{"title":"Bourbon","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"makers-mark-11-year-12-year-old-cellar-aged-2023-70cl","title":"Maker's Mark 11 Year \u0026 12 Year Old Cellar Aged (2023) 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eMaker's Mark 11 Year \u0026amp; 12 Year Old Cellar Aged (2023) 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 'Cellar Aged' bourbon is a limited release, cask strength from Maker's Mark. It is the oldest product from Maker's Mark yet!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhen the iconic bourbon producer Maker's Mark unveiled a newly built 14,000-square-foot cellar in 2016, this limestone-bounded, temperature-controlled underground lair was intended as an adjunct aging facility for two of its signature labels, Private Select and Maker's Mark 46. However, it appears the Loretto, Kentucky-based distiller has found a creative new use for its cellar — one that will particularly interest fans of traditional American spirits.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMaker's Mark announced the launch of its new Cellar Aged Bourbon in September 2023, a blend whose aging time surpasses that of any bourbon the brand has released in its 70-year history. Taste has always been the hallmark of whiskies produced by Maker's Mark, but thanks to the company's unique cellar, time has become a factor as well. Maker's Mark Cellar Aged Bourbon is a blend of whiskies that have been aged for 11 and 12 years, respectively. At least, that's the aging period for the bottles sold this year. The new product will have a different expression for each annual release, with the aging time tailored to the tasting state of the available barrels.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe first-ever Cellar Aged Bourbon, for example, is made from whisky that was aged for six years in Maker's Mark rickhouses, and roughly the same amount of time — though some barrels were aged for five, not six years — in its temperature-controlled Kentucky cellar.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe cellar itself, as the name suggests, is central to the production of Maker's Mark Cellar Aged Bourbon.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"For more than 65 years, aging our whisky for a decade-plus wasn't something we did,\" Rob Samuels — whose grandfather, Bill Samuels, founded Maker's Mark in 1953 — said in the press release. \"It's not that we didn't believe in it; we simply hadn't found a way to do it that didn't compromise on our taste vision — until now. 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One rooted in challenging convention, delivering new flavor experiences from the environment that surrounds us, and building on a taste vision that's been generations in the making.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled in 2023, this combines spirit aged between 11 and 12 years which is then further aged within the distillery's limestone cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark stone fruit, caramelized sugar, toasted oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate\u003c\/strong\u003e Balanced with big oak, dark vanilla and fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e Velvety texture, long and complex with caramelized barrel notes and baking spices\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Maker's Mark \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaylor William \"Bill\" Samuels Snr started out in the whiskey industry at his family's T.W. 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This new expression celebrates the dedicated team behind the brand, highlighting their unique taste vision and commitment to excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series is a collection of unique bourbons that utilize an innovative wood stave-finishing technique to enhance the distinctive characteristics of the brand’s iconic bourbon. The Heart Release focuses on the passionate teams at Maker’s Mark, celebrating the individuals who distil the whisky and set the tone for the brand’s quality and innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Heart Release is characterized by its caramel, maple, and chocolate notes, achieved through the use of two custom French oak staves. This meticulous process results in a one-of-a-kind flavor profile that is both rich and creamy, offering a pure delight to bourbon enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose : Toasted sweetness, stone fruit, cocoa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaste : Brown sugar, maple, spice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish : Creamy, dark chocolate, long silky finish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor 2024, “The Heart Release” celebrates the entire distillery team, who share our vision and who have contributed their perspective to craft the final expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Heart Release is a testament to Maker’s Mark’s ongoing innovation and commitment to quality. Whether enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or in a favorite cocktail, this new expression is sure to elevate any occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout Maker’s Mark: Maker’s Mark is a handcrafted bourbon whisky, produced in Loretto, Kentucky. Founded in 1953, the distillery is renowned for its rich heritage, unique production process, and unwavering commitment to quality. Every bottle of Maker’s Mark is hand-dipped in signature red wax, a testament to the brand’s dedication to craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Maker's Mark \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaylor William \"Bill\" Samuels Snr started out in the whiskey industry at his family's T.W. Samuels distillery in the 1930s. When his father, Lesley Samuels, died in 1936, Bill inherited the running of the place, which he did so until 1942 when he sold it and its brands to Country Distillers Products. Bill has initially intended to retire to his farm, but the allure of creating a new bourbon proved too much, and he set about canvassing help in producing the recipe for the smoothers tasting whiskey that he has campaigned for and failed to get the family to distil over a decade prior. Among those who he reached out to were Hap Motlow of Jack Daniel's, Ed Shapira of Heaven Hill, and the legendary Julian 'Pappy' Van Winkle I. Pappy's wheated Old Weller and Old Fitzgerald bourbon were exactly the profile that Samuels was after, and with Van Winkle's help, he debuted finessed his own wheat mashbill, and bought land in Loretto, Kentucky in 1953. He filled his first barrels the following year, and in the years that preceded his first bottlings, Bill's wife Margie created the Maker's Mark brand based on her collections of fine English pewter stamps. 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The modern era Michter's distilleries began distillation in 2015 and 2019, so this 2021 release 10-year-old edition is a sourced whiskey distilled to Michter's specifications by another Kentucky distillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2021 release of Michter's 10-year-old Single Barrel Kentucky Straight bourbon came from Single Barrel L21D1121 and was bottled at 94.4 US proof, equivalent to 47.2%. These aged Michter's from a mystery distillery are highly sought after and are always terrific, flavour-packed drams..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMature in age and truly exceptional in quality, Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon has earned its place as an enduring favorite of the most discerning whiskey connoisseurs. The “Best American Whiskey” according to \u003cem\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, our 10 Year Single Barrel Bourbon represents the culmination of over a decade of patient aging in specially chosen, new charred American white oak barrels. When a private barrel selection bottling of this whiskey sold for £166,000 (US$ 209,462) at an auction in London on July 12th 2020, it shattered the previous $78,000 record for a barrel of bourbon that had been set at a Christie’s auction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 10 Year Rye, 10 Year Bourbon and 20-Year Bourbon expressions reflect the exceptional results of uncompromising craftsmanship and Kentucky’s unrivalled climate for aging outstanding whiskey. Often much older than the age statement on the label, only a select few barrels age with the elegance required for inclusion in these highly limited releases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the nose, the first impression of Michter’s 10 Bourbon is of deep, old oak–charred and quite sweet, evoking deep underlying nutty cocoa and dark chocolate bar. Under that roasty sweetness I’m getting semi-burnt creme brulee and quite a bit of marshmallow, with vanilla buttercream and hints of underlying rye spice. After it sits out for a longer period, more flambeed banana and maple syrup are coming to the foreground. Ethanol is quite muted, which only makes sense for this combination of age statement and proof point. It smells fantastic; increasingly decadent every time you put your nose to the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the palate, the huge, sweet oak notes really shine through–this Michter’s 10 batch is just massively flavorful for the proof point. Rarely do you taste anything in the mid-90 proof range that can bring this kind of depth to bear. I’m getting tons of sweet oak and char, sweetened French roast coffee and lots of toasted marshmallow and vanilla buttercream. There are flashes of herbal rye, and more mature notes of leather and mild tobacco. The overall impression touches repeatedly on chocolate-covered espresso beans and some caramel chews, with brief dalliances into some very dark fruit, perhaps blackberry compote, and mild cinnamon. It’s the oakiness that really steals the show, however–this captures the sweetness you can find within “char” extraordinarily well. Over time, this sip increasingly closes with a lingering impression of maple syrup that is also quite enjoyable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom start to finish, this is delicious–instantly one of my favorites of 2024 so far. It’s perhaps not \u003ci\u003equite\u003c\/i\u003e as complex as some others, because of a lower strength and the fact that it hones in on the oaky dimension so well, but this profile in general is really speaking to me. 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In its earliest days, Shenk's produced whiskey from rye grain, a favourite local crop in the Pennsylvania Blue Mountain Valley where the distillery was located.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Pennsylvania historical lore, commemorated by the Lebanon Valley Coin Club in 1978, this particular rye whiskey was so valued that when the Revolutionary War broke out, General George Washington visited the distillery and purchased whiskey to fortify his men as they hunkered down in their camp through the long, brutal winter at Valley Forge. Over 200 years later the Michter's Pennsylvania management would say Michter's was \"the whiskey that warmed the American Revolution.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1800s, Pennsylvania Dutchman Abraham Bomberger purchased the distillery and it became known for many decades as Bomberger's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe passage of Prohibition in 1919 forced the distillery, along with other American spirits producers, to shut its doors to the public. Although the distillery did reopen after the repeal of Prohibition, it changed hands many times over the next few decades and frequently occupied a precarious financial position. 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Magliocco, who entered the wine and spirits industry after attending Yale College and graduating from Harvard Law School, was intimately familiar with Michter's through his college days of imbibing, bartending, and selling Michter's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewman meanwhile, had followed up his service in the US Marine Corps (for which he earned a Purple Heart) with an illustrious career in the whiskey business, eventually running Old Grand-Dad, Old Crow, and Old Taylor for National Distillers before becoming President and CEO of Austin Nichols, the distiller of Wild Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMagliocco and Newman began with a simple strategy - to honor the Michter's legacy by producing the best whiskey possible, cost be damned! After filing for the unused and abandoned Michter's trademark, they made their first major strategic decision: to resurrect Michter's in Kentucky, in the heart of the modern American whiskey industry, to ensure access to the best whiskey talent and resources available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, Michter's has three locations in Kentucky - a 78,000 square foot distillery in the Shively section of Louisville, the architecturally significant Fort Nelson Building on Louisville's Museum Row and 205 acres of farm land in SSpringfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e47.2% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michter's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524021276997,"sku":"MICH10SB21","price":245.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4843670204_7c527542-9a1f-4455-9613-e5ec9f5f565c.jpg?v=1746551597"},{"product_id":"michters-us-1-small-batch-bourbon-american-version-75cl","title":"Michter's US*1 Small Batch Bourbon American Version Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eMichter's US*1 Small Batch Bourbon American Version Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 75cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e***This is not 700ml but the larger 750ml bottle from USA***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichter’s Number 1 Bourbon prides itself on being truly small batch: each consignment of the nectar is composed of no more than two dozen barrels, meaning there’s little risk of imperfection. 