Named distillery of the year in 2017 by the American Distillery Institute, Cedar Ridge Distillery, located in Swisher, Iowa, has consistently produced award-winning whiskey for years. They've certainly shown up for Cedar Ridge through the years, keeping their home state Cedar Ridge bourbon Further identification:   First aged in Cedar Ridge ex-bourbon barrels, this multiple-year

I went into a March Madness bracket of all 10 recipes eager and excited to learn about the nuances between Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, and 12% Malted Barley Proof: 101° Age: NAS (likely ~6 years

looking forward to since we picked their first ever stouted bourbon with Mass Bourbon Alliance last year The barrel we are doing with Liquor Junction will be available later this year, probably some time around Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 21% Rye, and 9% Malted Barley Proof: 116.28° Age: 3 years For science, I will compare it to the barrel we did last year under the Mass Bourbon Alliance x Liquor I personally still prefer the "Dirty Work" pick we did last year, but I'm hoping we can take the barrel

Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 51% Rye, 37% Corn, 12% Malted Barley Proof: 101° Age: NAS (minimum 4 years Later in the glass some subtleties of pear and nutmeg provide the last bit of depth for this to be thoroughly

, the Quintessential 'Portside' American single malt, that was making the rounds in whiskey circles near Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 74% corn, 14% malted rye, and 12% 2-row malted barley Proof: 118.3° Age: 3 years Sipping near the bottom of the glass offers thick, viscous sweet cream with espresso undertones.

Their 80 gallon Christian Carl pot still has been hard at work through the years producing bourbon, rye Wheat, 20% Malted Barley) and (60% Corn, 20% rye, 20% Malted Barley) Proof: 114° Age: 4 (and a half) years The strawberry and crêpe tones here fondly remind me of a straight bourbon pick I did early last year general, my only complaint would be that I wish I could taste this at an older age statement in the 6-8 year

Now that the glass has opened up some it is much lighter. It has returned to a very citrus forward profile, but now with a lighter orange peel zest.

Beam Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 127.4° Age: 6 years Further identification: 2017-02 Blue Knights Batch comes bearing a light green label in a wooden box with a batch information card; I believe this was the first year they started including a batch information

We mixed in the older rye aged in Speyside scotch casks, which developed richer fruit notes of green Lastly, we mixed in an old corn component that saw 13 years of ex-bourbon and a further 8+ years of new Type: Canadian Rye Whisky Mash Bill Percentages: 66% Rye, 30% Corn, 4% Barley Proof: 117.4° Age: 12 years (a blend of 50% 12 year rye, 20% 19 year rye, and 30% 21 year corn whiskies) Further identification:

I am thinking around 4 years on this... Maybe MGP. Post sip nose is much more peppery. Near the bottom a strong vanilla forms which is nice. smoked meat aroma that really reminds me of Tennessee (sorry Kentucky, I haven't been yet) is present near Almost tastes like a 3-4 year MGP on the palate too with a lot of citrus and spice. Riff Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 65% Corn, 30% Rye, 5% Barley Proof: 105.5° Age: 4 years

A very special bottle celebrating Jimmy Russell's 60th year of making whiskey with Wild Turkey, this The result is this Diamond Anniversary edition featuring a blend of 13 and 16 year bourbons. Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 91° Age: Blend of 13 year and 16 year bourbons Further identification: The Diamond Anniversary comes in a dark oak box with sliding Nearing the end of the glass I get a few flashes of anise, light, dried leather and the continued dominance

Years ago, on a brisk and fateful evening in a small Dublin pub, a group of whiskey makers were passionately Each bottle contains a spirit aged at least four years in French oak casks. Whiskey Type: Irish Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Irish grains Proof: 80° Age: Minimum of 4 years