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What a fantastic day at Jack Daniel’s Distillery!
Starting with a private tour of their operation, a few highlights included:
1. The wood burning furnace that creates the charcoal for the Lincoln County Process
2. The natural aquifer in the cave
3. The “Safe that killed Jack Daniel’s”

Following the tour, we sat down in a rickhouse with Clint and selected a delicious barrel proof whiskey AND a barrel proof rye that will be landing in a few months.
We then walked over to Miss Mary Bobo’s for a true Southern hospitality experience, lunch and a show.

Can’t wait to share these barrels with y’all soon.

Something special coming your way soon..

It’s about that time again.. third time is the charm 🔥🥃🔥

This Tuesday we had the pleasure of hosting an exclusive SMWS tasting in our back room. Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottles some of the finest single casks of spirits around and the evening did not disappoint! Special thanks to and for organizing and making sure it went off without a hitch.

**BARREL DROP ALERT**
Releasing immediately:
“Rocky Mountain Oysters”
Distillery: Stranahan’s
Age: 9 year, 1 month in charred new oak
Mashbill: 100% malted barley
Proof: 117.9 NCF straight from the barrel

This is the oldest single barrel ever from Stranahan’s and one of the oldest American Single Malt SiBs ever released! In terms of value this is a steal at $59.99 as their program is generally comprised of 4-6 year barrels. When we visited the distillery back in February, their new Head Blender (Justin Aden, the genius behind the Mayor Pingree line) gave us the run of the rickhouse and we tried 15 barrels. The flavor profiles and proofs were all over the map but we finally lit on this barrel as truly being a flawless pour.

It begins with handfuls of grape Jolly Rancher, malt chocolate and shiny, worn down leather on the nose.
Flavor-wise this is horchata all the way, cinnamon and creaminess throughout. A bit of wood spice hangs out for the party as well.
On the finish there’s a surprising spicy pepper note that is unexpected for this category but quite welcome.

In summation, this is a good everyday sipper for a tremendous value. If you’re into Scotch this is likely right up your alley but even if not this is definitely worth a gander.

Last night’s tasting with Michter’s and was a great time!

Join us across town in the Loop for an evening with our friends at Slightly Toasted, this Wednesday at 7:30 PM! We will be tasting/discussing two of our epic rye barrels as well as doing a side by side of our first Buffalo Trace SiB vs theirs. There will be a bottle share afterward as well for those that stick around..
Tickets are limited, grab one while you can:

https://www.exploretock.com/slightlytoasted/event/480085/the-bottle-share-stock-room-st-crossover

The Three Musketeers enjoy a well-deserved coffee break
Circa 2024

**Belle of Bedford Extra Aged Rye**
Releasing at 4 PM today with only 65 bottles available:

Ton of depth on the nose, rich AF. Cinnamon stick, Madagascar vanillla beans, mesquite, baking spice.
Palate leads with candied orange peel, continues with solid oak presence, rye spice really mellowed out over its 11 years, 8 months in cask.
Finish hangs out for awhile with some expected tannins popping in to say hi.

This is a complete pour; nose, palate and finish work together harmoniously without flaw. It can stand up to the robust flavors of a cigar or enjoyed on its own.

Similarly aged products with the same DNA (MGP 95/5 Rye) are few and far between, pricy as well. Thankfully we were able to negotiate a price that allows us to stick to the desired $10/year mark: $119.99

You’ll also note the addition of our stamp of approval. We affix this just once a year to the single barrel we are most excited about and can’t wait for you to try. Cheers!

We’re pleased to announce the first ever single barrel of Old Rio Van Winkle 10 Year in the Illinois market! This took years of developing relationships with distributors and the brand but we finally got the chance to bring our elite pick team down to Buffalo Trace and select this fantastic barrel for y’all. This will be bottled at near-HAZMAT cask strength (69%) rather than the standard 107, and price will be a reasonable $420, considering the exclusivity. This will land in a couple months, stay tuned!
4/1

We are live and pouring Ardbeg whisky here for all comers (21+) so swing by and join us for a dram!

Save the date! It will be glorious. All are welcome.

**BARREL DROP ALERT**
Releasing immediately, our 2nd barrel of Buffalo Trace is here for your discerning gullets! An 8 year single barrel out of Frankfort, KY this is classic BT taken up a notch. These don’t last long so if you’d like to grab one (or several) for the home bar you should stop by soon.
375ml $19.99
750ml $28.99
1L $36.99
1.75L $59.99

Working overtime in the lab to bring y’all a single barrel of fantastic extra-aged rye..

Winner winner chicken dinner! Congratulations to J.G. on winning our raffle for Michter’s 25 Year ‘23 🔥

Happy Friday! Our Pappy/BTAC raffle is going live at 5 PM today. Everyone in attendance will receive an entry into a separate raffle for a bottle of this year’s Four Roses Limited Edition 135th Anniversary. If you can’t make it in that’s alright! Tune in at 5 PM, we will be streaming the raffle live here on Instagram.

For our final barrel of the year:
“Fancy Fence Maneuvers” is a 10 yr, 8 month beauty out of Bardstown, KY. This is one of the lowest proof (117) and yield (81 bottles) ECBPs that we’ve seen out of this line!
Quintessential Kentucky bourbon here, this is a fantastic drinker with loads of oak, cherry, chocolate and to***co.
Releasing at 12 PM today, limit 1 per person due to the low yield, $79.99

Announcing our annual Pappy and Buffalo Trace Antique Collection raffle! Beginning at 1 PM today all single barrel selections get you 1 or more entries into the raffle that will be held in approximately 2 weeks time. All the pictured prizes (and more to be added) will be available at MSRP for the winners. See below for a list of available barrels and prices:

Maker’s Nanner Puddin’ *new* 74.99
Mayor Pingree 7 DIBS *new* 74.99
KC 9 Yr Cherry Knobbler *low stock* 64.99
Cinco Sentidos *very low stock* 124.99
Old Elk 9 Year Wheat *low stock* 119.99
Driftless Glen Rye 49.99
Plantation 10 Yr Barbados 69.99
KC “Noe Time To Rye” 49.99
Jeppson’s 6 Yr MGP Port Finish 49.99
Starward Australian Malt 49.99
Wilderness Trail Rye 49.99
Westward 6 Year *low stock* 89.99
Smooth Ambler 7 year MGP 54.99
Heaven’s Door 49.99
Rebel Wheated 49.99 (2 tickets)
Ezra Bourbon 49.99 (2 tickets)

As a bonus if you purchase both new barrels (Pingree and Maker’s) you get an additional 3rd ticket!

**Double Barrel Release**
Releasing today at 1 PM:
Nanner Puddin’ is our newest from Maker’s Mark, $74.99
DIBS is our 4th barrel out of Mayor Pingree, weighing in at 125.4 proof and 7 years of age. It is very dark and delicious. We tasted all of the barrel samples for IL and this was far away the clear winner. Cinnamon French toast and crème brûlée all the way. $74.99

As a bonus, each bottle purchased gets you a ticket into our Pappy+BTAC raffle that we’re announcing later today! If you get the pair you get an additional 3rd ticket.

All of these and more will be in our upcoming end of the year raffle, stay tuned…