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Over 200 years later the Michter's Pennsylvania management would say Michter's was \"the whiskey that warmed the American Revolution.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1800s, Pennsylvania Dutchman Abraham Bomberger purchased the distillery and it became known for many decades as Bomberger's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe passage of Prohibition in 1919 forced the distillery, along with other American spirits producers, to shut its doors to the public. Although the distillery did reopen after the repeal of Prohibition, it changed hands many times over the next few decades and frequently occupied a precarious financial position. 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In its earliest days, Shenk's produced whiskey from rye grain, a favourite local crop in the Pennsylvania Blue Mountain Valley where the distillery was located.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Pennsylvania historical lore, commemorated by the Lebanon Valley Coin Club in 1978, this particular rye whiskey was so valued that when the Revolutionary War broke out, General George Washington visited the distillery and purchased whiskey to fortify his men as they hunkered down in their camp through the long, brutal winter at Valley Forge. Over 200 years later the Michter's Pennsylvania management would say Michter's was \"the whiskey that warmed the American Revolution.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1800s, Pennsylvania Dutchman Abraham Bomberger purchased the distillery and it became known for many decades as Bomberger's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe passage of Prohibition in 1919 forced the distillery, along with other American spirits producers, to shut its doors to the public. Although the distillery did reopen after the repeal of Prohibition, it changed hands many times over the next few decades and frequently occupied a precarious financial position. During the 1950s, Lou Forman, one of the distillery's then-owners, created the modern Michter's brand name by combining portions of his sons' names - Michael and Peter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1989, with the entire American whiskey industry suffering a prolonged downturn, Michter's then-owners declared bankruptcy and abandoned the premises, leaving its Pennsylvania operations in disrepair and the Michter's name - seemingly - lost to history... were it not for a fortuitous connection to two whiskey lovers with an abiding admiration for the old Michter's legacy and quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern Day Michter's\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1990s, Joseph J. Magliocco and his consultant and mentor Richard \"Dick\" Newman teamed up to resurrect Michter's. Magliocco, who entered the wine and spirits industry after attending Yale College and graduating from Harvard Law School, was intimately familiar with Michter's through his college days of imbibing, bartending, and selling Michter's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewman meanwhile, had followed up his service in the US Marine Corps (for which he earned a Purple Heart) with an illustrious career in the whiskey business, eventually running Old Grand-Dad, Old Crow, and Old Taylor for National Distillers before becoming President and CEO of Austin Nichols, the distiller of Wild Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMagliocco and Newman began with a simple strategy - to honor the Michter's legacy by producing the best whiskey possible, cost be damned! 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Founded in 2014 by Ken Lewis, a visionary Kentucky liquor retailer and entrepreneur, New Riff is led by a team of corporate refugees ranging from craft beer to politics and more. New Riff crafts a range of whiskeys—Bourbon, Rye, and eventually Malted Rye and a host of specialty recipes—as well as Kentucky Wild Gin. Our mission is simple: to someday be counted among the world’s great small distilleries. Becoming one of the great small distilleries of the world is a long term play, with no exact ring to win, or title to be declared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are independently owned by one family, and that independence, the freedom from outside pressures and interests has allowed us to make an unforeseen declaration for quality: for perhaps the first time since the inception of the Bottled in Bond Act in 1897, a Kentucky sour mash whiskey distillery has committed itself exclusively to that quality standard, the world’s highest. 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Founded in 2014 by Ken Lewis, a visionary Kentucky liquor retailer and entrepreneur, New Riff is led by a team of corporate refugees ranging from craft beer to politics and more. New Riff crafts a range of whiskeys—Bourbon, Rye, and eventually Malted Rye and a host of specialty recipes—as well as Kentucky Wild Gin. Our mission is simple: to someday be counted among the world’s great small distilleries. Becoming one of the great small distilleries of the world is a long term play, with no exact ring to win, or title to be declared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are independently owned by one family, and that independence, the freedom from outside pressures and interests has allowed us to make an unforeseen declaration for quality: for perhaps the first time since the inception of the Bottled in Bond Act in 1897, a Kentucky sour mash whiskey distillery has committed itself exclusively to that quality standard, the world’s highest. And we proudly lift that bar even higher by bottling without chill filtration. We stand behind this combination of classic American entrepreneurship and ingenuity; passion and knowledge born from one of the world’s great spirit regions; and a talented team individually committed to doing things the right way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are inspired by the great Bourbon makers of the past and the wider tradition in Kentucky—but we will play our own riff, on the Sour Mash Kentucky Regimen, both with our standard of Bottled in Bond Without Chill Filtration, and through applying that production regimen to wholly new styles of Kentucky whiskey. Yet we also observe the tremendous whiskey history of Greater Cincinnati, and we inhale that rye-rich backstory as well. At the end of the day, despite playing a free hand to improvise and create Kentucky whiskey anew, we uphold above all else the time-honored Sour Mash Kentucky Regimen: we believe it’s a \u003cem\u003efantastic\u003c\/em\u003e way to make whiskey, fully the equal of the traditions of the world’s great whiskeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e57.85% ABV\u003cbr\u003e50ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524435398981,"sku":"000070","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4453806915_332136d3-f742-4965-a4ab-f1f02655a9d5.jpg?v=1746551835"},{"product_id":"new-riff-single-malt-cask-strength-kentucky-whiskey-56-9-3cl-sample","title":"New Riff Cask Strength Single Malt Kentucky Whiskey (2024) 56.9% 3cl Sample","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eNew Riff Cask Strength Single Malt Kentucky Whiskey (2024) 56.9% 3cl Sample\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cnav\u003e\u003c\/nav\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis American single malt comprises five types of whiskies made with eleven barley varieties – including a vintage English variety from the 1820s – and matured in a multitude of cask types. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe bring you \u003ci\u003eNEW RIFF SOUR MASH SINGLE MALT\u003c\/i\u003e. It’s likes have not been seen before in Kentucky, a project whose scope and complexity likely rivals any malt whiskey program in the country and perhaps even in Auld Scotland itself. It hasn’t been done before…but it will be done again, next year, with a second edition, and every year after that. Every year we get better at this riff, adding new \u003ci\u003etones\u003c\/i\u003e, new \u003ci\u003espeakers\u003c\/i\u003e, new \u003ci\u003ewhiskey-amplifiers\u003c\/i\u003e, new \u003ci\u003etunings\u003c\/i\u003e. The SMSM project is very much about us living up to the statement on the back of every bottle: A New Riff on an Old Tradition. With this whiskey project, we have turned our all-copper column beer still as an interpretive lens examining the malted barleys and malt whiskey traditions of the world, and we are not stopping now—Sing on, brother, Play on, drummer!—the Malt whiskeys of New Riff Distilling are just getting started!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending Statistics for the 2023 Sour Mash Single Malt:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMP1 Maris Otter: 16.8%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMP2 Golden Promise: 35.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMP3 Barleywine: 9.1%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMP4 Belgian Quad: 27.8%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMP5 Peated: 10.8%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherry\/Red Wine\/Brandy casks (across all SMP types): 38.3%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are notes of red berries on the palate – hinting to ex-wine casks – with baked bread, cocoa powder and bergamot leading to a very gentle smoky finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout New Riff\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"color-orange pad-b-20\"\u003eEstablished 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are a new riff on an old tradition, that tradition or theme being Kentucky Bourbon. Founded in 2014 by Ken Lewis, a visionary Kentucky liquor retailer and entrepreneur, New Riff is led by a team of corporate refugees ranging from craft beer to politics and more. New Riff crafts a range of whiskeys—Bourbon, Rye, and eventually Malted Rye and a host of specialty recipes—as well as Kentucky Wild Gin. Our mission is simple: to someday be counted among the world’s great small distilleries. Becoming one of the great small distilleries of the world is a long term play, with no exact ring to win, or title to be declared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are independently owned by one family, and that independence, the freedom from outside pressures and interests has allowed us to make an unforeseen declaration for quality: for perhaps the first time since the inception of the Bottled in Bond Act in 1897, a Kentucky sour mash whiskey distillery has committed itself exclusively to that quality standard, the world’s highest. And we proudly lift that bar even higher by bottling without chill filtration. We stand behind this combination of classic American entrepreneurship and ingenuity; passion and knowledge born from one of the world’s great spirit regions; and a talented team individually committed to doing things the right way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are inspired by the great Bourbon makers of the past and the wider tradition in Kentucky—but we will play our own riff, on the Sour Mash Kentucky Regimen, both with our standard of Bottled in Bond Without Chill Filtration, and through applying that production regimen to wholly new styles of Kentucky whiskey. Yet we also observe the tremendous whiskey history of Greater Cincinnati, and we inhale that rye-rich backstory as well. 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Some rare bourbon only available in Kentucky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We blend barrels with various toast levels creating a well-rounded flavor profile that is viscous and rich. Notes of vanilla, marshmallow, and sweet wood are frequently present in our Toasted Small Batch. To prevent the potential overexposure to wood, we diligently taste through our barrels of toasted bourbon to ensure peak maturity and flavor. Once a barrel meets our criteria for the toasted single barrel program it is then available to be selected by a customer or used in the toasted small batch.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OOXC5\"\u003eNose : \u003cem\u003eCaramel candy, vanilla, Toffee, Toasted Oak, Faint Ethanol\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OOXC5\"\u003ePalate : \u003cem\u003eVanilla, Toffee, Baking spices, Red hots, toasted marshmallow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OOXC5\"\u003eFinish : \u003cem\u003eMedium to long finish, warm baking spices\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eAbout Nulu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNulu has been on a roll lately. With seemingly endless special editions, small batch experiments and ever-increasing distribution, it’s hard to ignore the growing amount of Nulu on store shelves. Created in 2016 by \u003cspan class=\"google-anno-t\"\u003eProhibition Craft Spirits, Nulu represents the core brand for the Louisville based non-distilling producer. PCS sources these expressions from Ross and Squibb distillery (formerly MGP) but applies their own take on finishing and blending to create everything from single \u003cspan class=\"google-anno-t\"\u003ebarrels\u003c\/span\u003e, toasted finishes, Calvados cask finishes, wine casks, brandy finishes, French oak and much more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e54.2% ABV \/ 108.4 Proof\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nulu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524446146885,"sku":"852646007543","price":179.