Proof 122.1 | ABV 61.05%

Straight Bourbon Single Barrel

2022 ASCOT Double Platinum Winer

Proof 105.5 | ABV 52.75%

Straight Rye Single Barrel

2022 ASCOT Gold Winner

Proof 109.7 | ABV 54.85%

Straight Rye Finished in Oak, Strawberry Brandy, Armagnac, Sauternes Barrels

2022 ASCOT Platinum Winner

Proof 106.6 | ABV 53.3%

Straight Rye Finished in Oak Honey Barrels A kiss of chocolate from the chocolatey rye mixes with a touch of honey. As the pour opens up, floral and herbal essence emerge.

2022 ASCOT Double Platinum Winner

Proof 110.6 |ABV 55.3%

Straight Rye Single Barrel

This is my favorite rye to date - all I can say is “sweet grass”

Proof 120.4 | ABV 60.2%

This reminds me of the OKI 10 and 12 year store picks I have on my shelf. It is everything you want from a MGP bourbon. Also had that earthy sweetness, and it’s short.

Proof 110.4 | ABV 55.2%

Straight Rye Finished in Oak Apple Brandy, 32 Yr Armagnac, conditioned ex-white wine, and sauternes Barrels

Funky Toasted Apple Sweet Cigar goodness -this won’t disappoint.

Proof 115.6 | ABV 57.8%

Straight Bourbon Finished in Cacao Barrels

This is the perfect combo of chocolate and cherry -not overpowering and thick.

Proof 111.1 | ABV 55.55%

Straight Rye Single Barrel

Old Dutch Tavern barrel pick

Proof 80 | ABV 40%

Straight Rye Finished in Ex-Bourbon Barrels, Wild Italian Candied Amarena Cherries, Bitters, then Barrel Aged.

Proof 111.1 | ABV 55.55%

Caramel Covered Apple Rolled In Toasted Coconut”. Nice Caramel Nose. Caramel Apple Mid. All comes together at the end and leaves you with a bit of Phunky Toasted Coconut! This is what happens when you accidentally blend the Toasted Coconut Rye and Caramel Rye. We didn’t love it at first. Tried it again a month later and saw potential - blended in some “apple hard candy” finished Rye you only get from River Drive Cooperage finishing barrels - a quick toast - annnnnnnnd here we are

Proof 108.9 | ABV 54.45%

Rye Finished in Oak Grape Brandy, 32 Year Armagnac Conditioned Ex-Wine, and Sauternes Barrels

Phunky like the other Philly Blends - but now we are conditioning an ex-white wine barrel (just as a winemaker might in between uses) with 32 year Armagnac before accepting the barrel into bond.

Proof 120.8 | ABV 60.4%

Straight Bourbon Blend

We went in to find a SIB and ended up wanting to do a blend. I believe that this barrel #96 might have beat out the close 2nd, Barrel #100. We all made jokes that it would be the “Climax Barrel” due to the display of funny noises and dancing from Jeff Henley while sampling it.

Proof 118.8 | ABV 59.4%

Straight Bourbon Finished In Stagg Jr. Barrels

Proof 104.2 | ABV 52.1%

Straight Rye Finished in Oak Blackberry Brandy, 32 Year Armagnac Conditioned Ex-Wine, and Sauternes Barrels

That nice earthy phunk - Tobacco - with a hint of summer blackberry

Proof 103.6 | ABV 51.8%

Bourye 60% bourbon and 40% rye (21% and 95% mgp) so still over 50% rye

Proof 104.2 | ABV 52.1%

Rye Finished in Ex-White Wine Apple Brandy and Ex-Bourbon Apple Brandy Barrels then Toasted using Toasted Oak Spirals

The nose is toasted caramel drizzled on fresh juicy apples. The palate is pure caramel candy apple rye. The ex-white wine barrel keeps the juice flowing. The finish is brown and cane sugars mingling with dark fruits just before rye spice and ethanol remind you this isn't the pumpkin patch.

Proof 112.2 | ABV 56.1%

Straight Rye Whiskey Finsished in Peach Moonshine Barrels, Mexican Vanilla Barrels, Toasted Oak Barrels

The nose is stone fruit and slightly toasted vanilla. The palate is like peaches dipped in a Mexican vanilla sugar cane reduction and grilled using scotch cask staves as wood. The finish cleans up nicely with peaches and slight minerality.

