: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 15% Wheat, 7% Rye, 3% Malted Barley Proof: 115.2° Age: 4 years (Blend of 4-6 year old barrels) Further identification: This sample of Batch 21-15 was provided to me This took no time to kick into full gear at all. Nearing the bottom of the glass there is a soft chocolate and coffee ice cream undertone that I really

Whiskey Type: Blended Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Barley Proof: 81° Age: 4 years Wow this is interesting: leather... oiled with mink oil (my standard footwear year round, so a smell Light pear. This one is all over the place weird & I'm here for it. Lime citrus zest. Ripe pear is definitely apparent. Really syrupy but thin & fruity still at the same time.

Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 72% Corn, 13% Rye and 15% Barley Proof: 119.2° Age: 6 years Overall this glass feels incredibly oak forward for a 6 year bourbon. Fresh fruits bubble up best near the bottom of the glass.

Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #2 (Higher Rye 12-15%) Proof: 127° Age: NAS (estimated to be ~6 years Older oak is certainly present, giving the feeling that the 6 year estimate on this may be conservative Hints of pear and apricot follow on the long linger that floats around in the top of my chest. Later in the glass the cinnamon spice really kicks it up into high gear.

Dixon Dedman is a 41-year-old blender who has quickly established himself as one of the most prolific Both of those fine gentlemen's energies are so contagious and I loved to hear about their friendship through the years.

the mash bill must be New York grain, distilled to no more than 160 proof, and aged a minimum of two years Distillery, located in Brooklyn, is New York's premier craft distillery and one that's been on my radar for years According to King County’s website: After evaluating our inventory of Empire Rye in preparation for this year As such, beginning with this eighth batch of our Empire Rye—our first with a three-year age statement—our (a blend of 2.9 - 4.9 year barrels) Further identification: This is the 2023 annual release of Kings

This results in an average rye content of 29.85% Proof: 100° Age: 12 years is the youngest this could be, but an average weighted age of 12.75 years based on the listed years, rounded down Further identification

For some reason it took me a few weeks to open this one after waiting years to finally taste it. This is a brand I haven't seen exploding in the many years it has existed.

Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 20% Rye, 5% Barley Proof: 86° Age: 4 years Wow this is interesting: leather... oiled with mink oil (my standard footwear year round, so a smell Light pear. This one is all over the place weird & I'm here for it. Lime citrus zest. Ripe pear is definitely apparent. Really syrupy but thin & fruity still at the same time.

straight rye whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 95% rye and 5% malted barley Proof: 111.5° (55.75%) Age: 5 years Midwest Farm Boy is surely destined to take his team to the championship this year, with each sip hammering

Distilling Company (owned by Brown-Forman) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 72% Corn, 18% Rye, 10%

Company on Label: Old Forester Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 18% Rye, 10% Barley