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4576421491_fa1792f3-c117-4223-bf20-b66545cf073d.jpg?v=1746552028"},{"product_id":"old-forester-1870-original-batch-70cl","title":"Old Forester '1870' Original Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eOld Forester '1870' Original Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1870 Original Batch is the first release in the Old Forester Whisky Row series, paying tribute to the brand's origins. As a nod to the original batching process used by Old Forester's founder, George Garvin Brown, this Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey combines liquid from three different warehouses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose : Spiced shortbread, with candied mixed peel, and drizzles of vanilla syrup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalate : A medley of citrus and spice, with clove, nutmeg, and a twist of black pepper, joined by warm biscuits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish : Warm spices linger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Old Forester \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Forester is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whisky produced by the Brown–Forman Corporation. It has been on the market continuously for longer than any other bourbon (approximately 150 years as of 2020), and was the first bourbon sold exclusively in sealed bottles. It was first bottled and marketed in 1870 by the former pharmaceutical salesman turned bourbon-merchant George Garvin Brown – the founder of the Brown–Forman Corporation (whose descendants still manage the company). During the Prohibition period from 1920 to 1933, Brown–Forman received one of only six licenses authorizing lawful production (for medicinal purposes).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Forester is produced under the supervision of Master Distiller Chris Morris (as of 2006)at the Brown–Forman distillery in Shively, Kentucky, (which is located directly adjacent to the pre-merger southwest boundary of Louisville) and at Old Forester Distilling Co. (located in Downtown Louisville on historic Whisky Row in the original building used from 1882 to 1919) using a mash bill of 72% corn (maize), 18% rye, and 10% malted barley[2] (the same mash bill used for Woodford Reserve). Its mash bill has been described as \"pretty standard\"[2] and \"richer in rye than most bourbons\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the product was introduced in 1870, bottles of Old Forester were sealed as a way to guard against adulteration and substitution of the contents, and were initially sold in pharmacies as a medicinal product. The innovation introduced with Old Forester was not that it was available in such bottles, but that it was the first bourbon to be exclusively available in this fashion – providing a greater level of assurance of quality for that brand relative to other products in the market. This innovation was enabled and further fuelled by emerging advances in the mass production of glass bottles, such as those soon to be developed by Michael Owens. The sealed bottle approach was popular with doctors and with the pharmacists that sold the product, and their approval was touted in advertisements of the product to the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally, the product name was spelled \"Old Forrester\", with a double \"r\". The product is reported to have been named after a physician Dr. William Forrester who endorsed its consumption, and the renaming is conjectured to have been a way to avoid direct reference to the physician's name. Originally formed by George Garvin Brown and his half-brother John Thompson Street Brown (J.T.S. Brown, who would also later figure into the history of the Four Roses Distillery and inspire the naming of a brand of bourbon produced by Heaven Hill Distilleries), the company that produces the product was originally registered as J. T. S. Brown \u0026amp; Bro., and became Brown–Forman in 1902 after several partnerships and name changes involving partners James Thompson (who was also involved in the Glenmore Distillery Company and created the Old Thompson brand), Henry Chambers, and George Forman. George Garvin Brown became sole owner by 1902, and although Brown–Forman is now a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, the Brown family still controls more than 70% of the voting shares (as of 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo produce his Old Forester product, Brown would initially purchase whiskies from distillers such as John McDougal Atherton and Ben Mattingly, and blend them together. In 1902, he then purchased Mattingly's distillery in the town of Saint Mary in Marion County, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil Prohibition in the United States began in 1920, Old Forester was the leading brand produced by Brown's company. The company was granted one of the few government licenses to produce medical whiskey, at which time the product became a straight bourbon at 100 proof (previously it had been a blended product). Since then, other brands were acquired by the company, such as Early Times (purchased in 1923, which became America's best-selling bourbon and maintained high sales for 30 years), and Jack Daniel's (purchased in 1956 and as of 2007 the best-selling whiskey of any kind in the world), have become its leading products. Every year since 2002, Old Forester releases a Birthday Bourbon expression, made available exclusively through a national sweepstakes. The winners are chosen on September 2, to commemorate the day of Brown's birth. In August 2016, Old Forester announced the release of its 115-proof \"1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon\". In 2021, the company announced its latest expression, known as the 117 Series, or the \"High Angels' Share\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e45% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Forester","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524448014661,"sku":"5099873014257","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4630020670_b8852da7-1d90-4446-9958-e02246b4a780.jpg?v=1746552063"},{"product_id":"old-forester-1920-prohibition-style-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey75cl","title":"Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eOld Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey75cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat bourbon at a great price point that is at barrel strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe third member of the Old Forester Whiskey Row Series, which invites bourbon lovers to taste their way through Old Forester history through each unique expression. In 1920, Prohibition began prohibiting the production, transport and sale of alcohol. However, Old Forester was one of six distilleries to receive a permit to continue selling Old Forester for medicinal purposes. Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style is a small batch of barrels representing a barrel sample that would have been batched at the beginning of Prohibition, resulting in a woodsy and warm Bourbon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo mimic what a barrel proof bourbon would have tasted like during prohibition, 1920 Prohibition Style bourbon is bottled at 115 proof. Why 115 proof? During Prohibition, whiskey was required to be bottled at 100 proof. To keep from adding too much water to the aged whiskey to proof it down to 100 proof, distillers also barrelled whiskey around 100 proof. Brown-Forman (and probably master distiller Chris Morris) estimates that, with “angel’s share,” an aged bourbon would have been about 115 proof out of the barrel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eNose :\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eStrong cherry and dark fruit notes dominate the nose, and some light notes of caramel and seasoned oak linger underneath.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : a very brief berry note leads off the front and the flavour transitions to caramel and toasted nut notes. In the mid-palate, the caramel note drops off and seasoned oak and caramelized sugar lead into a light cream and seasoned oak finish.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish :\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eAllspice and black pepper pop initially. They quickly dissipate and leave a long-lingering finish without further introduction of new flavours, but a pleasing end to those introduced on the palate. Dark chocolate, barrel char, and that nuttiness are the most prominent. It’s a nice finish, plain and simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Old Forester \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Forester is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whisky produced by the Brown–Forman Corporation. It has been on the market continuously for longer than any other bourbon (approximately 150 years as of 2020), and was the first bourbon sold exclusively in sealed bottles. It was first bottled and marketed in 1870 by the former pharmaceutical salesman turned bourbon-merchant George Garvin Brown – the founder of the Brown–Forman Corporation (whose descendants still manage the company). During the Prohibition period from 1920 to 1933, Brown–Forman received one of only six licenses authorizing lawful production (for medicinal purposes).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Forester is produced under the supervision of Master Distiller Chris Morris (as of 2006)at the Brown–Forman distillery in Shively, Kentucky, (which is located directly adjacent to the pre-merger southwest boundary of Louisville) and at Old Forester Distilling Co. (located in Downtown Louisville on historic Whisky Row in the original building used from 1882 to 1919) using a mash bill of 72% corn (maize), 18% rye, and 10% malted barley[2] (the same mash bill used for Woodford Reserve). Its mash bill has been described as \"pretty standard\"[2] and \"richer in rye than most bourbons\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the product was introduced in 1870, bottles of Old Forester were sealed as a way to guard against adulteration and substitution of the contents, and were initially sold in pharmacies as a medicinal product. The innovation introduced with Old Forester was not that it was available in such bottles, but that it was the first bourbon to be exclusively available in this fashion – providing a greater level of assurance of quality for that brand relative to other products in the market. This innovation was enabled and further fuelled by emerging advances in the mass production of glass bottles, such as those soon to be developed by Michael Owens. The sealed bottle approach was popular with doctors and with the pharmacists that sold the product, and their approval was touted in advertisements of the product to the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally, the product name was spelled \"Old Forrester\", with a double \"r\". The product is reported to have been named after a physician Dr. William Forrester who endorsed its consumption, and the renaming is conjectured to have been a way to avoid direct reference to the physician's name. Originally formed by George Garvin Brown and his half-brother John Thompson Street Brown (J.T.S. Brown, who would also later figure into the history of the Four Roses Distillery and inspire the naming of a brand of bourbon produced by Heaven Hill Distilleries), the company that produces the product was originally registered as J. T. S. Brown \u0026amp; Bro., and became Brown–Forman in 1902 after several partnerships and name changes involving partners James Thompson (who was also involved in the Glenmore Distillery Company and created the Old Thompson brand), Henry Chambers, and George Forman. George Garvin Brown became sole owner by 1902, and although Brown–Forman is now a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, the Brown family still controls more than 70% of the voting shares (as of 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo produce his Old Forester product, Brown would initially purchase whiskies from distillers such as John McDougal Atherton and Ben Mattingly, and blend them together. In 1902, he then purchased Mattingly's distillery in the town of Saint Mary in Marion County, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil Prohibition in the United States began in 1920, Old Forester was the leading brand produced by Brown's company. The company was granted one of the few government licenses to produce medical whiskey, at which time the product became a straight bourbon at 100 proof (previously it had been a blended product). Since then, other brands were acquired by the company, such as Early Times (purchased in 1923, which became America's best-selling bourbon and maintained high sales for 30 years), and Jack Daniel's (purchased in 1956 and as of 2007 the best-selling whiskey of any kind in the world), have become its leading products. Every year since 2002, Old Forester releases a Birthday Bourbon expression, made available exclusively through a national sweepstakes. The winners are chosen on September 2, to commemorate the day of Brown's birth. In August 2016, Old Forester announced the release of its 115-proof \"1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon\". 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It was first bottled and marketed in 1870 by the former pharmaceutical salesman turned bourbon-merchant George Garvin Brown – the founder of the Brown–Forman Corporation (whose descendants still manage the company). During the Prohibition period from 1920 to 1933, Brown–Forman received one of only six licenses authorizing lawful production (for medicinal purposes).