I'm excited to keep exploring more single barrels whenever possible. bit by the high corn, though that preconception was shattered by Josh who let us taste a high corn barrel Barley Proof: 127.8° Age: 6 years Further identification: This is a Bottles Beverage Superstore single barrel swapped to me from @rarewhiskeynomad; Based on Blake's WFE pocket app this is an OG mash bill; this barrel Caramel is now taking center stage with an impressive heft as some of the barrel influence begins to

Deep vanilla barrel char, a hallmark of Heaven Hill bourbon, is woven deeply into the fabric of the glass A tinge of barrel funk suggests the whiskey spent plenty of time pushing in and out of the barrel staves Returning from a sip I continue to find lovely, classic bourbon barrel aromas.

This twice-barreled bourbon comes to us from the legendary lineup of Old Forester 'Whiskey Row' bourbons Mature whisky ready to be bottled, instead was stored in a secondary barrel. Today mimicking this historic bottling, this unique expression of Old Forester has undergone a second barreling Entering the second barrel at a low 100 proof allows more of the sweet wood sugars to dissolve into the

and Cognac), and older bourbon stock, often 11 to 18+ years old, which are then split into multiple barrels to marry and then divided into separate Armagnac barrels for the final finish.

to 18, there were some serious surprises after the blindfold came off. 12 was at the bottom of the barrel The cinnamon coffee cake marching band comes barreling in next as a steady drum beat of flavor thuds similarities, namely the extra-age feeling that comes with notes of dusty oak, rich leather, and deep barrel

I'm actually pretty excited to experience 140.7 proof, as I love barrel strength pours when the conditions I really enjoyed Jack Daniel's 2020 limited release which was the barrel proof rye. This barrel feels well in hand and unsurprisingly it was selected for a special release of this caliber To me this pour felt a lot like your typical single barrel Jack Daniel's barrel proof picks, albeit a It certainly tasted better than the last barrel proof pick I tried.

proof than normally seen on Irish whiskeys and is nuanced by its extra finishing in American bourbon barrels There's a touch of dark funk and corn kernels that feels like a good bit of the bourbon barrel influence After a sip there is a bright linen note I definitely only typically get on bourbon barrels, particularly most notably on Wild Turkey and Heaven Hill barrels.

The creativity in the blends is always interesting & I love to see some of their high aged barrels going to a blend when traditionally they do a lot of single barrel products. The barrel influence is certainly present with all those highly aged ingredients; leather and dark oak I know a whole slew of drinkers who would prefer this over many other rare barrel proof whiskeys just

technology available to them and putting into action some of the best distillation practices (like low barrel This kind of whiskey is nearly impossible for any craft distillery to reproduce at any reasonable scale With each barrel likely yielding very little whiskey at this kind of age statement, I imagine it takes a lot of care to blend enough barrels to make this a release that is accessible even to the lucky few

The proprietary extra barrel aging from targeted, custom barrels from Independent Stave Co help Jason to craft what he likes to call his sippin' whiskey. Company on Label: Buzzard's Roost Spirits Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey (finished in more oak) Mash

play on the words "two times oak", which is a description on how this blend is finished in a second barrel Heavy caramel, creamed corn and waves of barrel funk bombard the senses. Returning from a sip I find significantly more barrel funk and a blinding brightness that makes my nose

This same mash bill as some of those yellow label single barrels carried in 2021 is back again, but this time it carries an extra finish. 30 year old Hine XO cognac barrels were used to age this bourbon. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is an exclusive HIRSCH release finished in 30-Year-Old Hine Cognac XO barrels at HIRSCH, this is a unique collaboration with one of the most prestigious Cognac distilleries. 54 barrels the batch number AHH0722; the back label states the French Cognac casks used are 30 year old Hine XO barrels