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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% Rye, 9% Malted Barley Proof: 117.4° Age: 3.25 years Further identification: From conversations with A spicy rise exudes a good amount of proof on the back end of the flavor.

Double-barreled expressions, in general, have a broad reach and are often received well. But what exactly does double-barreled or double cask mean in the whiskey world? into another barrel used for a different kind of liquid, like sherry or wine. oak barrels and then transferred into another new American oak barrel for additional aging. Ridge Whiskey Type:  Straight rye whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 85% rye, 12% corn, 3% malted barley Proof

This is no exception for this Blanton's Straight from the Barrel. Company Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #2 (Higher Rye 12-15%) Proof : 128.5° Age: 6 years Further identification: Dumped 10-19-20 from Warehouse H, Rick 14, Barrel 58, Bottle Certainly a bit of ethanol if you dig deep, but very approachable for 128.5 proof.

When a whiskey enthusiast comes across a truly special single barrel of bourbon, it can be a magical Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey 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 to enter the Massachusetts market at an MSRP of $250; the bottle under review It manages to drink both vintage and new at the same time with perfect balance despite the monstrous proof

Company on Label: Michter's Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 86° Age: Michter's in general can create such diverse flavors and get them all to present themselves at the lower proofs There is a surprising amount of proof imbalance here for me tonight, but I may have just eaten too recently Honey and light rose hips are very unique and welcome flavors tonight. my prior point about a proof imbalance Very tasty, but I do wish it had the punchiness of some higher proof.

Company Whiskey Type: Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 16% Wheat, 14% Malted Barley Proof At 113.3 proof it’s quite potent with cherry skins, cinnamon and hearty black bread encrusted in caraway Another sip shows off lovely vanilla barrel influence. Late in the glass caramel swings in almost creamy, if it weren’t a little proofy. My only complaint is that the proof delivers a little too potent to really let the nuance of the glass

The barrels selected for this series include Bourbon, Rye, and Wheat Whiskeys, among others, and are white oak barrels with a level 3 char for 4 weeks. Company on Label: Heaven Hill Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Barley Proof Returning to the nose I find the barrel funk has returned but with a lot of great company. Palate: This certainly doesn't try to hide the fact it is sitting up at 132.2 proof.

Today we have a Kentucky-only release: Michter's Barrel Strength Bourbon. Michter's Distillery Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof : 108.2° Age: NAS Further identification: Barrel No 23D1143 is listed on the label wrapped around the "bottled by Michter's Distillery" distinction listed on the back label suggesting this is a sourced barrel Fans of classic barrel funk will be quite pleased here.

Early on in the toasted barrel finishing craze that Michter's first championed in 2014 with their first releases of toasted barrel bourbon and rye. The reason for this wary mind really lies in the science of barrel aging and what happens during different When well-aged whiskey gets re-barreled into new oak, it is effectively de-aging whiskey. Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  Undisclosed Kentucky bourbon mash bill (min 51% corn) Proof

Michter's didn't think they had enough barrels properly aged to warrant the release. I have barrel # 23A0043 here, but if you have a different barrel let me know down in the comments if Michter's Distillery Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof Vintage linen, old growth wood, and cherry pipe tobacco bursts out of the glass for this low of a proof entry proofs were more common.

to enjoy the fruits of their labor that went into the barrel 8 long years ago. The longer barrel seasoning duration is really the key for me here, though. utilizes a palletized barrel storage technique where the barrels are stored upright, with a removeable I've long thought that this style of barrel storage limits airflow between the barrels, potentially impacting Distilling Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  90% rye, 5% malted barley, 5% wheat Proof

that I undoubtedly got from Rapid Liquors had the good fortune of lucking me into this 6 year single barrel The 110.2 proof batch (that seemed to be a really small run as I've never found another from that proof think I've broadened my horizons a little bit since that day, having also been to Willett to pick a barrel Willett Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 11% Corn, 74% Rye, 15% Malted Barley Proof : 126.6° Age: 6 years Further identification: This is a distributor pick single barrel #6061 that I won