Though I have some dear friends who hail from the land down under, I have not had the pleasure of exploring Darren Peck, is our resident Head Distiller and with 25 years of experience in the alcohol industry, has worked under the tutelage of McDougall for the last five years. Australian Single Malt Whisky Mash Bill Percentages: 100% malted barley Proof: 88° Age: NAS (A minimum of 3 years further finished in Morris wine barrels; given the distillery opened in 2016, it couldn't be older than 8 years

Magnus & Co Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 100° Age: 12 years Suddenly things turned much lighter as a blood orange citrus ray of sun shines through.

Four Roses Limited Edition is always an exciting release every year. Rye, and 5% Malted Barley Proof: 114.2° Age: NAS on the bottle (but it is listed as a blend of 12-16 year bourbons) Further identification: The 2021 limited edition blend consists of 16-year-old Bourbon from the OBSV recipe, a 14-year-old OBSQ, a 12-year-old OESK, and a 16-year-old OESV; the back of the bottle This glass goes through interesting undulations throughout, never straying anywhere near inbalance or

Four Roses is back at it again with another bold age-statement of 14-20 year bourbons from 4 different 20% Rye, 5% Malted Barley Proof: 109° Age: NAS on the bottle (but it is listed as a blend of 14-20 year bourbons) Further identification: The 2022 limited edition blend consists of 20 year old OBSV, 15 year old OESK, 14 year old OESF, and 14 year old OESV bourbon; I am enjoying bottle 3,952/15,600 Nose: Lifting This years blend managed to take what was an already amazing whiskey and crank up the volume without

Over a hundred years since its inception, Fortuna Bourbon has now been revitalized for a new generation Aged a minimum of six years and hand-selected by the folks behind Rare Character Whiskey, the spirit Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed traditional bourbon mash bill Proof: 102° Age: 6 years Another sip does well to remove that growing fear as cranberry and orange peel burst onto the scene.

Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed blend of TN, KY, and IN mash bills Proof: 115.34° Age: 5 years Much lighter now which tells me the glass is about ready for a sip. probably are given enough whiskies reviewed) I'd imagine a significant portion of things should fall near

father's post-retirement dream and a son's desire to spend more time with his dad transformed into a year Cleveland and his son Chris spent an entire year studying the feasibility of starting a distillery in As an added bonus to the duo's year-long study, in 2013, Texas state laws changed, making it easier to whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 70% white corn, 25% rye, 5% malted barley Proof:  116 ° Age:  at least 2 years I want one of these on my shelf. ) The color and flavor of this two year old whiskey have left a long-lasting

Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #2 (Higher Rye 12-15%) Proof: 93° Age: 6 years As I near the bottom of the glass there's a comfortable floral characteristic that comes off as very Palate: Oh yeah, a lot of that same powerful caramel from the nose, with an added layer of maraschino Some plum sweetness is also present near the bottom of the glass.

Drawing a bottling run each year from their 21-barrel Solera system, Westward’s Master Blender Miles As the glass nears empty, the sweet and level chocolate tones begin to dominate, a welcome evolution The finish is creamy, sticky, and long, as peach, pear, apple pie, and cinnamon roll notes roll into

barrels that go through this distillery only 70-150 barrels get selected by the master distiller duo each year Tennessee Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 80% Corn, 8% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: TBD at time of bottling Age: 6 years August 29th) Further identification: 2637 number: JD208246 comes from lot 16-H-29 (#14); the 16 is the year filled, H represents the 8th month of the year, and 29 is the day of the month in which it was filled , which just so happened to be 6 years to the date in which we sampled it Nose: Beautiful, funky oak

—Edwin Arlington Robinson Released three times per year in January, May, and September, Larceny Barrel Since three batches of the barrel proof are released yearly, the label distinguishes them by letters (A, B, C) and three numbers representing the month (1, 5, 9) and year (20, 21, 22, etc).   Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 68% Corn, 20% Wheat, and 12% Malted Barley Proof:  126.4 ° Age:   6 years (a blend of 6 to 8 year barrels) MSRP: $70 (2023) $64.99 (2025) Further Identification:  This is batch

Lowell, The Nest Count me amongst the lucky few getting to taste the 2025 release of Still Austin's yearlong saying: To create our most premium offering to date, Nancy and John [Schrepel] combined our finest 6-year old high rye bourbon with pure Texas water and aged it to at least 50 proof for at least one year before This was a crucial part of that yearlong process , and the final piece is truly breathtaking. blue corn, 37.15% white corn, 9% red corn, 35.07% rye, and 5% malted barley Proof:  107.5° Age:  6 years