15 Stars Whiskey Type:  Blend of straight rye whiskeys Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed Proof:  105

the American whiskey landscape, yet Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. was making this style more than 100 This small batch, Bottled-in-Bond 100 proof straight rye whiskey pays tribute to the former Distillery Type:  Straight Rye Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed (Buffalo Trace high rye mash bill) Proof:   100

This @josamagnus Batch 100 triple cask was one of the first bottles in my bar on good recommendation Magnus & Co Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 100° Age: 12 years Further identification: Batch No 100, Bottle No 752/892 Nose: Sweet chocolate & unmistakable sherry. Suddenly things turned much lighter as a blood orange citrus ray of sun shines through.

challenging the laws in 2011, winning the right to distill whiskey in Chattanooga for the first time in over 100 Chattanooga released its first Founder's Blend in 2022 to commemorate their 10th anniversary. I have also bought and tasted the 10th and 11th anniversary (more on that below), but for now, let's The ranking, for those who are equally as curious, is below: 10th Anniversary Blend—a coalesced nose I also should note that the 10th blend has over a year of oxidation under its cork, so perhaps time works

Percentages: A blend of 6 recipes: OBSV, OESV, OBSK, OESK, OBSF, and OESF in undisclosed proportions Proof: 104

Rye / Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 80% New York rye, 20% English malted barley Proof: 102

made from local Appalachian oak by the West Virginia Great Barrel Company at a low barrel entry of 108 Bottled at a proof of 108, mirroring its barrel entry proof, this expression captures the true essence Bill Percentages: 74% rye (61% PA rye and 13% malted rye), 13% wheat, and 13% malted barley Proof: 108

Bottling proof is to be an industry standard 100 proof and the exterior of the bottle must list the distillery : Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 85% malted rye, 12% corn, and 3% malted barley Proof: 100

) Batch 6: 128.1° (2017) Batch 7: 129.7° (2018) Batch 8: 129.3° (2019) Batch 9: 130.3° (2020) Batch 10 Type:  Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10% Bonus Head to Head to Head: Batch 10 vs 11 vs 12 Batch 10  was a great follow-on to batch 9 which was Let's revisit 10 & 11 to see where 12 stacks up against them! Batch 10 presents the most elegant, balanced, and poised.

, crazy mash bills (100% malted rye!), and wild aging concepts (spiral cut barrels!). Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in Toasted Barrels Mash Bill Percentages: 95% rye, 5% malted barley Proof: 101.4

Company on Label: Old Forester Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 18% Rye, and 10% Rutledge Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 102° Age: 12.3 years Further Paw = Cream of Kentucky Fish = Old Forester Peacock = Rebel Antlers = Maker's Accuracy: 0% Humility: 100%

Character) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed traditional bourbon mash bill Proof: 102