This last meetup was no different when I got two of the High Rye 12 day holiday single barrel releases I'm looking forward to tasting through this one tonight, it feels like a good pour given the setting Let's see how this one tastes! The empty glass smells of chocolate, flaky vanilla wafer sticks, honey, and a wonderful lightly toasted Another sip startles up the taste buds into full attention now.

I have access to a lot of interesting single barrel versions of this release in Massachusetts, but I will be tasting the shelfer, non-store-pick version here. Situated in heart of bourbon country on 196 acres, the Distillery boasts 29 barrel aging warehouses, Bottled at its original 125 barrel entry proof, just as it was years ago when the barrels were first I can't quite place the taste, but it's definitely different to anything I've ever had.

Pungent, intense typical-Taylor sweetness that reminds me a lot of the single barrel expressions I've Single Barrel to see where what I know to be a pleasing release stacks up against what I just tasted The nose on the single barrel is drastically neater and sweeter overall and my first sip confirms my The Single Barrel offering bursts forth with incredible sweetness and is marked by the distinct nerdz I'd easily give Amaranth the complexity nod, but the Single Barrel is definitely better.

Barrel funk is prevalent throughout the glass as notes of leather, allspice, black pepper kernels, and My right nostril finds more of the earthiness that comes with barrel funk: think patchouli, charcoal Time to taste. Oh yeah, barrel funk sticks around and is reinvigorated in spades with the introduction of the whiskey TL;DR: A great barrel proof bourbon with plenty to enjoy & explore for those looking for excitement Rating

technology available to them and putting into action some of the best distillation practices (like low barrel The downside of tasting a 25 year bourbon? Time for a taste. 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

is the majority grain, I'll weigh in on what my palate is telling me from previous experiences: this tastes I just recently tasted a 15 year old example in Hunt & Gather that tasted like it was most likely Beam I have admittedly not had a ton of Bardstown Bourbon Company, other than a few choice single barrels that have been selected and sold out of their Louisville tasting room and bottle shop , so I am rather Barrel funk continues to dominate even after a sip.

hoping I continue to be impressed by this bottle, but I'll be going in with no expectations to todays tasting that partnered with The Prisoner Wine Co; it spent 18 months in The Prisoner's red wine French oak barrels Toasted oak and cereal are next to reach my nose.

New Single Barrel Offering Included in Phased Rollout The refreshed design will begin rolling out in Later in the year, the refreshed design will expand to the brand's Single Barrel Program, Discovery Series Along with redesigned packaging, a new single-barrel option will be added to the brand's by-the-barrel In addition to Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys, barrel buyers will not be able to select a

Please join us in toasting and celebrating American Whiskey History with this outstanding small batch Chinquapin oak utilized for the aging was naturally air dried and seasoned for three years before being toasted Now let's get on with the tasting!

Too little, and it feels as though the whisky never truly got the chance to know its barrel. The answers await in the glass—and in the tasting notes below. policy, this review comes with no strings attached and reflects my own honest thoughts after multiple tastings From learning the vast history of whiskey making to celebrating the industry's passion, she tastes each

Lee by producing his namesake single barrel sour mash bourbon. Overall there doesn't seem to be anything remarkable or unique about this particular barrel except for These tastes sit there in an oily pool with visions of bakery treats sitting atop parchment paper.

Whether it be a double barreled blend, a heavy char barrel, a unique mash bill, wild finishes like orange review, I also looked at the comparisons to the 13th edition which did feature that heavy char specialty barrel I'm always thankful to be able to taste and evaluate whiskey this nuanced, especially over many tastings