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New England Barrel Company... By now you've heard of them. James does all the hard work of filtering in good barrels to his brand and then passes the easiest next Well - this is one such barrel! I'd love to live in his barrel room; if you get the chance to go up and see it, it's worth the trip. Now - let's see why we picked this barrel!

Rumored to be Willett barrels. I've always loved this bottle shape and topper style. 13% Rye and 15% Barley Proof: 119.2° Age: 6 years (6 months) Further identification: This is single barrel Yum, a lovely barrel funk got unlocked by the sip. It reminds me of the Barrell bourbon "Kappy Endings" pick I reviewed.

Rye 12-15%) Proof: 93° Age: 6 years Further identification: Dumped 8-23-21 from Warehouse H, Rick 21, Barrel This is a store selected barrel pick from Wyman's Liquors Nose: Mmm, very caramel forward. of punchy spice delivery to the top of my tongue) that reminds me a little of the Straight from the Barrel

I've never been one to go after the Orphan Barrel line - in fact this is the first one I've ever bothered Orphan Barrel describes this release on the side label saying: Coming across a 14-year-old Rye is rare Company on Label: Orphan Barrel Whiskey Co Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Dusty barrel funk is well subdued by the addition of what I would assume is a significant portion of Orphan Barrel dared to make the 95/5 rye mash bill approachable and it works so damn well.

It garners high praise every time it is sampled and I'm really stoked to be trying a different barrel of this to see if there are big differences to the barrel I previously reviewed. I love sharing this pour and am very thankful to have been shared a new barrel to experience. Will every Straight from the Barrel release taste as good as this one? Probably not, but I haven't been let down yet in my limited (2 barrel) experience.

I gave away my last 3 Taylor Single Barrels and unfortunately haven't found another since then. Taylor Single Barrel Review Nose: Sweet candy nose. Cherry forward with candied apple behind it. Rating: 4/5 Four Roses Single Barrel Barrel Strength - OBSQ Review Nose: Spicy, slightly nutty, creamy The exceptional vanilla from the barrel char is back now as well. Taylor Single Barrel > Four Roses OBSQ Boy, these were quite different releases...

Were you on the fence about picking this Wathen’s Single Barrel?

When my good friend Matt (@the_whiskey_fly) invited me out to his home state to pick barrels with him Proof: 115.2° Age: 5 years Further identification: While ASW does house some sourced whiskey, this barrel all their own distillate; this was also a long term experiment for the distillery where they used a barrel in this style in the ASW warehouse Fiddler Soloist Spiral Cut Barrel Notes Nose: Holy chocolate batman A swirl of the glass unleashed some of the barrel funk and rye spice that was lurking under this sweet

This 2022 end-of-year release of Taylor Barrel Proof is finally here! I've recently just finished my bottle of Barrel Proof Batch 10, so I have some of those notes fresh on Taylor Barrel Proof batches by proof and by year: Batch 1: 134.5° (2012) Batch 2: 135.4° (2013) Batch The empty glass smells of rich barrel funk, amaretto, newspaper and Kentucky rack house dust. Maybe we finally found where the canceled George T Stagg barrels ended up?

Creating an environment where distilled spirit has a much greater ability to react and interact with the copper and remove any of its impurities, ultimately creating a more pristine spirit." From there, they carefully choose wood that isn't going to mess up an already great spirit. On top of used charred white oak, Gary mentioned barrels and butts like rum, NEOC, moscatel, marsala, The Madeira cask seems to have imparted little evidence of its own character, leaving the base Boann spirit

This is no exception for this Blanton's Straight from the Barrel. -15%) Proof: 128.5° Age: 6 years Further identification: Dumped 10-19-20 from Warehouse H, Rick 14, Barrel

New England Barrel Company is an awesome new start up out of New England who are taking a new spin on Company on Label: New England Barrel Company Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 21%