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Forester is produced under the supervision of Master Distiller Chris Morris (as of 2006)at the Brown–Forman distillery in Shively, Kentucky, (which is located directly adjacent to the pre-merger southwest boundary of Louisville) and at Old Forester Distilling Co. (located in Downtown Louisville on historic Whisky Row in the original building used from 1882 to 1919) using a mash bill of 72% corn (maize), 18% rye, and 10% malted barley[2] (the same mash bill used for Woodford Reserve). Its mash bill has been described as \"pretty standard\"[2] and \"richer in rye than most bourbons\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the product was introduced in 1870, bottles of Old Forester were sealed as a way to guard against adulteration and substitution of the contents, and were initially sold in pharmacies as a medicinal product. The innovation introduced with Old Forester was not that it was available in such bottles, but that it was the first bourbon to be exclusively available in this fashion – providing a greater level of assurance of quality for that brand relative to other products in the market. This innovation was enabled and further fuelled by emerging advances in the mass production of glass bottles, such as those soon to be developed by Michael Owens. The sealed bottle approach was popular with doctors and with the pharmacists that sold the product, and their approval was touted in advertisements of the product to the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally, the product name was spelled \"Old Forrester\", with a double \"r\". The product is reported to have been named after a physician Dr. William Forrester who endorsed its consumption, and the renaming is conjectured to have been a way to avoid direct reference to the physician's name. Originally formed by George Garvin Brown and his half-brother John Thompson Street Brown (J.T.S. Brown, who would also later figure into the history of the Four Roses Distillery and inspire the naming of a brand of bourbon produced by Heaven Hill Distilleries), the company that produces the product was originally registered as J. T. S. Brown \u0026amp; Bro., and became Brown–Forman in 1902 after several partnerships and name changes involving partners James Thompson (who was also involved in the Glenmore Distillery Company and created the Old Thompson brand), Henry Chambers, and George Forman. George Garvin Brown became sole owner by 1902, and although Brown–Forman is now a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, the Brown family still controls more than 70% of the voting shares (as of 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo produce his Old Forester product, Brown would initially purchase whiskies from distillers such as John McDougal Atherton and Ben Mattingly, and blend them together. In 1902, he then purchased Mattingly's distillery in the town of Saint Mary in Marion County, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil Prohibition in the United States began in 1920, Old Forester was the leading brand produced by Brown's company. The company was granted one of the few government licenses to produce medical whiskey, at which time the product became a straight bourbon at 100 proof (previously it had been a blended product). Since then, other brands were acquired by the company, such as Early Times (purchased in 1923, which became America's best-selling bourbon and maintained high sales for 30 years), and Jack Daniel's (purchased in 1956 and as of 2007 the best-selling whiskey of any kind in the world), have become its leading products. Every year since 2002, Old Forester releases a Birthday Bourbon expression, made available exclusively through a national sweepstakes. The winners are chosen on September 2, to commemorate the day of Brown's birth. In August 2016, Old Forester announced the release of its 115-proof \"1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon\". 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The proper single barrel darker variants of Old Forester outside of the normal core range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are looking for rich flavoured bourbon with the highest strength, then this is what you have been looking for all along!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Old Forester \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Forester is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whisky produced by the Brown–Forman Corporation. It has been on the market continuously for longer than any other bourbon (approximately 150 years as of 2020), and was the first bourbon sold exclusively in sealed bottles. It was first bottled and marketed in 1870 by the former pharmaceutical salesman turned bourbon-merchant George Garvin Brown – the founder of the Brown–Forman Corporation (whose descendants still manage the company). During the Prohibition period from 1920 to 1933, Brown–Forman received one of only six licenses authorizing lawful production (for medicinal purposes).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Forester is produced under the supervision of Master Distiller Chris Morris (as of 2006)at the Brown–Forman distillery in Shively, Kentucky, (which is located directly adjacent to the pre-merger southwest boundary of Louisville) and at Old Forester Distilling Co. (located in Downtown Louisville on historic Whisky Row in the original building used from 1882 to 1919) using a mash bill of 72% corn (maize), 18% rye, and 10% malted barley[2] (the same mash bill used for Woodford Reserve). Its mash bill has been described as \"pretty standard\"[2] and \"richer in rye than most bourbons\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the product was introduced in 1870, bottles of Old Forester were sealed as a way to guard against adulteration and substitution of the contents, and were initially sold in pharmacies as a medicinal product. The innovation introduced with Old Forester was not that it was available in such bottles, but that it was the first bourbon to be exclusively available in this fashion – providing a greater level of assurance of quality for that brand relative to other products in the market. This innovation was enabled and further fuelled by emerging advances in the mass production of glass bottles, such as those soon to be developed by Michael Owens. 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Brown \u0026amp; Bro., and became Brown–Forman in 1902 after several partnerships and name changes involving partners James Thompson (who was also involved in the Glenmore Distillery Company and created the Old Thompson brand), Henry Chambers, and George Forman. George Garvin Brown became sole owner by 1902, and although Brown–Forman is now a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, the Brown family still controls more than 70% of the voting shares (as of 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo produce his Old Forester product, Brown would initially purchase whiskies from distillers such as John McDougal Atherton and Ben Mattingly, and blend them together. In 1902, he then purchased Mattingly's distillery in the town of Saint Mary in Marion County, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil Prohibition in the United States began in 1920, Old Forester was the leading brand produced by Brown's company. The company was granted one of the few government licenses to produce medical whiskey, at which time the product became a straight bourbon at 100 proof (previously it had been a blended product). Since then, other brands were acquired by the company, such as Early Times (purchased in 1923, which became America's best-selling bourbon and maintained high sales for 30 years), and Jack Daniel's (purchased in 1956 and as of 2007 the best-selling whiskey of any kind in the world), have become its leading products. Every year since 2002, Old Forester releases a Birthday Bourbon expression, made available exclusively through a national sweepstakes. The winners are chosen on September 2, to commemorate the day of Brown's birth. In August 2016, Old Forester announced the release of its 115-proof \"1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon\". 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New owners, Somerset Imports, granted Julian Van Winkle II (son of the famous 'Pappy') the continued use of an office at the distillery, and first option on purchasing casks to bottle his new brand with. When he died and the business passed to his son, Julian III, this courtesy was no longer extended, and he moved bottling to the old Hoffman distillery in Lawrenceburg in 1983, renaming it Old Commonwealth. He was still able to buy Stitzel-Weller stock though, and introduced the famous Pappy Van Winkle range in homage to his grandfather, using well-aged barrels from the distillery the now-legendary figure once so lovingly ran. When Stitzel-Weller was closed down by United Distillers in 1992, it was only a matter of time before stock would run out. This necessitated a partnership between Julian Van Winkle III and Buffalo Trace distillery in 2002, seeing all bottling move there, initially using the remaining Stitzel-Weller barrels, with these eventually replaced by Buffalo Trace distilled stock. The product from all eras is revered, and the brand is considered to be the first premium bourbon line to have been produced in the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe teenager of this family of world-renowned American whiskies, now in incredibly high demand! Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 year old replaced the Old Rip Van Winkle of the same age in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA historic distillery, Buffalo Trace was built in 1812 Harrison Blanton. It was then purchased by the legendary Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr in 1870, who named it OFC (Old Fashioned Copper) and invested heavily in its modernisation. So much so in fact that he declared himself bankrupt after just seven years, and George T. 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Every year Pinhook will create a small batch from a set of barrels that was distilled in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. This will allow consumers to experience the slight nuances of how bourbon changes as it gains an extra year in the barrel. The series will eventually conclude with a 12 year old bourbon released in 2027.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the inaugural year, 150 barrels were selected and were proofed to 98 proof, however the proof may vary year to year as the series progresses. Additionally, the price won’t stay consistent either. Each annual release will increase an estimated $5-10, taking into account the cost of storing the barrels as they continue to age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a partnership with Bourbon Lane Stable LLC, each lot of Pinhook whiskey showcases an individual thoroughbred. According to Pinhook, Bourbon War was foaled on February 23, 2016. Bourbon War after narrowly missing the 2019 Kentucky Derby, was able to run in the Preakness as well as The Belmont.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNose : The nose opens with a theme of smoke. Toasted marshmallows, barrel char, and toasted grain pop up front. Lingering beneath are hints of baked bananas, green peppers, and corn. While the scents don’t hit hard, it’s a surprisingly complex nose for a four year old bourbon. The smoke theme plays well and continues to draw you back in for more.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : Cereal grain, vanilla, and light bananas start off the sip. Searching deeper pulls out sweeter hints of summer fruits and bubble gum, along with an underlying line of oak. Overall while the palate is on the thinner side, it still delivers a pleasing set of flavours that make for a very easy sip.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFinish : The sip ends on notes of light sweet vanilla, oak, and sweet fruits. These flavours transition to white peppercorns and sweet fruits, eventually ending on a note of a tempered oak. After a stronger start in the nose and palate, the finish is the weakest part of the overall sip, as it just delivers a ho-hum ending to what otherwise is a well-rounded bourbon.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Pinhook \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"isPasted\"\u003eFounded in 2011 by long time friends Sean Josephs, Charles Fulford, and Jay Peterson, Pinhook started with a shared vision to bring a fresh take to bourbon. Driven by curiosity, they set out to tease the best qualities out of every barrel they would encounter, and build a whiskey around the results. Each brought different skills to the table: Sean, a certified sommelier with an extensive knowledge of American whiskey; Charles, an expert in design and branding; and Jay, with deep roots in business and the horse industry. Despite their varied backgrounds, they all had one thing in common: a love for American whiskey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsessed with bourbon’s history and excited about its future, they wanted to use their combined expertise to craft bourbon and rye in a new way; one that would both wow committed whiskey fans and create new ones. In 2011, they purchased 20 barrels from Lawrenceburg Distillers in Indiana (now MGP) and shipped their barrels to Kentucky for aging. Over the next three years, they visited Kentucky frequently to monitor their barrels and find inspiration in the birthplace of bourbon. During these early Kentucky adventures, they discovered the many parallels between bourbon and thoroughbred racing which led them to a eureka moment and the name Pinhook, an old industry term for buying young horses and seeing them through to racing maturity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePinhook released its first bourbon in the fall of 2014 to considerable acclaim. The next major step came in 2017 as Castle \u0026amp; Key restored production at Kentucky’s abandoned Old Taylor Distillery, and Pinhook began distilling its own mash bills there. The resulting bottles were the first to come out of this historic site in nearly 50 years, and now form the basis of Pinhook’s core whiskeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years since, the Pinhook approach has continued to resonate with whiskey drinkers. Today, Pinhook is sold in about half the US states. 