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I just recently purchased this one - and despite having a whole slew of other store picks to choose from, I had a strange feeling this one would be worth trying right away. I think I have 4 different Blanton's letters open at this point. I may need to have more company over soon as I usually choose this as my sharing pour for folks that don't usually drink whiskey. I shared a pour of this with @AmongstTheFernsCo and she really liked it. Company on Label: Blanton Distilling Company Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #2 (Higher Rye 12-15%) Proof: 93° Age: 6 years Further identification: Dumped 8-23-21 from Warehouse H, Rick 21, Barrel 260, Bottle 239. This is a store selected barrel pick from Wyman's Liquors Nose: Mmm, very caramel forward. It's silky in texture. Bits of level oak influence meander across the top of the glass, while malt and sweet herbs slowly builds in the background. Light, fluffy vanilla is starting to build now too. Time for a sip. After tasting, some faint black pepper and earthy, woody molasses combine well. Light linen undertones do well here and are a hallmark Buffalo Trace characteristic that must have something to do with their local grain sources or processes. Definitely more peppery later in the glass. As I near the bottom of the glass there's a comfortable floral characteristic that comes off as very 'easy'. Palate: Oh yeah, a lot of that same powerful caramel from the nose, with an added layer of maraschino cherry syrup. It reminds me of licking the spoon clean after scooping out a few cherries for a cocktail. It also has a darker profile than I am used to on Blanton's; it kind of drinks above its proof here, which is a great thing considering the low 93 proof starting point. There are some characteristics of this (mainly on the slight bit of punchy spice delivery to the top of my tongue) that reminds me a little of the Straight from the Barrel release I reviewed. Some plum sweetness is also present near the bottom of the glass. There is actually a fairly long linger to this, where some orange peel and caramel just sits on the top of my tongue for a while. The last sip has slight hints of chocolate and more caramel. The biggest proponent of this pour is the strength and consistency of the caramel note. Yum! Rating: 4/5

While AmongstTheWhiskey.com is not primarily focused on reviewing single malt Scotch whisky, as should Palate: Oily, pot-still-induced caramel and sugar cookie tones shine on this dram from the start. The finish is long with persistent oily, pot still crema and black tea. It is at the very least a wonderful lesson in the effects of pot still distillation, as well as the perfect gateway to single malts if you're new to the category.

I am bringing back the Starlight Sunday trend! I've given this one a few tastes prior to tonight and I think I'm ready to give it a rating. I am a bit shorter for time than usual tonight so this won't be as deep of a dive as I normally do. With prior experiences I remember the sherry quality being high on this one, which is no surprise as the Huber's know their wine very well. Let's see how this gift shop release tastes! Company on Label: Starlight Distillery Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: The 'Carl T.' blend of Starlight's 3 & 4 grain mash (51% Corn, 20% Rye, 9% Wheat, 20% Malted Barley) and (60% Corn, 20% rye, 20% Malted Barley) Proof: 114° Age: 5 years Further identification: Barrel 21-2192 was selected by master distiller B. Huber and was a gift shop release I picked up in May 2022 Nose: Wow, big brown sugar on the front of this glass. It gives off a sweet barbecue aroma that is a nice surprise. Chocolate. Light smoke. Punchy sweet tarts and raspberry jam. The nose-feel highlights the experience of smelling a fresh jar of ground coffee. I know I said this one would be shorter, but my nose feels like it just opened a portal to a different glass. Graham cracker, hints of Amburana spice, proofy cointreau, and soft brandy tones are suddenly the profile? This has way more layers than I was expecting. Okay - we are back to the brown sugar note which feels more in line with expectations. The baseline oak here is really solid and soft with slight hints of non-descript nuttiness. I feel like I'm most surprised by the char level - it feels lovingly close to a full charcoal level. The empty glass smells of smoked honey and cherry skins. Palate: Mmm. A perfect dessert selection (which is what I chose it for) presents itself right away. The sweet red fruit you'd expect dance lightly on the tongue. A funky yet sweet earthiness persists. This perhaps leans a bit towards a Calvados profile for me tonight. The mouth feel is creamy and dreamy as oily, viscous caramel washes over me. The finish is mellow here which I always enjoy - let the base whiskey shine. There's a perfect level of spice to this that is balanced well by light fig and raisin. Mmm. Towards the end of the glass the raspberry flavors really begin to build and mix well with black forest cake that carries through to the long linger of blackberry and toffee. I am really enjoying this is as a soon-after-dinner pour (we had creamy lemon dill salmon in the Amongst household for perspective). My last sip is nuanced with blackberry, raspberry and vanilla bread pudding. The linger and finish is just the right level of sweetness as the sherry influence finally makes itself known. Rating: 5/5 (Just wow. One of my favorites.) Alright, this was harder to rate than I thought. I admittedly had to go for a pour of a great reference point that I know is already a 5/5 for me (on 3 different occasions confirming that rating) in Redbreast PX Edition to get a better perspective on how to rate this. Admittedly the Midleton Irish + PX Sherry combination just has a touch more of that magic cooperation, but it accomplished the mission in telling me that this finished bourbon comes damn close to that high bar. I think what pushed me into the 5/5 score, which is an incredibly rare score for me, was the quality of the finish. It's long, pervasive and beautiful through and through. For a gage on how rare 5's are for me... as of time of writing there are 20 pages of 4/5 reviews and only 6 pages of 5/5 reviews. I believe that exceptional whiskeys deserve to stand out. Excellent work on this one in particular - hats off to the Huber family for this one!

