Blanton's Straight from the Barrel Everything I remember and more. Taylor Barrel Proof Batch 10 Wow, great butterscotch and caramel on this one. This is a barrel proof lovers delight. Taylor Barrel Proof 3. Blanton's 4. I'm a bit saddened the Straight from the Barrel didn't do as well as some of the other single barrel

Drawing a bottling run each year from their 21-barrel Solera system, Westward’s Master Blender Miles This functionally works something like the Amongst the Whiskey infinity barrel project . Let's get into a taste to find out for ourselves how the whiskey within stacks up in the ever-growing Let's go in for a taste before we continue nosing any further.

So, what does batch 13 taste like? Let's jump into a glass and find out. MSRP of $60; this batch followed what has commonly been referred to as the best Stagg Jr batch Nose: Barrel Palate: My first taste of batch 13 offers cherry hots, cinnamon, anise, and sharp black pepper.

24A on the label) that was first made available in the summer at an MSRP of $70 Nose:  Big, earthy barrel The barrel funk cannot be understated here, as it really feels like the defining character of the glass My last taste is buttery and bold with black tea, camphor, and coffee cake.

Bruce and Eddie Russell—Photo by The Shout I've been very fortunate to have tasted quite a few of the As usual , I tasted this neat out of a glencairn after letting it rest for at least 5 minutes. Percentages:  75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley Proof:  118° Age:  10 years (a blend of 10 and 16 year barrels Palate:  On first taste, I am surprised by the vibrancy of this whiskey on my tongue. May it serve as a beacon to other modern distillers on what quality whiskey should taste like.

The creativity in the blends is always interesting & I love to see some of their high aged barrels going to a blend when traditionally they do a lot of single barrel products. dive into some of the deeper specifics of the 2021 release & make sure to keep on scrolling for my tasting The barrel influence is certainly present with all those highly aged ingredients; leather and dark oak I know a whole slew of drinkers who would prefer this over many other rare barrel proof whiskeys just

What an honor it was to taste, learn, and respect the history of George T. Stagg in liquid form! So from the perspective of someone who has tasted the old stuff, you might be wondering about my opinion Some batches sip older and some taste a bit younger, but given the notes I've drawn from these, 8-12 First introduced in 2002 in response to a growing consumer demand for well-aged barrel proof whiskey, than the notable exceptions of a multi-release in 2005 and no release in 2021 due to a lack of quality barrels

whiskey finished with cherrywood staves, 4 year straight malt whiskey finished in applewood smoked barrels , 4 year straight malt whiskey finished in hickory smoked barrels, 4 year straight malt whiskey finished Admittedly even though I initially didn't think it tasted young, on my second pour of it I definitely

corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley Proof: 107.8° Age: 10 years (a blend of 10 year OESK and 13 year OBSV barrels ) Further identification: This is the first release of Four Roses foray into hyper-aged barrel strength My last taste presents notably dusty, with allspice, butterscotch, anise, and a touch of sandalwood.

Oof—perhaps I gave a tough example given the 12 year age statement on Elijah Craig Barrel Proof that On a swirl of the glass, a few flashes of barrel funk become detectable. Little further complexity develops in this glass as I continue to work through my tasting. At first sip of the older release, I find a much thicker, richer mouth coating that offers delicacies

The empty glass smells of honey roasted plum ice cream and nearly imperceptible smoke. Palate: From the get-go I taste dark plum, blackberry and raspberry pie. Finally on the third go I find some real heft and proof, as one would expect out of a barrel proof bourbon As I get back to the tasting notes you might be able to actually understand, my patient reader, I begin to find just a touch of roasted peanuts, softened well by hints of distant cherry sweetness.

Another single malt whisk(e)y is up for tasting from our group. My favorite of recent memory is a sample of a Brenne 2014 single barrel release that was just one of Heavy tobacco turns a little bit lighter by a honey wine sweetness. Toffee is bright and clean.