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Oak is just barely dipped into a light citrus. Sweet and easy. Still pretty dark. Very well flavored stone fruit. Definitely a little mossy/earthy funk happening here. Rating: 3/5 Guess: Stranahan's Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Whiskey Reveal: Correct!

Tasting this side by side with the 2024 release enabled a thorough review and a well-reasoned rating, Percentages:  Undisclosed Buffalo Trace mash bill # 1 (high corn, low rye, and malted barley) Proof:  142.8 TL;DR: Cherry for days on an elegant and refined profile that belies the hazmat proof Rating:  5/5 Pinnacle

37.15% white corn, 9% red corn, 35.07% rye, and 5% malted barley Proof:  107.5° Age:  6 years MSRP:  $149 TL;DR: A wildly intriguing and sui generis bourbon built for balance and mouthfeel Rating:  4/5 Really

It's a very soft and inviting nose-feel. Wow, fantastic toasted marshmallow builds now. Wow, the nose just gets more and more syrupy sweet with time and care. Rating: 3/5 This pour will really reward you if you take your time with it, especially on the nose.

This very light sipper is nuanced with molasses, strawberry cereal, freshly shucked corn and just a touch Rating: 3/5 This pour feels like it would drink much better in Spring time, rather than the current Winter Proving that with enough love and care, and hard work, anything is possible.

That's also why I really enjoy this pour too though because it evolves very drastically, inter- and intra-glass lean on an old trick and hold a little bit of this in my mouth for as long as I can bear and see how I fare Creamy citrus, a bit of copper metallics, rye spice, cinnamon stick, and plum linger very long. Rating: 4/5 I knew this one was going to do well tonight when it started out with way more layers than

Will the 2024 bottling live up to the pinnacle whiskey rating the 2023 release earned ? special release from Michter's distillery available at an MSRP of $120; the bottle under review is bottle 1407 Sipping near the bottom of the glass demonstrates a whiskey that may be better served as a mixer than My last sip offers the last glimmer of hope that another day may serve this whiskey better as a long TL;DR: A true oddball whiskey and a real fall from grace compared to last year's Bomberger's Rating:  

offered at an MSRP of ~$65; Pipe Dream owes its name to the 367 foot tall. 1,340 year old tree - the 14th TL;DR: A wonderfully layered bourbon with a funky nose and a complex delicious palate Rating: 4/5 (Really

I know this didn't quite crest 140, but the hallmarks are all there from first whiff. Rating: 5/5 (Just wow. One of my favorites.) This is pinnacle whiskey for me.

I had the unfortunate experience of having a very generous flight of Four Roses bourbon shared with me really trying to make sure we understand the inputs that cause the outputs - hence this study - so bare (Yes/No) Rating (1-5, reference table here) Leakage Inspection: No evidence of any leakage Cap Damage Masking shows a very significant improvement in quality and actually comes quite close to the control Masking kept all storage orientations very close to the control (no interactions).

Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 106° Age: NAS Further identification: Batch: Holiday, Date 11/02/21, Bottle 1423 Rating: 4/5 While fairly low in complexity for a rye for most of the glass, it does drink really, really

10% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 86.6° Age: 7 years Further identification: Barreled 11/21/12 in barrel no. 1484 A very suppressed lemonade sweetness is really trying to escape the glass, but it's held down by the Very drying with a paper and oak flavor being dominant. Very mellow at its exceptionally low presentation proof, this is a pour many could relax to. Rating: 3/5 I think if I was really tired from a long day of exertion, this pour would be more of a hit