Today, my dear reader, I'm exploring one of the many facets of whiskey and focusing on brands that are  Straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: A blend of two mash bills: 75% corn, 21% rye, and 10% barley plus 63% corn, 27% rye, and 10% barley Proof:  100 ° Age:  3 years MSRP: $36.99 (2025) Further These aromas have good volume, with deep inhales that produce richer vanilla tones, soft oak spices, Type: Straight rye whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 95% rye, 5% malted barley Proof:  100 ° Age:  3 years

my first pour of Hard Truth during a whiskey festival at a local liquor store here in Illinois a few years price of $10), I remembered hearing someone say Hard Truth was out of Nashville. I have tried several expressions from Hard Truth over the years and am happy to spend time crafting a musician John Mellencamp (or Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, or John Cougar Mellencamp, depending on the year toasted French oak Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Indiana rye, 28% Indiana corn Proof:  104 ° Age:  over 3 years

Given that I know how fickle barrels of whiskey and wine can be year to year, I took it upon myself to Let's dive in and see if this is any different than the previous two years. This years release doesn't sing like the previous two years in quite the same way, perhaps by some virtue The PX influence feels lighter than previous years for sure. know there's a slight difference year to year.

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

We will be switching it up a tiny bit for this one as I will have 10 options to guess from once I am Now the nose feels much lighter and sweeter. Rating: 4/5 Options: Old Tub BiB Rebel Yell 10 Year SiB Bakers 13 Year Chicken Cock Bourbon Hill Rock Never thought I'd like a 3 year age statement nor a 90 proofer as much as this! Label: Gulf Coast Distillers Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 90° Age: 3 years

Coming in hot from the same mash bill as Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 17 year, this bottom shelf beauty Brown's Son Company (Distilled by Heaven Hill) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Malted Barley Proof: 100° Age: NAS, but a minimum of 4 years are required for the Bottled in Again contrasting to the nose - I find no hallmarks of exceptional aging present outside of the much lighter

Parker was taken from the Heaven Hill team after 56 years of service, ultimately succumbing to a 7 year Then, it was blended with 15-year-old Bourbon aged on floors 2 and 5 of Rickhouse II. With the previous releases of the Heavy Char 10 year bourbon and the wheat whiskey under my belt, I'm Company on Label: Heaven Hill Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 132.2° Age: 13 years (though it lists a breakdown of 67% 13 year and 33% 15 year bourbons in

This one is a bit of a head scratcher, coming onto the scene in early 2023 bearing the label "22A"... Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10% ) Proof: 132.2° Age: NAS (~8 years) Further identification: Batch 22A shows no new bottle or label design

.” – Michael Angier With spring just around the corner in New England, my mind always turns to Irish quite a hit for the brand, and their PX Edition has been living rent-free in my head for quite a few years This particular whiskey was blended from Midleton stocks ranging from 9 to 11 years of age before being malted and unmalted barley Proof:  92° (46% ABV) Age:  NAS, though confirmed to be a blend of 9 to 11 year This is a lovely return to form for Redbreast, handily beating out the 18 year expression I recently

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

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.

) 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