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See below for the Breaking Bourbon write up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the series’ second release, Pinhook has partnered with Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery and 2014 James Beard Award winner, to produce an artfully structured high-proof, high-rye bourbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePinhook was founded with the ethos of sourcing great barrels of whiskey and taking a creative and unique approach to blending and proofing. The Collaboration Series reflects our commitment to exploring the ever growing craft whiskey movement and “pinhooking” barrels based on experience, quality, a little patience, and a bit of luck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBenefiting the Michael J. Jackson Foundation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFor the series’ second release, Pinhook has partnered with Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery and 2014 James Beard Award winner, to produce an artfully structured high-proof, high-rye bourbon. This special collaboration will fund 20 scholarships in brewing and distilling to people of colour through the Michael J. Jackson Foundation, of which Oliver is chair. Blended and proofed from 20 pinhooked barrels out of Still Austin, this release was aged for 4 years in the Texas heat, which speeds aging and results in a whiskey with a maturity that far exceeds its time in the barrel.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEdition No. 2 – Garrett Oliver\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGarrett Oliver is the brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery in New York City. He became friends with Sean Josephs, Pinhook’s co-founder and master blender, as a regular at Char No. 4, Sean’s Brooklyn bourbon bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGarrett is probably best known as the author of The Brewmaster’s Table and the editor-in-chief of The Oxford Companion to Beer. A professional brewing veteran of more than 30 years, Garrett is also a great enthusiast of bourbon, Cognac, and mezcal. In 2014, he won the prestigious James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional, and most recently founded the Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling, which awards scholarships for technical education in brewing and distilling to people of color in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his 30 years of brewing expertise, Garrett brings an intriguing sensory perspective to our innovative “pinhooking” approach: sourcing great barrels of whiskey and blending and proofing them into exceptional bourbons and ryes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cld.accentuate.io\/9342629511461\/1718311829737\/collab-1-2.jpg?v=1718311829738\u0026amp;options=f_webp,q_90,w_1024\" alt=\"edition no, collab\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNose : Cigar box | Roasted almonds | Burnt oak | Cherrywood | Savory\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : Tobacco leaf | Graham cracker | Touch of chocolate | Smoky wood | Chewy mouthfeel | Rich \u0026amp; savory\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFinish : Spice develops | Maple sugar candy | Caramel chews | Tobacco | Spice lingers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eoverall\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Pinhook \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"isPasted\"\u003eFounded in 2011 by long time friends Sean Josephs, Charles Fulford, and Jay Peterson, Pinhook started with a shared vision to bring a fresh take to bourbon. Driven by curiosity, they set out to tease the best qualities out of every barrel they would encounter, and build a whiskey around the results. Each brought different skills to the table: Sean, a certified sommelier with an extensive knowledge of American whiskey; Charles, an expert in design and branding; and Jay, with deep roots in business and the horse industry. Despite their varied backgrounds, they all had one thing in common: a love for American whiskey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsessed with bourbon’s history and excited about its future, they wanted to use their combined expertise to craft bourbon and rye in a new way; one that would both wow committed whiskey fans and create new ones. In 2011, they purchased 20 barrels from Lawrenceburg Distillers in Indiana (now MGP) and shipped their barrels to Kentucky for aging. Over the next three years, they visited Kentucky frequently to monitor their barrels and find inspiration in the birthplace of bourbon. During these early Kentucky adventures, they discovered the many parallels between bourbon and thoroughbred racing which led them to a eureka moment and the name Pinhook, an old industry term for buying young horses and seeing them through to racing maturity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePinhook released its first bourbon in the fall of 2014 to considerable acclaim. The next major step came in 2017 as Castle \u0026amp; Key restored production at Kentucky’s abandoned Old Taylor Distillery, and Pinhook began distilling its own mash bills there. The resulting bottles were the first to come out of this historic site in nearly 50 years, and now form the basis of Pinhook’s core whiskeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years since, the Pinhook approach has continued to resonate with whiskey drinkers. Today, Pinhook is sold in about half the US states. With a commitment to authenticity and integrity, plus a healthy dose of curiosity, Pinhook continues to make its mark on the whiskey world – crafting bourbon and rye that’s as approachable as it is delicious, consistently captivating whiskey lovers everywhere\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e59.45% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinhook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524454633797,"sku":"PHOOK4GO2022","price":189.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4840432474_154f0062-5e79-44a3-b19a-587461561a8c.jpg?v=1746552184"},{"product_id":"pinhook-7-year-old-bourbon-war-vertical-series-115-proof-indiana-straight-bourbon-whiskey-2022-75cl","title":"Pinhook 7 Year Old Bourbon War Vertical Series 115 Proof Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2022) 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003ePinhook 7 Year Old Bourbon War Vertical Series 115 Proof Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2022) 75cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 7 Year Old Bourbon is vintage 4 of 9 in the Vertical Series. The Series follows a group of barrels as they age over the course of 9 Years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWith an additional year of age, this 7-year-old bourbon has a warm and opulent nose of fresh baked raisin bread, dark dried fruit, brown butter and burnt sugar giving way to a rich and coating palate of spiced ginger cookie, dried fig, eucalyptus, and molasses.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fourth of nine annual releases in the Bourbon Vertical Series and Double Gold winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The Bourbon Vertical Series is a unique opportunity to follow a group of 1,350 MGP bourbon barrels as they age from four to twelve years, and experience the arc of flavours throughout the nine-year journey. Every year, Pinhook selects a group of bourbon barrels from the lot and blends and proofs them to create the most balanced expression of the whiskey at that age. The Vertical Series began with the inaugural 4 Year release in 2019, and the journey continues through annual releases up to age 12.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose : Cinnamon stick spice | Light rye grain | Baking spice | Light cinnamon raisin bread | Oak | Touch of ethanol\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : Dry oak | Mixed peppercorn spice | Leather | Sharp Red Hots candy | Baked peaches | Fresh bread | Light caramel chews | Drizzle of vanilla | Spice forward | Nice mouthfeel\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFinish : Bold cinnamon spice | Hint of rye spice | Sharp oak | Light leather | Prominent long-lasting heat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Pinhook \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"isPasted\"\u003eFounded in 2011 by long time friends Sean Josephs, Charles Fulford, and Jay Peterson, Pinhook started with a shared vision to bring a fresh take to bourbon. Driven by curiosity, they set out to tease the best qualities out of every barrel they would encounter, and build a whiskey around the results. Each brought different skills to the table: Sean, a certified sommelier with an extensive knowledge of American whiskey; Charles, an expert in design and branding; and Jay, with deep roots in business and the horse industry. Despite their varied backgrounds, they all had one thing in common: a love for American whiskey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsessed with bourbon’s history and excited about its future, they wanted to use their combined expertise to craft bourbon and rye in a new way; one that would both wow committed whiskey fans and create new ones. In 2011, they purchased 20 barrels from Lawrenceburg Distillers in Indiana (now MGP) and shipped their barrels to Kentucky for aging. Over the next three years, they visited Kentucky frequently to monitor their barrels and find inspiration in the birthplace of bourbon. During these early Kentucky adventures, they discovered the many parallels between bourbon and thoroughbred racing which led them to a eureka moment and the name Pinhook, an old industry term for buying young horses and seeing them through to racing maturity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePinhook released its first bourbon in the fall of 2014 to considerable acclaim. The next major step came in 2017 as Castle \u0026amp; Key restored production at Kentucky’s abandoned Old Taylor Distillery, and Pinhook began distilling its own mash bills there. The resulting bottles were the first to come out of this historic site in nearly 50 years, and now form the basis of Pinhook’s core whiskeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years since, the Pinhook approach has continued to resonate with whiskey drinkers. Today, Pinhook is sold in about half the US states. 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Every year, Pinhook selects a group of bourbon barrels from the lot and blends and proofs them to create the most balanced expression of the whiskey at that age. The Vertical Series began with the inaugural 4 Year release in 2019, and the journey continues through annual releases up to age 12.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNose :\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eLight baking spices | Cinnamon | Dried tangerine | Charred oak | Faint brown sugar | Traditional faint scents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : Cinnamon bark | Brown sugar | Aged oak | Prickly peppercorn spice | Rye spice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFinish :\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eOak | Leather | Cinnamon Stick | Rye spice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Pinhook \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"isPasted\"\u003eFounded in 2011 by long time friends Sean Josephs, Charles Fulford, and Jay Peterson, Pinhook started with a shared vision to bring a fresh take to bourbon. Driven by curiosity, they set out to tease the best qualities out of every barrel they would encounter, and build a whiskey around the results. Each brought different skills to the table: Sean, a certified sommelier with an extensive knowledge of American whiskey; Charles, an expert in design and branding; and Jay, with deep roots in business and the horse industry. Despite their varied backgrounds, they all had one thing in common: a love for American whiskey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsessed with bourbon’s history and excited about its future, they wanted to use their combined expertise to craft bourbon and rye in a new way; one that would both wow committed whiskey fans and create new ones. In 2011, they purchased 20 barrels from Lawrenceburg Distillers in Indiana (now MGP) and shipped their barrels to Kentucky for aging. Over the next three years, they visited Kentucky frequently to monitor their barrels and find inspiration in the birthplace of bourbon. 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Pinhook’s High Proof Bourbon is a limited annual release comprising a small selection of our finest barrels, blended for whiskey enthusiasts and connoisseurs. It’s bottled close to or at cask strength, at a proof chosen to maximize complex flavors and integrate them with the alcohol for a long and balanced finish.