TL;DR: A bland, boring whiskey Rating:  2.5/5 ( Okay whiskey. wine Funky, thin Medium length Mint & dry tannins Short and thin Vanilla yogurt Ginger beer Score 4/5 4.5/5 3/5 2.5/5 WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With nearly a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings

Position: Rye Whiskey Measurables and Testing: Entry Date: 3/17/2021 Entry Proof: 108.4 Current Age: 5 yr Current Proof: 111.08 Mash Bill: 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley Rickhouse Location: 3rd Floor Strengths , Washington, PA Whiskey Type: Pennsylvania straight rye whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 95% rye and 5% malted barley Proof: 111.5° (55.75%) Age: 5 years MSRP: $66 Further identification: "Midwest Farm Boy Rating: 4.5/5 Absolutely delicious. Enthusiast-grade pour.

helped me get this project off the ground and have contributed a significant volume of whiskey to this 53 Years Average age with barrel time added: 9.65 Years Further identification: This is a once-used Russell's Rating: 4/5 This barrel is tasting really damn good. I think I'd like to see it a little higher in proof/intensity before I'd consider upgrading it to a 5.

: Fans of light, smooth, and smoky bourbon can enjoy this at a surprisingly hefty cost Rating:  2.5/5 Just take some of my other recent Heaven Hill reviews: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B523 (4/5), Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 year (4/5), and Henry McKenna 10 year (4/5).

by the fact that some Kentucky style ryes are made with the minimum legally allowable limit of rye, 51% decided to turn the table on this egregious mash bill and produce their own version of barely legal: a 51% We use a heavy toast, light to medium char 53 gallon barrel from the West Virginia Great Barrel Co.  Liberty Pole Spirits Whiskey Type:  Pennsylvania straight bourbon whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  51% DR: Bold character from a bourbon mash bill that leans in hard on great, flavorful grain Rating:  4/5

Now on my 5th individual tasting in 5 months of this bottle on a fresh palate, I'm confident that I've To further illustrate this point, the 2022 release  managed to earned my incredibly elusive 5/5 score Mash Bill Percentages:  A blend of Four Roses' two mash bills 95% E mash bill (75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley) 5% B mash bill (60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley) Proof:  108 ° Age:  12 years (a 12-25 year barrels) 40% 14 year OESK barrels 35% 12 year OESV barrels 20% 16 years OESV barrels 5%

The Whiskey's Top Stagg Jr Batches (Click to Expand) 1: Batch 12 2: Batch 17 3: Batch 14 4: Batch 18 5: Batch 15 6: Batch 11 7: Batch 26B 8: Batch 25A 9: Batch 23A 10: Batch 5 11: Batch 22A 12: Batch 16 13 64.75% — Summer 2017 Batch 7 — 130.0° / 65% — Winter 2016 Batch 6 — 132.5° / 66.25% — Summer 2016 Batch 5 Stagg Releases Ranked (Click to Expand) 1: 2025 2: 2024 3: 2020 4: 2022 5: 2019 6: 2008 7: 2023 George months 2024 — 136.1° — 15 years, 2 months 2023 — 135.0° — 15 years, 3 months 2022 — 138.7° — 15 years, 5

identification: This is the High Corn single barrel from the New Hampshire Liquor Outlet, barrel # 5227 Rating: 3/5 (Decent. I can go either way on this.)

on Label:  Redwood Empire Whiskey Whiskey Type:  Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 73% corn, 19% rye, 5% malted barley, 3% wheat Proof:  101 ° Age:  5 years (a blend of 5-15 year old bourbons from California , Indiana, and Kentucky) MSRP: $55.99 (2025) Further Identification:  This is batch one of Redwood Empire's TL;DR: classic tastes of bourbon that wish to be more but can't figure out how Rating:  3/5 Middle of

If a good whiskey is out of your price range, there are plenty of other 5/5 ratings for you to read TL;DR: Classic bourbon that's had most of its complexity blended out Rating: 3/5 ( Decent.

of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley; 30% Indiana whiskey aged 10 years, made from 95% rye and 5% A blend of straight whiskies Mash Bill Percentages: 74% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barley / 95% rye, 5% malted barley / 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley Proof: 104° (52%) Age: 10 years (a blend of 10, TL;DR: A layered whiskey best paired with a curious and patient palate Rating: 4/5 Really good.

Rating: 3/5 (Decent. I can go either way on it.) This whiskey really took me on a journey. Batch (4/5) 2019-03 Country Ham (5/5) 2019-04 Beaten Biscuits (4/5) 2020-01 Granny's Batch (4/5) 2021 -01 Donohoe's Batch (4/5) 2021-02 Tagalong Batch (4/5) 2021-03 Bardstown Batch (4/5) 2021-04 Noe Strangers Batch (3/5) 2022-01 Ronnie's Batch (4/5) 2022-02 The Lumberyard Batch (4/5) 2023-01 Charlie's Batch (4/5)