fermenters (stainless steel, open top), a 1,000 gallon stripping still from Vendome, and a 600 gallon spirit The final step in the distillation process is our spirit run. Company on Label:  Liberty Pole Spirits Whiskey Type:  Pennsylvania straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Cherry blossom, strawberry Airheads, and sour apple Laffy Taffy culminate in a transcending transformation Palate:  My first sip is hefty, leading with soup spices and herbs: black pepper, basil, oregano, thyme

The Spirit Animal Society is back at it again - making picking whiskey barrels more accessible to the Company on Label: Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskey Type: Finished Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Indiana whiskey) Further identification: Blend # CJ54; Bottle # 164 - This is the pick that a group of Spirit From the Barrell Craft Spirits website: CJ54 is a blend of Indiana and Kentucky Whiskeys, the largest Rating: Two Thumbs Up!

The basic premise of this bottle is that they take their sour mash American whiskey and further mature Company on Label:  Bottled by Michter's Distillery LLC, Louisville, Kentucky Whiskey Type:  Kentucky sour I much prefer the traditional sour mash at a significantly lower price, so maybe we should think about

Excited to see if there are any fun nuances between the two picks while I still have the other fresh Wheated Mash Bill" Proof: 114° Age: NAS Further identification: 2021 release from Burlington Wine & Spirits

This is a staple Wild Turkey product for me. I tend to reach for another one of these before I go for a Rare Breed. With both Jimmy and Eddie Russell's names on the bottle, I know I'm in good hands. Plus it says it was "selected for the bourbon connoisseur". What could go wrong? Keep in mind this is a single barrel product and your glass/bottle/barrel may vary from mine! Let's taste what I've got below. Company on Label: Wild Turkey Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley Proof: 101° Age: NAS (~8-9 years) Further identification: Bottled 07/06/20 from barrel no 1516, stored in Warehouse A on Rick no 40 Nose: Rich, ripe, syrupy cherries and peanut brittle to start. Potent molasses has a kind of strength to it that says it's not going away. Vanilla perfume. Light un-cracked peppercorn. Confectionery caramel with a light whipped cream. Paper birch wood and some lofty allspice exhibits some unique barrel interactions. All of the confectionery sugar you could ask for I feel like I'm at a bakery in this glass. Oddly enough an aroma that vaguely reminded me of my old dentist's office, who recently retired. There is a really unique citrus to this I haven't found in anything else. It's a good aroma and gives this a nice complexity past the sweet vanilla explosion it is most of the rest of the time. Woah, suddenly the stone fruit come rushing in to save this pour just when I was about to think it was finished. Slightly tart plum and grape jelly are here now. Nice evolution on this glass. I love how Wild Turkey products can consistently deliver big flavors at such approachable proofs. Palate: Silky, creamy first sip of all vanilla. It lingers unbelievably long and eventually some of the peanut brittle sneaks in (like 4-5 minutes after my sip). Delicious first sip of the day choice right here! Another sip elicits more of the peanut aromas, but now they are more like actual salted peanuts; a small handful for a quick evening snack. The mouth coating is on the thinner side and larger sips do prove to be quite drying. Now that the stone fruit came back the last sip of this glass is both easy and satisfying with long, drippy cherry juice. At times both simple and complex - I'd recommend this product to someone who either hasn't tried Booker's Bourbon yet and wants to know if the price will be worth it, or someone who likes Booker's and needs a more affordable daily sipper. Rating: 4/5 I am quite tired today after a long day of home construction work, and this pour was just what I was looking for. I think I'll have another before settling in a little early tonight!

Michter's describes the Shenk's story on their website, saying: Shenk's Homestead Distillery Sour Mash It is made in Kentucky according to the traditional Sour Mash process whereby a portion of the previously Shenk’s is a Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey made with a substantial amount of rye. Additionally, for its maturation we utilized two different and quite special barrel profiles: a portion I'm impressed with how this evolved drastically between two short sips.

whiskey snuck on the scene and managed to elude my gaze until one fateful day in August sent me down a sour Michter's Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey Sour mash at its core is, of course, just a simple distiller's technique The truth is the modern brand actually didn't; the prominence of using sour mash as a whiskey style is I've had the great fortune of tasting several examples of the old Michter's Pennco sour mash whiskey When you pore over the details of a bottle of sour mash whiskey, you'll find no note of bourbon or rye

Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel Bourbon Company on Label: Wild Turkey Whiskey Type: Bourbon 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 116.8° Age: NAS Further identification: 2019/early 2020 purchase Kentucky Spirit Late nose after resting turns much creamier, with other notes of butter and soup herbs. Only lacks in finish; but has a more experienced palate than the Kentucky Spirit. Final Ranking: Rare Breed > Kentucky Spirit

With two special releases also adorning shelves at your local haunt, you might be wondering if these For this Kentucky sour mash whiskey, the answer likely lies in the use of different oak than new, charred Company on Label:  Michter's Distillery Whiskey Type:  Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages

:  Follows the same conventions as rye whiskey, with extra clauses: must not be blended with other spirits They partnered with local spirits writers Aaron Goldfarb and Robert Simonson to pick two barrels they ABV: 50% // MSRP: $69.99 15: Two Souls Spirits "Wisconsin Waffles" Straight Rye Whiskey from Wollersheim Distillery The only independent bottler to make the top rye whiskey list, Two Souls has been solidly ABV: 50% // MSRP: $49.95 10: Liberty Pole Spirits Old Monongahela Full Proof Pennsylvania Straight Rye

Based on this change in experiences I would definitely recommend everyone give this at least two tries

Punchy vanilla legs along with an oak that really doesn't taste like a "minimum of two years" but more Maybe there is something to this sour mash recipe that does well to mask its flaws; I certainly can't