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo date, Pinhook has sourced their bourbon from MGP, but Bohemian Bourbon High Proof marks a drastic change for the company. For the last few years they have been contract distilling a proprietary mashbill with Castle \u0026amp; Key Distillery. Bohemian Bourbon High Proof was distilled and aged at Castle \u0026amp; Key. A total of 100 barrels were blended and proofed by Sean Josephs, Pinhook’s co-founder and master taster to create this bourbon. Bohemian is the first bourbon to come out of the resurrected Old Taylor Distillery since it was abandoned in 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNose : Lively and bright, the nose opens with light ripe pears, a bouquet of floral scents, and a hint of caramel which does a good job of masking its higher proof. Inhaling deeper brings out corn and new oak, which remind you of the youth of the bourbon, but also mingle nicely with the other scents. While it’s not an overly complex nose, it’s enjoyable and one that seems suited for the late spring season in which it was released.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : The youth of the bourbon radiates in the palate as bitter wet oak and corn take centre stage. These are joined with rye spice and green peppercorns. The palate has an oily mouthfeel and is not shy in displaying its high proof title. Fighting to get out from behind the heat are sweeter notes of vanilla and caramel which try to balance out the more bitter notes. However, the heat makes that hard to do, leading to an unbalanced overall palate.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFinish : The high proof of the bourbon combines with a burst of spice to start off a fiery finish. Once these dominant flavours die down, they’re followed by a drier flavor of leather along with a very light note of dried peach. Unfortunately, that wet oak flavour carries over to the finish and casts its shadow during a long slow burn down.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Pinhook \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"isPasted\"\u003eFounded in 2011 by long time friends Sean Josephs, Charles Fulford, and Jay Peterson, Pinhook started with a shared vision to bring a fresh take to bourbon. Driven by curiosity, they set out to tease the best qualities out of every barrel they would encounter, and build a whiskey around the results. Each brought different skills to the table: Sean, a certified sommelier with an extensive knowledge of American whiskey; Charles, an expert in design and branding; and Jay, with deep roots in business and the horse industry. Despite their varied backgrounds, they all had one thing in common: a love for American whiskey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsessed with bourbon’s history and excited about its future, they wanted to use their combined expertise to craft bourbon and rye in a new way; one that would both wow committed whiskey fans and create new ones. In 2011, they purchased 20 barrels from Lawrenceburg Distillers in Indiana (now MGP) and shipped their barrels to Kentucky for aging. Over the next three years, they visited Kentucky frequently to monitor their barrels and find inspiration in the birthplace of bourbon. During these early Kentucky adventures, they discovered the many parallels between bourbon and thoroughbred racing which led them to a eureka moment and the name Pinhook, an old industry term for buying young horses and seeing them through to racing maturity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePinhook released its first bourbon in the fall of 2014 to considerable acclaim. The next major step came in 2017 as Castle \u0026amp; Key restored production at Kentucky’s abandoned Old Taylor Distillery, and Pinhook began distilling its own mash bills there. The resulting bottles were the first to come out of this historic site in nearly 50 years, and now form the basis of Pinhook’s core whiskeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years since, the Pinhook approach has continued to resonate with whiskey drinkers. Today, Pinhook is sold in about half the US states. 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Bourbon Country comes in three variations including a standard Straight Bourbon, Single Barrel, and Cask Strength. Bourbon Country Cask Strength is the first cask strength bourbon bottled under the Pinhook name. The bourbon itself was distilled at MGP in Indiana. Pinhook states that the bourbon has an average age of three years and eight months and was aged, blended, and proofed by Sean Josephs at Castle \u0026amp; Key Distillery in Frankfort, KY. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a partnership with Bourbon Lane Stable LLC, each lot of Pinhook whiskey showcases an individual thoroughbred. For the first cask strength release, Bourbon Country was chosen. Foaled April 17, 2014, Bourbon Country was bred at Alamar Farm, LLC and is the son of Harlan's Holiday and Uninhibited Song. In addition to the horse, each release of Pinhook is distinguished by a different color wax, with Bourbon Country Cask Strength sporting purple wax for the first time in the brand’s history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNose : Light but lively, candied orange and white cake nicely blend together. They’re joined by a touch of vanilla, light oak, and pepper. A light layer of ethanol lies in wait, and appears with a heavy sniff. A nice way to start off the sip.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : The palate is slightly youthful and a stark contrast from the nose. Where the nose is mostly sweet, the palate is a bold spicy burst of rye that really shines through. It combines with a mixture of nuts, oak, black pepper, and a touch of sweet vanilla. It’s surprising how much the rye shines through for the percentage in the mix, but the end result is a bold palate that surprises with each sip.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFinish : The finish starts with a touch of warming heat as the rye spice carries through. Additionally, there is a brief hint of vanilla and peaches to start the finish. These fade leaving straw, oak, and leather on the backend. The finish ends on a lingering spicy rye and dry leather note. While it’s a perfectly nice way to end, it's also the weakest part of the sip by comparison.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Pinhook \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"isPasted\"\u003eFounded in 2011 by long time friends Sean Josephs, Charles Fulford, and Jay Peterson, Pinhook started with a shared vision to bring a fresh take to bourbon. Driven by curiosity, they set out to tease the best qualities out of every barrel they would encounter, and build a whiskey around the results. Each brought different skills to the table: Sean, a certified sommelier with an extensive knowledge of American whiskey; Charles, an expert in design and branding; and Jay, with deep roots in business and the horse industry. Despite their varied backgrounds, they all had one thing in common: a love for American whiskey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsessed with bourbon’s history and excited about its future, they wanted to use their combined expertise to craft bourbon and rye in a new way; one that would both wow committed whiskey fans and create new ones. In 2011, they purchased 20 barrels from Lawrenceburg Distillers in Indiana (now MGP) and shipped their barrels to Kentucky for aging. Over the next three years, they visited Kentucky frequently to monitor their barrels and find inspiration in the birthplace of bourbon. During these early Kentucky adventures, they discovered the many parallels between bourbon and thoroughbred racing which led them to a eureka moment and the name Pinhook, an old industry term for buying young horses and seeing them through to racing maturity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePinhook released its first bourbon in the fall of 2014 to considerable acclaim. The next major step came in 2017 as Castle \u0026amp; Key restored production at Kentucky’s abandoned Old Taylor Distillery, and Pinhook began distilling its own mash bills there. The resulting bottles were the first to come out of this historic site in nearly 50 years, and now form the basis of Pinhook’s core whiskeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years since, the Pinhook approach has continued to resonate with whiskey drinkers. Today, Pinhook is sold in about half the US states. 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This bourbon is a sweet reward with a smooth finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade with heart and honor for those who know how far they’ve come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single barrel bourbon at a great price!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Puncher's Chance \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"N9Q8Lc\"\u003ePuncher's Chance is a brand of Kentucky Straight Bourbon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"N9Q8Lc\"\u003eowned by\u003cspan\u003e Wolf Spirit Distillery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"N9Q8Lc\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand inspired by the American traditions of whiskey and fighting for one's beliefs. The brand is associated with fighting, as \"puncher's chance\" is a boxing term for an improbable but decisive victory. The flagship product is a blend of 5- and 6-year-old Kentucky straight bourbons, with a mash bill of 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% barley. It also produces other expressions like a single barrel selection and a unique triple-cask blend with Irish single malt, as well as the Unified Belt, a blend of Kentucky bourbon and Irish single malt finished in sherry casks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-wiz-rootname=\"ohfaMd\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e58.3% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Puncher's Chance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524464595269,"sku":"PUNCSB","price":119.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4556183096_7464d947-4abc-4555-8c1a-d69ab6f671a9.jpg?v=1746552299"},{"product_id":"rabbit-hole-single-barrel-cask-strength-pedro-ximenez-px-sherry-finish-us-import-bourbon-beyond-festival-exclusive-2023-75cl","title":"Rabbit Hole Single Barrel Cask Strength Pedro Ximenez PX Sherry Finish US Import Bourbon \u0026 Beyond Festival Exclusive Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2023) 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eRabbit Hole Single Barrel Cask Strength Pedro Ximenez PX Sherry Finish US Import Bourbon \u0026amp; Beyond Festival Exclusive Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2023) 75cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 288 bottles made for Bourbon \u0026amp; Beyond Festival. \u003cbr\u003eA very high proof single barrel for the Dareringer Artist series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis PX finished single barrel from Rabbit Hole has been aged first in a toasted and charred new American Oak cask \u0026amp; then finished in a Pedro Ximenez Sherry cask. At full cask strength, with nothing added and nothing taken away, this one of a kind expression is a sensory experience to be cherished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA one-of-a-kind work of art inside and out, Rabbit Hole Single Barrel is a private barrel selection platform that combines our commitment to originality and creativity in whiskey making with our passion for bringing to life original works of art.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Rabbit Hole \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaveh Zamanian’s true calling was set into motion when he met and fell in love with his wife Heather, a native of Louisville. It was then that Kaveh’s passion for America’s native spirit took hold, leading him to ultimately step away from a successful career as a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst to start his own spirits company. Kaveh and his family moved to Kentucky, where Rabbit Hole came to life. 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A rare beast of a bourbon at a respectable ABV of 58.5!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith every barrel comes a signature line. This “Red Line” is a caramelized layer of sugars that develops just beneath the char. Our selection process and custom aging techniques work to leave another signature mark, only this time on you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Red Line \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Line Whiskey Company was founded by Taylor and Brad Morley, a father-son duo with a passion for premium spirits. Brad Morley has over 30 years of experience in the wine industry and has traveled the world to study under some of the greats in the wine world. 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Brad's son Taylor, who acts as the company’s master blender, has spent many years working with different distilleries around the world learning about products, processes, and what goes into distilling, blending, and producing high-end premium spirits, combined his knowledge of the distilling process with passion and knowledge passed down from his father's wine expertise to create the distinct offerings of Red Line Whiskey Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith their combined expertise and passion for spirits, Red Line Whiskey Company has crafted a unique flavor profile and offerings, making it an amazing product for enthusiasts and novices alike. 