The top of the line; Redbreast 27 year is presented here under the Batch 3 bottling. The Redbreast lineup consists of quite a few exceptional bottlings: they have the 12 year, Lustau, PX Sherry, Kentucky Oak, 12 year cask strength, 15 year, 21 year and this 27 year. There also was an obscure 19 year release that had a very limited run. the 27 year blew the 21 out of the water.

Combining these together after 30-plus years was very intentional, as the fresh sherry butt was filled gallons yielded out of ~180 gallons filled, so about half of the original whiskey was lost to the 30 years Pot Still Irish Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 100% malted and unmalted barley Proof: 113.8° Age: 30 years Aromas of tilth and rain-soaked mulch suggest it is time for entropy to take over at year's end—the great Respiratory exchanges with this glass are resplendent and full of yearning.

Type:  Single Malt Scotch Whisky Mash Bill Percentages:  100% malted barley Proof:  123.6 ° Age:  17 years distilled in 1981 and bottled November 23rd, 1998) Further identification:  On the front label: A 17 Year For those with two eyes and a tongue that are sufficiently curious now, modern Clynelish 14 years stands

Mass Bourbon Alliance & Liquor Junction weren't just blessed with one 14 year Exceptional Series from our last meeting with Pete and Pablo of Rare Character, we actually said yes to both 14 year malt whiskeys I'd love to hear the stories they overheard through the years. Type: Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 65% Malt, 35% Corn Proof: 133.8° Age: 14 years in January in a sneak peak: Not even the end of the first month and we already have a Whiskey of the Year

With barrels ranging from 8-14 years getting ready to hit glasses across the US, I can't help but be The Exceptional Series completely embodies that mission, so when two 14 year malt whiskeys presented Every bottle released through this series is at least 9 years old, and is of exceptionally Rare Character Heaven Hill is located in Kentucky... and those timelines roughly add up (2015 release 8 year malt would have had to be distilled in 2007, just one year prior to the barrel before us today).

One of the lower-yield releases that very few end up getting their hands on each year is the Sazerac 18 year release. 2010 Sazerac 18 Year Rye Whiskey Company on Label: Buffalo Trace Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey Mash some of the same pre-fire Heaven Hill vintage whiskey vibes, with my only reference point being a 23 year turns this glass incredibly bright - similar to the experience I mentioned in the tasting of the 23 year

Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Blended Willett High and Low Rye Mash Bills Proof: 110.2° Age: 4 years

For Repeal Day this year, he did a great write up on this bottle, and the George Remus legacy that you This ultra-premium bourbon is a one-time release that has been aged for 14 years, in honor of the 14 years of Prohibition. Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley Proof: 100° Age: 14 years

I had also asked about the Haystack Needle release and now that it comes bearing an older age statement Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley Proof: 110° Age: 14 years A rich, dusty leather builds well, a hallmark of whiskey nearing or exceeding 15 years for me. This 14 year stuff is really worth it' weight in gold.

Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78.5% Corn, 13% Rye, 8.5% Malted Barley Proof: 118.2° Age: 15 years Some subtle hints of skillet-seared peanuts present softly alongside plum and a deep, tight-grained oak

Mayor Pingree 6 Year Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey Company on Label: Valentine Distilling Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 121.6° Age: 6 years Further As I near the end of the glass the dark red fruits continue to build in intensity and do start to take

Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley Proof: 114.2° Age: 6 years