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

So, as I settle into two years as a contributing writer here on AmongstTheWhiskey.com, what better time 11% corn, 15% malted barley, and 51% rye, 34% corn, 15% malted barley Proof: 116.7° (58.35%) Age: 4 years MSRP: $79.99 Further Identification: The distillery approximates that 90% of the high rye mashbill and 10% only complaint is the slightly dry finish and the lack of barrel funk I'm familiar with on other four-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.

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