of selecting two barrels myself for Mass Bourbon Alliance, but the magic really lies in generating blends Blending a few barrels to be able to achieve a cohesive final product is actually much harder than it There are fantastic examples of good blenders out there, but many more examples of blends that just don't Today's review features one of the more recent installments of the blending prowess of James. off some pretty impressive blends with an eclectic array of inputs.

The creativity in the blends is always interesting & I love to see some of their high aged barrels going to a blend when traditionally they do a lot of single barrel products. From information gathered from the Four Roses website, a blend of this nature might combine the delicate The back of the bottle shows off the master distiller's intention of the blend saying: The Four Bourbons Everything is so expertly layered on this blend.

I knew I wanted to get into this fun new blend from the Booker's experimental division right away. Beam Whiskey Type: Blended Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 117.4° Age: 4 years (a blend of 4-5 year whiskeys) Further identification: This 2022 release is a blend of 4 year straight malt whiskey

They distill their own whiskey and also source from other distilleries, blending under the prowess of Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 94% rye, 1% wheat, 5% malted barley Proof: 116.4° Age: 4 years (a blend TL;DR: A sharp, fun glass - very much its own thing due to blending skill, but not wow-worthy Rating:

Following up their inaugural blend, Rare Character has put another new spin on the Fortuna resurrection flavor profiles (from first hand experience), Pablo and team took modern stocks and set to work on blending I do however think blends are more challenging to master than being able to evaluate the quality of individual Has the blending prowess of the team, including barrel manager Chad Watson, improved with time? TL;DR: There is complexity & balance abound on this cohesive blend Rating: 4/5 (Really good; I want one

For my palate, a good blend of mouthfeel, rich flavors, and evolving complexity is just what I am looking The blends so far have consisted of a new mash bill for the brand, 75% corn, 15% rye, and 10% malted mint that somehow quickly shapeshift into a pool of oozing caramel before settling into a mouthful of blended

I have really come to love and respect their blending abilities. Company on Label: Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed blend of TN, KY, and IN mash bills Proof: 112.86° Age: A blend of 25% 5 year, 30% 10 year, 35% 14 year, and 10% 16 year bourbons, therefore it's a '5 year' bourbon Further identification: The B24A blend is a This is a really well crafted blend that I am sure glad I have a bottle of!

not every barrel bottled is directly from a single barrel, and more often than not, there's a master blender hard at work alchemizing the perfect blend from various barrels of whiskey. With the rising popularity of blending amongst brands known exclusively for their blending skills and

Company on Label: Four Roses Distillery LLC Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: A blend of both Rye, 5% Malted Barley & E being 75% Corn, 20% Rye, 5% Malted Barley Proof: 103.2° Age: 13 years (a blend of 13-18 year bourbon) Further identification: The 2013 limited edition blend consists of 18 year old

James Saunders, founder and CEO, has taken his company from bottling single barrels to offering blended room in Reading, Massachusetts, where you can taste and purchase the small batch and cask strength blends Label:  New England Barrel Company Whiskey Type:  Straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: A blend With a reasonable price point that won't break the bank, these blends are here to prove age is just a

Here are the results of a 16 Irish Whiskey blind tasting bracket (all of these were poured ahead of time Normally I would prefer to do individual head to head tastings, or a smaller blind flight, but this is a fun little get together I like to do with good company (who also do their own blind brackets which Taste is quite subjective, so let me know if you have done your own blind matchups of some of your favorite

On my first sip I taste a very sweet blend of higher rye content bourbon - there's some baking spice, This is a damn good bourbon blend crafted from well-aged stocks.