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steam across the country; they are based out of New England and are taking a new spin on sourcing great whiskey Company on Label: New England Barrel Company Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley Proof: 113.9° Age: 5 years Further identification: This is a single barrel select There's a traditional creamy caramel I normally attribute more towards the 36% rye mash bill from MGP

Company on Label: Old Evan Williams Distillery Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 86.6° Age: 7 years Further identification: Barreled 11/21/12 in barrel no Sort of a copper pot kind of smell similar to an Irish whiskey presentation. Nice rye spice going on. Dry paper & vanilla. It does not have the oily/creamy texture of an actual copper pot whiskey however.

if you will, comes from the brand's mission: To release the most distinguished and highest quality whiskeys reached in today's market of getting massive volumes out the door to meet the huge demand of today's whiskey Company on Label: Rare Character Whiskey Co. Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Kentucky Straight Bourbon TL;DR: Infinitely complex vanilla bean // vintage whiskey Rating: 5/5 (Just wow.

Tyler Distillery Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 21% Rye, 9% Barley Proof: 101 Dry herbal rye spice is light and airy but with some funk deep down. Dry powdered vanilla. : First created with a dash of caramel, but then an overwhelming wave of syrupy cherry and peppered rye

Company on Label: Elijah Craig (Heaven Hill) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 94° Age: 8 years Further identification: Gordon's Arsenal Yards-2021 store pick Nice rye spice coming through despite the low (10%) rye content, which is enjoyable to me.

sample comes courtesy of Vin (@bourbonspirits) and I thank him for his generosity and kindness in the whiskey Company on Label: Wild Turkey Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley

perspective, a new strategy, or whatever it may be usually yields something in the way of a unique whiskey I thank him for providing the whiskey for review and allowing me to taste it with no strings attached Company on Label: Penelope Bourbon Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 15% Wheat, 7% Rye, and 3% Malted Barley Proof: 80° Age: 2-3 years Further identification: This sample was provided Bourbon Whiskey everyone could appreciate and enjoy.

Company on Label: Elijah Craig (Heaven Hill) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 118.2° Age: NAS, but used to be 12 years Further identification: Batch B521 Nose Interesting slight rye grain pokes through here.

This is the best opportunity for you - a curious whiskey drinker to taste something along with me without Company on Label: Woodford Reserve Distillery Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 72% Corn, 18% Rye, and 10% Malted Barley Proof: 90.4° Age: NAS Further identification: This is the flagship I would wholeheartedly recommend this whiskey to someone just getting started out in the space, but the This is certainly a good whiskey and I would recommend you try it at least once yourself!

good medium because of its lower proof; this serves as a level playing field for approachability of whiskey Now let's get into the whiskey! The fun part! Company on Label: Buffalo Trace Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10%) Proof: 90° Age: NAS, but commonly discussed to be around 6-8 years old; though the I'd recommend the Blueberry Port finished bourbon from Starlight & grab an Old Soul Tintype while you

good medium because of its lower proof; this serves as a level playing field for approachability of whiskey Now let's get into the whiskey! The fun part! Company on Label: Buffalo Trace Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10%) Proof: 90° Age: NAS, but commonly discussed to be around 6-8 years old; though the I think overall approachability makes this one a great choice for newer whiskey drinkers.

out they would be releasing one of my favorite products (94 proof store pick single barrels) at their straight-from-the-barrel to have the following conditions met for me to be willing to put my name on it: I have to love the whiskey putting out consistently good picks, building repertoire with their customers, and elevating the entire whiskey (Heaven Hill) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 125.1