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When they first released this bourbon a few years ago it carried an 8-year-old age statement on it, but the later releases lost that numerical statement like oh so many others and joins the ranks of no-age-statement bourbons (NAS). Which I don’t have anything against so long as it’s a product that matches the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasing Notes \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose : \u003cspan\u003ecrisp and dry, maple syrup on fresh pancakes, dusty oak, caramel, butterscotch candies, some dried grassy rye spice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalate : a crisp dry shell of candied tropical fruits around a smooth core of butterscotch and caramel, some bright wood tannins, and a nice tingly pepperiness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinish :  the candied tropical fruits, floral rye spices, butterscotch, and now also some melted butter with a dusting of baking spices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Ridgemont \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn case you’re wondering, the 1792 in the 1792 Ridgemont Reserve is in reference to the year that Kentucky became a state. This might be one of the reasons why the 1792 Ridgemont Reserve was the “official toasting bourbon” of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival for so long. Before diving into the review I should mention that the Ridgemont Reserve is no longer around and has been replaced by the 1792 Small Batch – consider this a look at recent history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.ecwid.com\/images\/wysiwyg\/product\/93108507\/0\/17029088606011368032470\/Ridgemont_Reserve_1792_Small_Batch_Bourbon_75cl_4_jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1792 Small Batch Bourbon is a well-crafted and highly regarded bourbon whiskey produced by Barton 1792 Distillery, based in Bardstown, Kentucky. It is named after the year Kentucky became a state and pays homage to the rich bourbon-making traditions of the region. This small batch bourbon is made from a blend of carefully selected corn, rye, and malted barley grains, which are meticulously distilled and aged in new, charred oak barrels. The aging process takes place in the rickhouses of Barton 1792 Distillery, where the barrels are exposed to the natural elements of the Kentucky climate, allowing the bourbon to develop its distinct flavour profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e46.85% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ridgemont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524468658501,"sku":"08800211","price":129.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4025663993_f889578a-0651-4234-993a-4f7e0e6a1d17.jpg?v=1746552355"},{"product_id":"rossville-union-6-year-old-masters-of-rye-bottled-in-bond-straight-rye-whiskey-70cl","title":"Rossville Union 6 Year Old Masters of Rye Bottled in Bond Indiana Straight Rye Whiskey 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eRossville Union 6 Year Old Masters of Rye Bottled in Bond Indiana Straight Rye Whiskey 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRossville Union is the brand under which the Ross \u0026amp; Squibb Distillery in Indiana, US, releases rye whisky. They do this according to a traditional recipe and process. This Bottled in Bond edition is 6 years old and aged in freshly charred oak casks. 50%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose : O\u003cspan\u003eranges, vanilla, floral, grassy, yellow and white fruit, lemon, mocha, light spicy too, mint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalate : W\u003cspan\u003earming, apples, vanilla, oak, green herbs, lemon, chocolate sprinkles, dark oats, caramel, mocha.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish : P\u003cspan\u003eeppery, lemon, vanilla, green apples, chocolate, yellow fruit and spicy, cinnamon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Rossville Union \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRossville Union whiskeys are a celebration of the historic Ross \u0026amp; Squibb Distillery that put Lawrenceburg on the map. Distilled in the 1847 Ross \u0026amp; Squibb Distillery by masters of the craft, Rossville Union is bringing back the golden age of rye, perfecting the unique blends that all but disappeared during Prohibition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rossville Union","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524471574853,"sku":"088352140193","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4493350374_6a103602-3968-4cfb-bde3-fec2583b638d.jpg?v=1746552383"},{"product_id":"smoke-wagon-uncut-unfiltered-straight-bourbon-batch-134a-2022-75cl","title":"Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered Nevada Straight Bourbon Batch #134a (2022) 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eSmoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered Straight Bourbon Batch #134a (2022) 75cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtremely tough to find in the UK. US Imported.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo water added because none is needed. (Straight from the brand)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe took the same vintage blending philosophy that we used to create Small Batch, except this time the goal was to create high proof bourbon that tasted its best neat. Uncut is so rich and sweet with an unbelievably thick mouth feel, the heat and rye spice finish are a welcome addition. It's like milk with cookies!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending vintages of our high rye mash bill to achieve this flavor profile at 115-116 plus proof was a very rewarding challenge for us. There is a delicate balance between creamy mouthfeel, tannins and sugars that comes into play that makes the end result magical. Older vintages have more evaporation which means a higher concentration of fats and sugars per ounce which gives them a nice creamy mouthfeel as well as caramel and honey goodness. They also have more tannins because alcohol has been in contact with the wood for longer. A lot of what some perceive as alcohol burn is actually a harshness due to tannins. This can counterbalance the benefit gained by the high concentration of lipid esters insulating your pallet from alcohol heat. There needs to be enough of the older bourbon for the oak flavors and mouthfeel, but also some younger ones to cut back on the tannins and bring in some delicate fruit and caramel flavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2021, 2020 and 2017 San Francisco World Spirits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouble Gold Winner!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNose : The bourbon introduces itself with a rich and spirited caramel greeting. This warm welcoming is joined by complimentary notes of rye grain, gentle cinnamon, orange rind, and a shade of ginger that weaves itself throughout. It’s not as potent as you’d expect given the proof, but instead is nicely developed and presents itself with confidence. It rounds out with a touch of summer fruit and an inkling of sweet oak.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : A whirlwind of sweet, fruity, and dark flavours hit all at once creating a confusing, yet impactful sip. Sweet caramel, combined with raspberry, chocolate covered cherries, leather, and rich oak are at the forefront of this onslaught. As the flavours settle, additional notes of apple pie, rye spice, and walnut mosey in. Combined with a wonderful buttery mouthfeel, this assembly creates an enjoyable and memorable sip, albeit a somewhat chaotic one.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish : The finish fully transitions to a darker flavour profile with leather, cigar, and dry oak as its focus. These notes linger well after the sip is gone, creating a dry aftertaste. Light cherry undertones can be detected, but are unfortunately a bit too muted. Drinking under its proof, the bourbon makes its mark with a rustic finish that may not be for everyone, but suits this whiskey and its branding well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Smoke Wagon \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"QzGOQd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"PwvzCf WEeWWe\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmoke Wagon is a bourbon brand from Nevada H\u0026amp;C Distilling Company in Las Vegas, Nevada, known for its high-rye bourbon sourced from MGP in Indiana and then aged in the desert. It features a complex profile with notes of spice, caramel, vanilla, and oak, resulting in a balanced and flavorful spirit appreciated by bourbon enthusiasts. The brand's name, a nod to the old west, and its distinctive bottles, often featuring a Morgan silver dollar, add to its unique character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-wiz-rootname=\"ohfaMd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e57.94% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Smoke Wagon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524491759941,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4475720705_973e0500-ea22-4163-9eb1-697b9d6ddc02.jpg?v=1746552596"},{"product_id":"smoke-wagon-uncut-unfiltered-straight-bourbon-batch-145a-2022-75cl","title":"Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered Single Barrel Batch #145a Nevada Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2022) 75cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered Straight Bourbon Batch #145a (2022) 75cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtremely tough to find in the UK. US Imported.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo water added because none is needed. (Straight from the brand)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe took the same vintage blending philosophy that we used to create Small Batch, except this time the goal was to create high proof bourbon that tasted its best neat. Uncut is so rich and sweet with an unbelievably thick mouth feel, the heat and rye spice finish are a welcome addition. It's like milk with cookies!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending vintages of our high rye mash bill to achieve this flavor profile at 115-116 plus proof was a very rewarding challenge for us. There is a delicate balance between creamy mouthfeel, tannins and sugars that comes into play that makes the end result magical. Older vintages have more evaporation which means a higher concentration of fats and sugars per ounce which gives them a nice creamy mouthfeel as well as caramel and honey goodness. They also have more tannins because alcohol has been in contact with the wood for longer. A lot of what some perceive as alcohol burn is actually a harshness due to tannins. This can counterbalance the benefit gained by the high concentration of lipid esters insulating your pallet from alcohol heat. There needs to be enough of the older bourbon for the oak flavors and mouthfeel, but also some younger ones to cut back on the tannins and bring in some delicate fruit and caramel flavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2021, 2020 and 2017 San Francisco World Spirits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouble Gold Winner!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNose : The bourbon introduces itself with a rich and spirited caramel greeting. This warm welcoming is joined by complimentary notes of rye grain, gentle cinnamon, orange rind, and a shade of ginger that weaves itself throughout. It’s not as potent as you’d expect given the proof, but instead is nicely developed and presents itself with confidence. It rounds out with a touch of summer fruit and an inkling of sweet oak.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : A whirlwind of sweet, fruity, and dark flavours hit all at once creating a confusing, yet impactful sip. Sweet caramel, combined with raspberry, chocolate covered cherries, leather, and rich oak are at the forefront of this onslaught. As the flavours settle, additional notes of apple pie, rye spice, and walnut mosey in. Combined with a wonderful buttery mouthfeel, this assembly creates an enjoyable and memorable sip, albeit a somewhat chaotic one.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish : The finish fully transitions to a darker flavour profile with leather, cigar, and dry oak as its focus. These notes linger well after the sip is gone, creating a dry aftertaste. Light cherry undertones can be detected, but are unfortunately a bit too muted. Drinking under its proof, the bourbon makes its mark with a rustic finish that may not be for everyone, but suits this whiskey and its branding well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Smoke Wagon \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmoke Wagon is a bourbon brand from Nevada H\u0026amp;C Distilling Company in Las Vegas, Nevada, known for its high-rye bourbon sourced from MGP in Indiana and then aged in the desert. It features a complex profile with notes of spice, caramel, vanilla, and oak, resulting in a balanced and flavorful spirit appreciated by bourbon enthusiasts. The brand's name, a nod to the old west, and its distinctive bottles, often featuring a Morgan silver dollar, add to its unique character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-wiz-rootname=\"ohfaMd\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e57.36% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Smoke Wagon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524491891013,"sku":"141","price":169.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4475741618.jpg?v=1744132105"},{"product_id":"smoke-wagon-uncut-unfiltered-straight-bourbon-batch-197b-2024-75cl","title":"Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered Straight Bourbon Batch #197b Nevada Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2024) 75cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSmoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered Straight Bourbon Batch #197b Nevada Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2024) 75cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtremely tough to find in the UK. US Imported.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo water added because none is needed. (Straight from the brand)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe took the same vintage blending philosophy that we used to create Small Batch, except this time the goal was to create high proof bourbon that tasted its best neat. Uncut is so rich and sweet with an unbelievably thick mouth feel, the heat and rye spice finish are a welcome addition. It's like milk with cookies!