Kentucky (Bardstown Bourbon Company) - 75% Corn, 21% Rye, and 4% Malted Barley Tennessee - 80% Corn, 10% Rye, 10% Malted Barley New York (Finger Lakes Distilling) - 70% Local Corn, 20% Red Winter Wheat, 10% a batch name moving forward so whiskey nerds like us can keep track of the changes through the years As I sip down near the bottom of the glass I find that the profile has mellowed out fairly drastically I've seen many new companies in the last handful of years try their hand at blending and sourcing.

Often the biggest complaint I hear about this bottle is its availability. I've been drinking and searching for this bottle and its counterparts for a handful of years, only to Trace Distillery Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #2 (Higher Rye ~10 Lee is rumored to be around 9-14 years) Further identification: This is a 2020 release as known from The most delicious flavors start to appear near the bottom of the glass when strawberries and cream begins

Patton Typical Maker's Mark releases get aged to taste in their traditional rickhouses for around 6 to 8 years Maker's Mark Cellar Aged adds years to that range with a clever trick that prevents their whiskey from distillery, the 2025 release of Cellar Aged is the oldest whiskey Maker's has ever released, with a 14 year am deeply grateful to have the chance to review a whiskey I didn't otherwise get to hunt down this year (a blend of 74% 11 year, 10% 13 year, and 16% 14 year barrels) MSRP:  $175 (2025) Buy Online:   Frootbat

Both the pictured 22 year single cask and the 23 year cask that we reviewed were selected by the New as a surprise given its availability, but when blinded against Redbreast 21 year, the 12 year shined. While this 13 year expression is no longer available, we believe the 7 year will be just as balanced ABV: 54.6% // Cost: $770.99 4: Bushmills 10 Year Bourdeaux Finished Single Malt Irish Whiskey - Burlington This pour continues to receive high marks as we taste through the differences year to year .

Two of the biggest ones of the last few years that come to mind would be Blue Run and Rare Character. With the team behind the butterfly broadening through those years, the title of Master Blender for this component: 78% corn, 12% rye, 10% malted barley (46% of the blend) 8 year component: 75% corn, 21% rye , 4% malted barley (22% of the blend) 9 year component: 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley (32% of the blend) Proof: 117.1° Age: 6 years (a blend of 46% 6 year, 22% 8 year, and 32% 9 year bourbon) Further

The back label features the tasteful boast of 125 years of distilling history, saying: We're celebrating They go on to add some of their own tasting notes: This year's Barrel Strength Limited Edition Small Batch, created from 3 of our 10 distinct Bourbon recipes, welcomes you to the party with generous creamy (a blend of 13-18 year bourbon) Further identification: The 2013 limited edition blend consists of 18 year old OBSV, 13 year old OBSK, and 13 year old OESK bourbon Nose: Leather and light straw hit the

The final year of aging allowed the products to develop and find balance together. Aged together with a foundation of Kentucky bourbons aged 10 and 16 years, the end result is a layered Bardstown Bourbon was named Icons of Whiskey Global Brand Innovator of the Year (2025), IWSC's Worldwide Whiskey Producer of the Year (2023), and the only brand represented on Whisky Advocate's Top 20 list in five different years (2019, 2021-2025).

excited for the opportunity to evaluate how things have developed since that first blend hit my lips years Diving deeper on what's inside the bottle led me to learn that this 10 barrel blend consists of 6 different Even just the jump to a 10 barrel blend (from 4 which was the previous norm) was scary for Jonathan; unique Kentucky & Indiana sourced high rye and low rye bourbon mash bills Proof: 116.4° Age: NAS (min 4 years ) Further identification: Batch 7 is a blend of 10 barrels that was bottled on 11/9/23 yielding 1,890

We are an 8 year old family owned distillery. oriented kids and spent a lot of time with me on the back deck during their middle and high school years are a mix of 3.5 to 4.5 year old barrels. We hope to be using exclusively 4 year old barrels in all of our blends in the next year or so. , 10 months MSRP: $66 Further Identification:  Barreled at an entry proof of 108° on 1/10/2020 and bottled

Yes, my dear reader, bourbon CAN be made in any state of the US, not just Kentucky... but you knew that Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 75% blue popcorn, 15% soft red winter wheat and 10% malted barley Proof: 97° Age: 4 years (a blend of 4 and 5 year barrels) Further identification: This of the most wonderful non-peated Islay single malt whiskies I've tried, such as an old Bruichladdich 10 year.

Forester Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 18% Rye, 10% Barley Proof: 128.5° Age: NAS (well known to typically run in the 4-6 year range) Further identification Maple and walnut tones grace the near empty glass. Sipping down near the bottom of the glass shows off caramel chews, cherry skins and peach rings.

For Batch 1, the barrels are aged in Kentucky and then Texas for just shy of 4 years. The Tennessee bourbon was distilled with a mash bill of 80% corn, 10% rye, and 10% malted barley. That was a lot to take in, but I'm a fan of what I'm hearing here. I hope you, my dear reader, appreciate this care and attention to detail. Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 21% Rye, and 9% Malted Barley Proof: 108° Age: NAS (just shy of 4 years