Company on Label: Louisville Spirits Group Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 72% Corn, 18% Rye, 10% Malted Barley Proof: 120.4° Age: NAS (supposedly up to 7 years) Further identification

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

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

whiskey fan circles. Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 80% NY Corn, 20% UK Malt Proof: 138.2° Age: 6 Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 80% NY Corn, 20% UK Malt Proof: 134.2° Age: 7 Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 80% NY Corn, 20% UK Malt Proof: 132° Age: 5 years Overall I'd say I'm not overly crazy for any of these whiskeys.

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

the details, doing something over and over again until it was perfect – just like Dad was with his whiskey Beam Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 126.6° Age: 7 What, you thought only Booker's could sling stories alongside their whiskey? anything off at one taste - you'd be surprised how much having an off day can throw off your perception of whiskey

This sample review and photo are courtesy of the ever kind local whiskey guy John Deane. Beam Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 121.2° Age: 12