(Buffalo Trace) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10% ) Proof: 127.3° Age: NAS (supposedly 6-8 years) Further identification: Batch 10 is the 2021 release Oooh, things immediately opened up to the lighter side after my first sip; it feels like a river that This might be my bourbon of the year for 2021... I may even have to do a head to head against my 2020 bourbon of the year.

Label: Buffalo Trace Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (Low Rye < 10% ) Proof: 90° Age: 10 years Further identification: Muckey's Liquors Store Pick Nose: Synthetic spice Palate: Silky vanilla and pear. Cherry transfers well and is more sweet here on the palate.

straight Kentucky & Indiana bourbon whiskeys Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof:  106 ° Age:  9 years (a blend of 9, 11 & 13 year bourbons) MSRP: $300 Further Identification:  This five barrel blend includes Kentucky 13 year bourbon (62%), Indiana 11 year wheated double oaked bourbon (15%), Kentucky rye barrel wine finish (11%), Kentucky rye barrel rum finish, (6%), and Kentucky 9 year bourbon (6%) Nose:  Right old whiskey was to cover up not-so-great 13 year old whiskey."

”  - Carl Bard Through the years, I have admittedly grown weary of toasted barrel finishes. This release will be offered year-round as part of the Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Collection giving Offered at 100 proof (50% ABV) and matured at least seven years in our highest elevation barrel houses Tennessee Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:   80% corn, 8% rye, 12% malted barley Proof:  100° Age:  8 years I find a wave of potent vanilla, caramel, and toffee that reminds me of the first batch of their 12 year

Their 7 year Tintype Series # 1 really blew me away, and I've enjoyed many wonderful single barrel selections that Kappy's in Massachusetts has brought to the state in years past. I chalked it up to the 9 year age statement. Yet after a few tastes, this bottle has languished for an entire year on my to-do shelf. Of course, the TT Series 2 was also released in Fall of 2023 and although it’s a 9 year, it doesn’t even

It would be another 2-3 years before I'd ever own my own bottle. Fast forward to today. Barrel Proof Picks Plum: Spirit Animal Society Ry3 Madeira Finished Rye // Noah's Mill Sweet tart: 2023 Michter's 10 Year Bourbon // Kings County Bottled-in-Bond Recommendations based on wheated mash bill: Boone County Tennessee Whiskey Knob Creek 12 Year Bourbon Redbreast 12 Year Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Recommendations Louisville. - @fitwildwest If I can't get a Weller 12 and really want an aged wheater, I'll go for Rebel 10

It's the direct message that turns into a dear friend—when someone goes above and beyond to help you 1 (high corn, low rye, malted barley) Proof: 127.9° (63.95%) Age: NAS (generally assumed to be 8-12 years Layer in the fact that it is now a seven-and-a-half-year-old bottle, and I'm not surprised it's not part

Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed Kentucky bourbon mash bill (min 51% corn) Proof:  129.35° Age:  10 years Further identification:  This is King's Leap, single barrel number 306, one of the first two barrels The mouthfeel reminds me of Michter's 25 year, dancing into a hint of cherry pipe tobacco and a deep

KO Distilling Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 100% Rye Proof: 100° Age: 4 years Subtle hints of barbecue begin to trail off as I yearn for a sip. Let's go! I get a sweet lemon Haribo gummy bear note that I'm loving & certainly haven't found in any other whiskey I'd compare it readily to many well-aged Kentucky rye stocks such as Michter's 10 year rye, and it absolutely

.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero If you are on the hunt for Stagg this year, you have come to the right place I have had the good fortune of trying most of the existing Stagg Jr. releases through the years and regularly corn, low rye, and malted barley) Proof:  125.6° Age:  NAS (though rumored to typically be around 8 years

corn, low rye, and malted barley) Proof:  126.9° Age:  NAS (though rumored to typically be around 8 years

Finished Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 51% rye, 45% corn, 4% malted barley Proof: 110.9° Age: 7 years (7.4 years is listed on the front label) Further identification: This is barrel MAP-R-02 which was distilled 10-31-2016 and bottled in February of 2024; it is available now at Liquor Junction at an MSRP of $109.99