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 is the only batch from 2025 that I am aware of, though there was also another single barrel released A long, rolling inhale is full of an indistinguishable dried fruit medley bolstered by a bit of barrel Comparing this release to a great Russell's Reserve single barrel, I find a lot to love in both.

Additionally, for its maturation we utilized two different and quite special barrel profiles: a portion and a portion of it was aged in special toasted French oak barrels that were made from 24-month air-dried Coming back from a few sips reveals a glass now touched with raisin bread, deep barrel funk (all that Chewing on this release reveals all of that tannic oak coming from those special barrel finishes that Fans of any of the Michter's toasted releases will find this to be right up their alley.

Thank you to the folks at Boulder Spirits for providing this to taste through for a no-strings-attached identification:  This is the 2024 release of Boulder Spirits cask strength offering at an MSRP of $85.00 Nose:  Toasted With a few swirls, I'm surprised to find roasted sweet potatoes and a hint of parmesan cheese. I'd be curious to learn about Boulder Spirits barrel seasoning practices and how their barrels are stored From learning the vast history of whiskey making to celebrating the passion of the industry, she tastes

In 1987, a group of distillery managers from Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD) met for a tasting session on with Gregory Cloyd and the Whisky Legends who participated in a grand tasting of 11 of the most Attendees of this tasting likely felt much like the luminaries of SMD did back in 1988. Take a drink of this whisky and you'll surely find something to love: red grape, pear, kiwi water, toasted Johnnie Walker lovers can thank Caol lla for much of its delicious taste.

batch of Stagg bourbon, which first released in spring of 2026 Nose: On first lifting the glass, I find barrel Barrel funk and vanilla continue to be the dominant tones, reminding me of the simplicity of Batch 16 Another sip reveals a distinctly bready whiskey, something like wheat toast mixed with plain waffle. Cross-referencing this tasting against several other Stagg Jr bottles from releases past allows me to

We got to try it straight from the vat pictured above, where Murphy Quint has been blending barrels for Starting this project with a base of single malt aged in ex-bourbon barrels means this was already born As such, we know what happens when these barrels get imparted with a fruit-forward wine before putting Ramon was certainly excited in this warehouse, finding a mighty fine Amontillado barrel to drool over Each barrel is different, with its own unique strengths and limitations.

is anything but standard—to the spectacular, you can find unique grains, solera blending, infusions, barrel To be considered a bottled in bond bourbon, all the barrels that went into the blend have to have been The fall 2019 vintage calls out the season during which the barrels were filled with new-make distillate , 18% SB091, 9% B005 + toast, 9% B005, 9% SB055 + toast, 9% SB055; (it's complicated...) identification: This is the Fall 2019 Vintage which was released in September 2023 from a batch size of 10-12 barrels

I recently had a chance to compare two different barrels with my friend Jason Kass. That's the beauty of single barrels. Bottles like this are what the whiskey hunt is all about. With access at an all-time high, I sat down to taste through barrel 048 of Pride of Anderson County to Returning the nose to glass produces dank barrel funk, black pepper, and allspice. Tasting it next to a really great Russell's single barrel pick, I stand by my statement.

The goal of the challenge was to have 10 people taste the sample blind and try to identify the brand, I don't smell a barrel finish which rules out a lot of things. Rating: 4/5 Final Guess: Barrell Bourbon, 118 Proof Reveal: Correct, AND closest proof guess! Company on Label: Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof

We have arrived at the sweet end of this epic Manager's Dram tasting with an absolute monster. history, so well, in fact, that we're borrowing a few words from her here before we get into our own tasting Johnnie Walker lovers can thank Caol lla for a lot of its delicious taste! In the grand finale of the incredible Manager’s Dram tasting that Gregory Cloyd hosted, we have the Palate: This is a great example of hoping the beauty of the nose will guide me through the tastes in

To those who have experienced and tasted whisky from either distillery, it should come as no surprise A big thank you to Gregory Cloyd,  for organizing such an Illuminating tasting. It was a privilege to explore his beautiful garden (pictured above) and to taste such rare whisky. We are honored to share our tasting notes of the Manager's Dram lineup  we explored amongst some of the My last sip tastes like sex and rock & roll.

William Larue Weller Bourbon The 2024 William Larue Weller barrels aged over twelve years on the lower floor of a rick warehouse at Buffalo Trace Distillery at a barrel entry proof of 114. Stagg bourbon in 2002 in response to a consumer request for a well-aged, barrel-strength whiskey. Stagg sits at 136.1 proof and is comprised of barrels aged more than 15 years and two months. Handy is bottled directly from the barrel, honoring its traditional method from over a century ago.