batching tanks have been intentionally sized to hold no more than the contents of 20 full barrels) or single This has always been a single barrel expression, so just dishing out the year isn't going to cut it for That's the simple recipe for how Michter's has pulled off the impossible, taking single barrel mainstream Another taste, another journey into rye heaven; not a single prickle of spice—the way great rye should Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the

James Saunders, founder and CEO, has taken his company from bottling single barrels to offering blended Caramel, vanilla, and cinnamon mingle at a family party; they know each other well.  New England Barrel Company Whiskey Type: Straight rye whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 95% rye, 5% malted

The malt on this nose is impossible to miss, like messy fingers from melted chocolate sauce dripping Clove and cinnamon tingle my nose before that classic Chattanooga barrel funk comes waltzing in, a mustiness 10th blend has over a year of oxidation under its cork, so perhaps time works in favor of these funky, malted

me) Proof:  92.8° Age:  10 years (though rumored to often be older) Further identification:  This is single Creamy tones swing in strongest, Irish cream barely impressionable but incredibly distinct. departure, vaguely dissatisfying in its short duration, as a kiss of chocolate mousse, crêpes suzette, and melted Beginning in Irish whiskey before expanding into bourbon, rye, and beyond, he has long been taking the

Post-sip the nose does not drastically change with more grass, oak and perhaps a touch more malt. Malted popcorn, molasses and cinnamon dart across my tongue and leave a slight copper residue behind. A long chew makes this almost taste like an Irish produced on a pot still.

Further Identification:  Weldon Mills uses a three-grain mashbill with locally grown North Carolina corn, malted The linger is medium in length with flavors that remind me of ginger tea and melted sugar cubes. The cinnamon and underlying orange tones remain the common thread among the other mingling notes.

From straight malt whiskeys to curaçao finishes, wheat whiskeys to hyper-aged bourbons, and now another For this release, we used our traditional rye mashbill of 51% rye, 35% corn and 14% malted barley. Heaven Hill Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 51% rye, 35% corn, 14% malted

Spirits Whiskey Type:  Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages:  72% bloody butcher corn, 18% wheat, 10% malted

I have access to a lot of interesting single barrel versions of this release in Massachusetts, but I Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed (but assumed to be 74-75% Corn, 15-18% Rye, and 8-10% Malted Chocolate sings a pretty note in the near empty glass. reminded that this drinks hot as I struggle through the experience that I think is best described in the single

wheat in the mash bill, it was aged at least two years in charred new oak, and it was made within a single Distillery (Heaven Hill) Whiskey Type: Wheat Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 51% Wheat, 37% Corn, 12% Malted The tingle after a sip carries a bitter dark chocolate note alongside cinnamon and dry earth.

for Weller 12 Alternatives Recommendations based on specific flavors: Skittles: Starlight Distillery Single Barrel Picks // Buffalo Trace Bourbon Single Barrel Picks Cherry: Wild Turkey Master's Keep Revival Barrel Wheated Bourbon Southern Star Paragon Single Barrel Cask Strength Wheated Bourbon Old Fitzgerald based on age: Jack Daniel's 12 Year Tennessee Whiskey Knob Creek 12 Year Bourbon Redbreast 12 Year Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Recommendations from the whiskey community: I have been replacing my Weller

Ridge Distillery Whiskey Type: Straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 74% corn, 14% rye, 12% malted Casks Nose: Robust and rich, the nose opens with cinnamon Red Hots and black pepper before quickly melting