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending vintages of our high rye mash bill to achieve this flavor profile at 115-116 plus proof was a very rewarding challenge for us. There is a delicate balance between creamy mouthfeel, tannins and sugars that comes into play that makes the end result magical. Older vintages have more evaporation which means a higher concentration of fats and sugars per ounce which gives them a nice creamy mouthfeel as well as caramel and honey goodness. They also have more tannins because alcohol has been in contact with the wood for longer. A lot of what some perceive as alcohol burn is actually a harshness due to tannins. This can counterbalance the benefit gained by the high concentration of lipid esters insulating your pallet from alcohol heat. There needs to be enough of the older bourbon for the oak flavors and mouthfeel, but also some younger ones to cut back on the tannins and bring in some delicate fruit and caramel flavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2021, 2020 and 2017 San Francisco World Spirits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouble Gold Winner!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNose : The bourbon introduces itself with a rich and spirited caramel greeting. This warm welcoming is joined by complimentary notes of rye grain, gentle cinnamon, orange rind, and a shade of ginger that weaves itself throughout. It’s not as potent as you’d expect given the proof, but instead is nicely developed and presents itself with confidence. It rounds out with a touch of summer fruit and an inkling of sweet oak.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : A whirlwind of sweet, fruity, and dark flavours hit all at once creating a confusing, yet impactful sip. Sweet caramel, combined with raspberry, chocolate covered cherries, leather, and rich oak are at the forefront of this onslaught. As the flavours settle, additional notes of apple pie, rye spice, and walnut mosey in. Combined with a wonderful buttery mouthfeel, this assembly creates an enjoyable and memorable sip, albeit a somewhat chaotic one.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish : The finish fully transitions to a darker flavour profile with leather, cigar, and dry oak as its focus. These notes linger well after the sip is gone, creating a dry aftertaste. Light cherry undertones can be detected, but are unfortunately a bit too muted. Drinking under its proof, the bourbon makes its mark with a rustic finish that may not be for everyone, but suits this whiskey and its branding well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Smoke Wagon \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmoke Wagon is a bourbon brand from Nevada H\u0026amp;C Distilling Company in Las Vegas, Nevada, known for its high-rye bourbon sourced from MGP in Indiana and then aged in the desert. It features a complex profile with notes of spice, caramel, vanilla, and oak, resulting in a balanced and flavorful spirit appreciated by bourbon enthusiasts. 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Old Scout Bourbon Custom is their way of turning over our selection of casks for the public to choose from. What is the selection of a selection even called? Is there a phrase for creme de la creme de la creme?\u003cbr\u003eSame mashbill as Old Scout Bourbon, but with more proof, and your fingerprints all over it. No Pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBold, sweet and spicy flavors with subtle apple, leather, and cherry pipe tobacco. Exceptionally drinkable for cask strength. Can be served neat or makes a heck of a cocktail. Cherry Pipe Tobacco, Butterscotch, Leather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Smooth Ambler \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmooth Ambler was \u003c\/span\u003efounded in West Virginia in 2009\u003cspan\u003e—the distillery sources and blends from exceptional casks across the US to create its award-winning Old Scout series. The Old Scout American is a blend of two whiskeys made with Bourbon mash bills – one aged in new oak barrels, the other in re-charred Bourbon casks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e58.2% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smooth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54524492120389,"sku":null,"price":129.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4663586281_2990c5ba-9327-419c-a915-8cb1108d5577.jpg?v=1746552599"},{"product_id":"smooth-ambler-spirits-contradiction-bourbon-batch-266-blended-bourbon-american-whiskey-2021-75cl","title":"Smooth Ambler Spirits Contradiction Bourbon Batch 266 Indiana Blended Bourbon American Whiskey (2021) 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eSmooth Ambler Spirits Contradiction Bourbon Batch 266 Indiana Blended Bourbon American Whiskey (2021) 75cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis batch of Contradiction is a blend of straight bourbons containing 27% of a 2 year old wheated bourbon made in-house at the Smooth Ambler distillery, along with 73% of a 9 year old rye based bourbon sourced from MGP in Indiana. For Contradiction, the bourbons are blended and then re-casked in their original barrels for an additional three months.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2 year bourbon consists of a mashbill of 60% corn, 20% wheat, and 20% malted barley. The 9 year bourbon contains a mashbill of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley, and is normally bottled and sold as Smooth Ambler Old Scout. The end result is a blended bourbon that contains a four grain blend, consisting of corn, rye, wheat, and malted barley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNose : The older rye based bourbon does a nice job of covering up the contents of the younger wheated bourbon as the nose offers little hint that young distillate is present. Instead, hints of sweet wheat, rye spice, baking spices, green apples, dried fruit, and young wood are present. Additionally, very little alcohol is present. The nose is pleasant, yet I was hoping to experience something a little more complex considering this is a four grain bourbon.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : The youthful wheat component of the bourbon pops out on first sip. New oak, corn, bubble gum, hints of dark chocolate, and slight amounts of vanilla and honey are present along with a healthy dose of rye spice. Less sweet than the nose and much spicier, the flavor combination seems like it would work great, but in reality the palate comes across as nothing more than ho-hum. I was really hoping there would be more interplay between the older rye and the more youthful wheat seeing as they were left to meld for an additional three months in the barrels. Even though the young wheated component makes up just 27% of the overall blend, this component makes a more pronounced impact, while the rye just seems to bring an enhanced spiciness.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFinish : Spicy upfront and dry in the back, the finish tastes like twist on a version of your typical MGP rye based bourbon. Heavy rye spice, charred oak, and light vanilla all make an immediate appearance. This is followed by leather and a lot of aged oak to cap it off. The finish lingers for too long and overstays it’s welcome, as it feels like I am chewing on a toothpick after a while. If you like really woody, dry finishes then this is for you. 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Crafted for bartenders and whiskey lovers alike, this 104-proof, non-chill filtered whiskey is a blend of four distinct Kentucky Straight Whiskeys: Bourbon, Wheated Bourbon, Double Oak, and Rye. Designed to elevate cocktails with concentrated flavors and robust structure, Overproof is perfect for those who enjoy higher-proof spirits both at the bar and at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new sleek bottle design is built with functionality in mind, making it ideal for the fast-paced bar environment while maintaining the distillery’s commitment to style and craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its 90\/10 blend of bourbon to rye, this whiskey is versatile, adding body and texture to any cocktail. 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Since its founding, the distillery has gained acclaim for its Bourbon Whiskey and diverse American whiskey styles, including Rye, Single Malt, and Finished Whiskeys. Now, Town Branch is making its debut in the American Blended Whiskey category with an exciting new release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTown Branch Overproof Whiskey is designed with the bar in mind from a packaging perspective, but also taking into context today’s consumption preferences leaning towards higher proof offerings. While the distillery’s iconic square-rectangular bottle has served well for collectors, back bars and retail shelves, it has faced limitations in the fast-paced bar environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This new bottle design is more than just a visual update; it’s a nod to the modern needs of bartenders and whiskey lovers who value both functionality and style,” said Robert Krass, Managing Director at Town Branch Distillery. “We’re also proud to offer a whiskey that not only excels in concept but also meets the evolving preferences of today’s drinkers.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whiskey is a meticulously crafted blend of four distinct Kentucky Straight Whiskeys: Bourbon Whiskey, Wheated Bourbon Whiskey, Double Oak Whiskey, and Rye Whiskey. This blend delivers a rich and complex profile that sets it apart from traditional Bourbon and Rye, offering a bold yet nuanced drinking experience. 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(Wild Turkey 101, Colonel EH Taylor, Eagle Rare, Sazerac, Pappys, R.I.P. Van Winkle etc)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bold spirit of Wild Turkey is faithfully represented in every drop of this authentic barrel proof whiskey—the original “small batch” barrel proof bourbon. A blend of our finest selection of 6-, 8-, and 12-year bourbon, no water is added before bottling, for a curated sipping experience like drinking straight from the cask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe intense vanilla and exceptional mouthfeel have made this expression a legend in its own right—best enjoyed neat or on the rocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bold spirit of Wild Turkey is faithfully represented in every drop of this authentic barrel proof whiskey—the original “small batch” barrel proof bourbon. A blend of our finest selection of 6-, 8-, and 12-year bourbon, no water is added before bottling, for a curated sipping experience like drinking straight from the cask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe intense vanilla and exceptional mouthfeel have made this expression a legend in its own right—best enjoyed neat or on the rocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRare Breed was first released in 1991. Since then, there have been \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebird101.com\/2019\/03\/12\/wild-turkey-rare-breed-116-8-2018\/\" rel=\"sponsored\"\u003eover 11 batches released\u003c\/a\u003e, sometimes releasing the same batch in installments spanning multiple years. The batches were once denoted by a batch number, but more recently only by a unique proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild Turkey uses a single mashbill for all of their bourbons, and bottles Rare Breed at barrel proof. Wild Turkey’s barrel entry proof (the proof the distillate enters the barrel for aging) is relatively low at 107 to 115, up from 105 at one time, resulting in a low bottling proof by comparison to competitors’ barrel proof products which typically go in at the maximum allowable 125 proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNose : Scents of caramel and toffee combine with bright orange zest and light citrus. Seasoned oak adds depth and hints towards the older bourbon in the blend, but doesn’t overpower the brighter notes. The strength of the proof is also notable, as the intensity of it makes itself known with a deep inhale. Somewhat a change from the norm, the overall aroma is interesting but familiar, providing an enjoyable introduction to the sip.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePalate : A sweet and spicy mix of rye spice, maple sugar, caramel, and leather finds intensity immediately. Sweet clementines and a hint of tobacco provide an extra layer of depth, adding a bit of intrigue to an otherwise traditional flavour profile. The resulting combination is a good one, giving way to a nice mix of flavour's with more than adequate depth and complexity.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Wild Turkey \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wild Turkey distillery, then known as Boulevard, was built in 1935 by the Ripy Brothers in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. The Wild Turkey brand name originated around 1941 when some, shared on a hunting trip, was referred to as \"some of that wild turkey whiskey.\" It is distilled at bottled by the Austin Nicholls company and for many years they had sourced the whiskey from the Ripy's, but eventually bought the distillery from them in 1972, renaming it in the process. Of almost equal importance, the purchase of the distillery included the contract of legendary master distillery, Jimmy Russell, who started working there in 1954. His name is synonymous with the brand, and his son succeeded him 2015. 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