Further identification: This one of the rarer releases of

One of best examples of scarcity and ultra-aged whiskey on the market today is Eagle Rare 17 year. This once-a-year release under the antique collection from Buffalo Trace gives the most motivated whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10% ) Proof: 101° Age: 17 years Further identification: The 2022 release of Eagle Rare 17 Year brings along from prior years.

Jack Daniel's throws us a curveball alongside the 10 year batch 2 release; I've seen a lot more buzz on the 12 year, but I was more excited about the 10 year personally. Now that I am not tasting the 10 year and the 12 year alongside each other, I am finding way more similarities Many of the notes from the 10 year review are shining through in incredible detail. The 10 year is more unique, the 12 year is more 'classic good' in my opinion.

With the 9 year Gold Spot edition first releasing in 2022 and being fairly well received across the board, there was a good bit of excitement in the whiskey community for a 13 year age statement bearing website describes this release, saying: The latest addition to the Gold Spot’s series is a thirteen-year was commonly held for year-end raffles in 2022. Doesn't please my palate. ) 9 Year Gold Spot vs 13 Year Gold Spot Final thoughts: I don't normally talk