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Stagg whiskey from the early 1900s , I'm well equipped to tell you if this year's release is any good The fact that they only release it once per year and will also skip years if the quality isn't good enough I've tasted quite a few years of Stagg, and they are, for the most part, some of the best bourbon I've This is not to say there aren't dud years. GTS release, something that was a bit of a struggle last year.

Included in this year's bracket in randomized order is: Green Spot, Redbreast 21, Tyrconnell 10 Year Yellow Spot, Bushmill's Prohibition Recipe, Northcross Triple Wood, Redbreast Lustau, Glendalough 13 Year Despite an early elimination for me last year, I want to note that my bottle of Lustau is very old & I've had it for the better part of probably 4-5 years and it's below half full. This is always so much fun every year, and I'd argue more fun than science for me.

) Proof: 90° Age: 10 year age stated, though if I interpret the lot information correctly this barrel was aged 11 years Further identification: This Eagle Rare barrel is #235 from rick house location I- ) Proof: 93° Age: NAS, though if I interpret the lot information correctly this barrel was aged 6.5 years Further identification: This Blanton's barrel is #190 from rick house location H-3-15, lot 17-A-10 Nose 114° Age: NAS, though if I interpret the lot information correctly this should be aged just shy of 7 years

This year’s release is named Orchard Cobbler, for its deliciously warming and homely flavours of Cherry This particular Huntress release is incredibly unique, in that the spirit used is only produced once a year Unlike most distilleries, it runs two different spirit recipes each year, one for whisky set to be released at a younger age and one set to be released after ten or more years. Throughout the year, we run two different spirit recipes at the distillery, a practice that Jim and I

Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: A modified Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 which is normally Low Rye < 10% with a unique grain: amaranth Proof: 100° Age: NAS (but per the press release for this it's older than 10 years) Further identification: The Amaranth Grain of the Gods release was a one time release for the As the glass nears empty rich butterscotch jumps out at me. The nose once it opened up was really something special and the final tastes made me yearn for the rest

What makes this dusty bourbon specifically unique is the year, which is likely around 1992 based on the glass stamp, four years after Jim Beam acquired National Distillers Company. The Old Grand-Dad Distillery Company Whiskey Type:  Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 63% Corn, 27% Rye, 10% purchase Further Identification:  This bottle was sold by the Jim Beam distillery during the transition years In fact, I think the nosing experience near the end has become more dynamic, with a fizziness that reminds

Most folks might only ever get to see one of these releases in a given year, but I got superbly lucky Handy Sazerac Rye Whiskey, Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old Bourbon and Sazerac Rye 18-Year-Old Whiskey. After a 1 year hiatus of not being released, George comes back with an unmatched vengeance. this seems very much like your classic bourbon profile - one you might be able to easily get out of a 10 year Eagle Rare single barrel pick.

This year’s special release celebrates a brand new grain bill from the Jack Daniel Distillery - 100% I've previously enjoyed writing reviews on Jack Daniel's 10 year, triple mash, Coy Hill, and the blessed Malt Mash Bill Percentages: 100% Malted Barley Proof: 106.5° Age: NAS, but it described as being a 4 year whiskey that received another two years of finishing time; so this should drink akin to a 6 year release Simple, light, but still teeming with decent complexity; I'm impressed yet still yearning for more.

From the single barrel bourbon press release in April of this year, we get the following story: Alex As our Fort Hamilton Single Barrel NY Rye comes of age, with batch 14 released this year at 5 years old Brooklyn (NY source undisclosed) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 85% NY corn, 10% NY rye, 5% NY malted barley Proof: 95° Age: 4.5 years Further identification: This is single barrel

There was magic in the 3 release per year strategy, and honestly the blends are typically significantly it a priority) to get ahead of these batches, but at least take the most relevant batch to a shelf near Company on Label: Elijah Craig (Heaven Hill) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 124.8° Age: 12 years Further identification: Batch C922 is the third and final release of the 2022 calendar year Nose: On first lifting the glass sweet bread pudding, confectioners

season's change with their latest Fall Finishing Series release: A straight bourbon whiskey aged six years and finished in apple brandy barrels for 10-12 months. perfect tribute to Ohio, it is finished in our toasted American Oak Apple Brandy barrels, aged six years apple brandy barrels Mash Bill Percentages: 72% corn, 21% rye, 7% malted barley Proof:  129.2 ° Age:  6 years

I've slowly sipped and managed to savor this over the course of a few years without too much volume going The quality has consistently improved through the years and their store has come to be one of my main Another sip is bright and sweet with floral tea notes proliferating alongside pear, grapefruit and creamy clearly tasted things they didn't like in their palate & finish sections, yet they still rated it a 7.X/10