The QuintEssential American single malt is a classic pot-distilled 100% malted barley mash bill finished Its smoky influence, though subtle due to being blended with non-peated single malts, lingers long on As I approach my last sip, still rich with sweet and spicy goodness, I'm already dreaming of the next Murphy Quint's expertise in American single malts shines bright with this offering. Cedar Ridge has produced a stellar American single malt with their Untitled Cigar Project.

If you read my last two Buffalo Trace single barrel reviews feel free to skip this section! Before we get into another one of these - I'd like to say the usefulness of most single barrel reviews store being reviewed (if it is anywhere near you), or look for high level trends to see if chasing single Check out your local Kappy's for single barrel picks and let them know I sent you!

Found North does their single barrel program a little different than most. Found North describes their process on their website, saying: Our single barrel program captures the The finishing barrel has imparted exactly the right amount of flavor while letting the base whiskey still Another sip is silky smooth with bold flavors still getting served up on a silver platter. In the group page discussions for Mass Bourbon Alliance, I made the following comments which I still

I have not found a single bottle of this release nor have I tried it before! I finally have a day where the thought struck me that I still had this 2 oz jar waiting for me so it's It still gets a few style points; there is certainly nothing bad about it. Maybe another single barrel will do better if I ever luck into trying a different warehouse or floor.

When a whiskey enthusiast comes across a truly special single barrel of bourbon, it can be a magical mash bill (min 51% corn) Proof:  129.35° Age:  10 years Further identification:  This is King's Leap, single Brook Hill is rightfully earning a place amongst the stars with single barrels like this hitting the

Before we get into this - I'd like to say the usefulness of most single barrel reviews really ends at store being reviewed (if it is anywhere near you), or look for high level trends to see if chasing single

I've mainly explored single barrels up in this age range, so I inherently worry a bit that blindly blending

Whiskey Type: Finished Irish Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 100% Malted and Unmalted Barley (being a single pot still Irish whiskey) Proof: 117.4° Age: 7 years Further identification: This 2021 release is a rare

American single malt whiskey releases continue to burst onto the scene at an alarming rate. But what is American single malt to begin with? The generally accepted definition is a whiskey that’s distilled at a single distillery in America from While final definitions are still being tweaked, it is clear that there is a strong demand for clarity Enter Redwood Empire with their own take on American single malt: Foggy Burl.