Beam Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 124.8° Age: 7 It suggests there might be some exceptional whiskey in here but it's been blended for volume (quite well glass smells potent with layers of wood dominating with an earthy funk that is unmatched in modern whiskey

Beam Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 125.5° Age: 6

childhood friend and neighbor, Danny Polise, they set out to discover and produce a Straight Bourbon Whiskey Company on Label: Penelope Bourbon Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 74% Corn, 16% Wheat, 7% Rye, 3% Malted Barley Proof: 115.8° Age: 3 years (7 months) Further identification: This is Batch A great change of pace from your typical bourbons, Penelope does some fantastic stuff with this MGP whiskey

Company on Label: Buffalo Trace Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10%) Proof: 130° Age: NAS (~8 years) Further identification: Batch 19

I figure it's about time to give it some proper tasting notes here so I can share the whiskey experience Company on Label: Starlight Distillery Whiskey Type: Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages : Starlight's 4 grain mash: 51% Corn, 20% Rye, 9% Wheat, 20% Malted Barley Proof: 120.6° Age: 4 (and The linger continues to be long and really quite straightforward which gives this whiskey an overall My last sip has almost a linen quality to the oak, something I've definitely found before in other whiskeys

Company on Label: Litchfield Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 20% Rye,

Beam Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 129.7° Age: 6 from the proximity this glass had to the Christmas tree before pouring, but I'll attribute it to the whiskey

Company on Label: Elijah Craig (Heaven Hill) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 124.8° Age: 12 years Further identification: Batch C922 is the third and final

on Label: Bottled by Three Springs Bottling Company for Western Spirits (sourced from Barton 1792) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 74% Corn, 18% Rye, 8% Barley Proof: 106° Age: 16 years Further

Company on Label: Old Fashioned Copper (Buffalo Trace) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10%) Proof: Batch 9: 130.3° Batch 10: 127.3° Batch 11: 129.0° Age: NAS

Taylor Single Barrel Company on Label: Old Fashioned Copper (Buffalo Trace / Sazerac) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10%) Proof: 100° Age: NAS Further identification L200910115:33K (2020 release) Four Roses Single Barrel Barrel Strength - OBSQ Company on Label: Four Roses Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 60% Corn, 35% Rye, 5% Barley Proof: 125° Age: 10 years Further

Time for a sample from the magic whiskey drawer! There's something about cold, snowy weather that always beckons me towards port wine finished whiskey Company on Label: Louisville Spirits Group Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 72% Corn, 18% Rye, 10% Malted Barley Proof: 124° Age: NAS (supposedly up to 7 years) Further identification Lovely port wine influence that just checks the box while still remaining predominantly a whiskey for