Single Barrel Bourbon

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Single barrel bourbon.

Lee introduced a single barrel bourbon designed to compete with scotch single malts that were gaining traction at the time. 94 4 proof 47 2 abv. Single barrel whiskeyis arguably the purest expression of a bourbon s character that money can buy. Aged in specially chosen new charred american white oak barrels.

Wilderness trail tells us that plans are in the works for wider distribution of this whiskey and a six year old rye release that should be launching soon. In 1984 master distiller elmer t. The packaging was unique as the spirit inside a pineapple shaped octagonal bottle adorned by a jockey and rider with a tiny. We currently offer.

Michter s 10 year single barrel kentucky bourbon 2020 vital stats. Came out in may. The concept of the single barrel bourbon dates to 1984 when the master distiller at what is now buffalo trace elmer t. For decades distillers crafted and blended spirits to maintain a consistent product.

Generally speaking every bottle you see with that moniker can. Each single barrel is a true single barrel bottled at cask strength without combining it with any other barrels unlike barrell batches which are bottled from a selection of several barrels blended together to a specific flavor profile. Single barrel bourbon often referred to as single cask is a higher grade of whiskey that comes from an individual aging barrel. Lee introduced the world s first single barrel bourbon and christened it blanton s.

There are only so many bottles made every year making this a little harder to find but worth the hunt. The beauty is in the simplicity. A quality product made in this fashion is. At the moment the six year old single barrel is available at the gift shop in danville with very limited availability outside of kentucky.

It looks light in the bottle but there s a depth to it in the glass. 13 year old tennessee bourbon. Generally distilleries blend whiskies from multiple barrels and. The best single barrel bourbons or whiskeys or rums reflect one barrel s ability to age and mellow a spirit into something more than its individual parts.