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Distillery: Nevada Distilling (sourced from MGP) Type & Region: Bourbon, USA Alcohol: 63.5% Composition: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10 barley Aged: NAS (rumored about 6 years) Color: 1.4/2.0 on the color scale (tawny) Price: $80-100 (per bottle 750 ml) About Weller Special Reserve Weller Special Reserve, an entry-level bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery, is rumored…

Distillery: Nevada Distilling (sourced from MGP) Type & Region: Bourbon, USA Alcohol: 63.5% Composition: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10 barley Aged: NAS (rumored about 6 years) Color: 1.4/2.0 on the color scale (tawny) Price: $80-100 (per bottle 750 ml) About ​​Smoke Wagon Small Batch The whiskey world has been doing many creating and experimenting in…

Distillery: Old Forester Type & Region: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Alcohol: 63.5% Composition: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10 barley Aged: NAS (rumored about 6 years) Color: 1.4/2.0 on the color scale (tawny) Price: $80-100 (per bottle 750 ml) About Old Forester Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon  Old Forester is one of the few major brands still…

Distillery: Buffalo Trace Type & Region: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Alcohol: 50% Composition: Mash #2 (higher rye mashbill rumored to be 12-15% rye) Aged: 6-8 years in virgin American white oak Color: 1.0/2.0 on the color scale (chestnut, oloroso sherry) Price: ~$60 MSRP (per bottle 750mL) if you are lucky enough to find it About Blanton’s…

Distillery: Redbreast / Midleton Type & Region: Irish Whiskey, Republic of Ireland Alcohol: 55.8% Composition: 100% barley, malted and unmalted Aged: 12 years in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry barrels Color: 1.3/2.0 on the color scale (russet muscat) Price: $70-90 (750ml) per bottle About Joseph Magnus Straight Bourbon If you like high-proof whiskeys, you’ll appreciate Joseph Magnus…

Distillery: Jim Beam Type & Region: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Alcohol: 57% ABV Composition: 63% corn, 27% rye, 10% barley Aged: NAS Color: 1.3/2.0 on the color scale (russet, muscat) Price: $25-35 (750 ml) per bottle About Old Grand Dad 114 If there were one thing we could say about Old Grand Dad 114, it’d be…

Distillery: WhistlePig (USA) Type & Region: Rye whiskey sourced from Canada Alcohol: 64% Composition: 100% rye Aged: 15 years in oak Color: 1.4/2.0 on the color scale (tawny) Price: $100 (750 ml) per bottle About Jim Beam Black Extra Aged What would you find in a bottle of Jim Beam? Every answer to this question…