: Batch 19 was first released (though a little late) in the Winter of 2022 Nose: Big, punchy, funky barrel

Today this name comes as a yearly barrel proof bottle release from Buffalo Trace under the very sought

It's punchy and powerful on the nose - exactly what I want out of a barrel proof offering.

an expression of the classic Sonoran Single Malt aged gracefully in High West Distillery Rye Whiskey barrels

Definitely one for the spice fans; this one drinks much like a barrel proof rye with an air of unique

Corn, 45% Rye, 10% Barley mash bill, but has been changed) Proof: 86° Age: NAS Further identification: Barrel

Shively in 2015, the whiskey that goes into these prodigious age statements has to be a set of sourced barrels

A fair bit of good barrel influence levels out as caramel begins to take over on the nose.

Some of those old low-and-slow practices are still in action today at Michter's, such as their low barrel

Definitely smells like there is a barrel finish going on here. Maybe a wine?

I really get a ton of the bourbon barrel influence here with caramel and vanilla really sitting pretty

It's fairly basic overall with those conventional aromas that normally come about with extended barrel