), aged in new, charred oak barrels, entered into those barrels at no higher than 125 proof  (62.5% ABV , and aged for a minimum of two years in charred, new oak barrels at not more than 115 proof at time leaning in on all the best science and low barrel entry proof practices. That 103 barrel entry proof produces a whiskey that drinks in a tidal wave of fruit: dark, sticky, juicy ABV: 55.5% // MSRP: $110 20: Colonel E.H.

Matured in ex-bourbon for 20 years with the final 8 years in Sauternes French Oak barrels. Teeling (Cooley) Whiskey Type: Single Malt Irish Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 100% malted barley Proof

To be considered a bottled in bond bourbon, all the barrels that went into the blend have to have been The fall 2019 vintage calls out the season during which the barrels were filled with new-make distillate Proof: 100° Age: 4 years Further identification: This is the Fall 2019 Vintage which was released in September 2023 from a batch size of 10-12 barrels; it has since sold out, but was available for a time It's bright, proofy, and bold, which leads to a little nose blindness.

 Michter's Distillery Whiskey Type:  Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed Proof What a lovely little evolution on a low proof pour.

Michter's Distillery Whiskey Type:  Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed Proof It buzzes at what feels like a boozier proof than the label leads on and never settles down long enough

Empire Whiskey Type:  Straight rye whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  67% rye, 31% malted barley, 2% wheat Proof

The proof is quite imbalanced as I find most cask strength Irish whiskey releases to do. For whatever reason, Irish doesn't quite carry higher proofs as well as their bourbon, rye or American Late in the glass, the proof reaches a tumultuous crescendo as fire brews in the belly. I really don't think Irish whiskey was meant to be drank up at these proofs. I'm sure some will still love this release, given the proof-hound bold-flavored-bourbon mentality that

Midleton Distillery) Whiskey Type: Irish Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 100% Malted and Unmalted Barley Proof : 101° Age: NAS Further identification: This new release from Redbreast is a higher proof than normally seen on Irish whiskeys and is nuanced by its extra finishing in American bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry butts as well as a 4 month aging in hand selected, air-dried American Oak from the Taylor family most notably on Wild Turkey and Heaven Hill barrels.

the proprietary Milam & Greene mash bill and barrels of Tennessee bourbon. The barrel recipe for Batch 1 is 20% of the precious Kentucky barrels and 80% Tennessee barrels. The barrels are divided into smaller batches to marry in 1,000-gallon vatting tanks before finishing. For Batch 1, the barrels are aged in Kentucky and then Texas for just shy of 4 years. Finished with Charred French Oak Staves Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 21% Rye, and 9% Malted Barley Proof

Always released at full barrel proof with no water added and no chill filtration, this is bourbon at Stagg, this serves as the more accessible opportunity to drink 'straight from the barrels'. Prior to this, enthusiasts had to track the batches on their own based on the proof. Batch 2 and 17 had the same proof... So then we had to start inspecting laser codes. Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10%) Proof

Mark Whiskey Type: Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 16% Wheat, and 14% Malted Barley Proof Old Forester Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 18% Rye, and 10% Malted Barley Proof Row Whiskey Type: Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 68% Corn, 20% Wheat, and 12% Malted Barley Proof Rutledge Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 102° Age: 12.3 years Further Coming from the same guy that identified a brand, proof and the fact it was a store pick correctly blind

Distillery) Whiskey Type: Finished Irish Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 100% Malted and Unmalted Barley Proof coming back from a long bourbon and rye kick, it's quite impressive that this is this fragrant at 92 proof I really get a ton of the bourbon barrel influence here with caramel and vanilla really sitting pretty