Proof 113.2 | ABV 56.6%

Straight Bourbon Blend

The nose is like toasted cereal, caramel, and slight ethanol. The palate is creamy-oily, with slight minerality and toasted sugars on top of creme brule. The finish is like you kept the berries on the side of your creme brule and then ate them with the last few bites. When these barrels arrived they had 'experimental' stickers on each one. When we reached out they said it was a proof per gallon location experiment that was ended. That's all the info we have.

Proof 122.8 | ABV 61.4%

Straight Bourbon Single Barrel Barrel #82 Mash and Journey Patreon pick—Buttercream and smoke on the nose. Palate is cotton candy, creme brûlée, buttery mouth feel and then a citrus burst. The finish is long and oily with hints of chocolate espresso and dark fruit. Think OC batch 9.

Mash & Journey Barrel Pick

Proof 124.4 | ABV 62.2%

Straight Bourbon Single Barrel Straight Bourbon #117 Mash and Journey Patreon pick- You can live in the nose on this. Fresh Belgium waffles with maple syrup and vanilla ice cream. This is one monster of a bourbon but silky.

Mash & Journey Barrel Pick

Proof 108 | ABV 54%

Rye Finished in toasted oak, coconut brandy and pineapple brandy barrels.

On the nose, bright pineapple with light coconut oil and milk notes that follow and smooth out the bright tropical fruit note. The nose carries into the palate nicely with the addition of rye spice and toasted coconut. It cleans up nicely without being dry like you think a 95% rye should.

Proof 110 | ABV 55%

Rye Finished in Oak Blueberry Brandy, 32 Year Armagnac Conditioned Ex-Wine, and Sauternes Barrels

Slight earthy funk delivered by slight ethanol. The palate showcases a nice rye spice surrounded by the tobacco notes of the finishing barrels. It begins to show slight blueberry notes on the back of the palate. The finish cleans up with rye spice-more tobacco and a nice jammy blueberry closes the door on this one.

Proof 104 | ABV 52%

Straight Rye Finished in Oak Apricot Brandy and Ex-White Wine Honey Barrels

The nose is funky, sweet, citrus marmalade. On the palate, aged apricot compote turns into a sweet oak and tight rye spice finish.

Proof 116.8 | ABV 58.4%

Straight Bourbon Finished in Mexican Vanilla Barrels then Toasted with Oak Toasted Spirals Vanilla plus all the classic, big MGP notes on the nose. This bourbon would've obviously done well without a finish. The nice viscosity on the palate brings on an initial burst of cocoa then opens up to vanilla then immediately a vanilla-chocolate mix that is reminiscent of a vanilla tootsie roll. The finish stays tootsie roll and is stagg-esque.

Proof 114 | ABV 57%

Straight Rye Finished in Oak Blackberry Brandy and Ex-White Wine Honey Barrels

Proof 118 | ABV 59%

Straight Bourbon Blend

Affectionately referred to as the ‘peanut butter cup’ bottle.

Caramel, love the baking spice, burnt sugar, nice sweet oak, some leather and tobacco without being dry. Long finish.

Proof 110 | ABV 55%

Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Stagg Jr. Barrels

Rock Candy - Burnt Butter – marzipan – Charred Oak like whaaaat – Obvious Big Stagg notes.

2023 ASCOT Double Platinum Winner

Proof 108 | ABV 54%

Barrel King Heavy Char Rye (SiB, batch 33)

Smoke on the nose – molasses - chocolate – and more smoke. It’s like flambé Sundae toppings with charred marshmallows – I love this so much because you don’t lose the Rye even though the Heavy Char barrel really transformed this whiskey.

Proof 108 | ABV 60.1%

Straight Bourbon Finished in Stagg Jr. Barrels

Proof 129 | ABV 64.5%

Straight Bourbon Single Barrel

Nose: Delicately piercing proof delivers notes of Marzipan, Chocolate, Sweet Oak, and after 10 minutes of air it smells of Snickers but then at about 12 or 13 minutes it goes all chocolate.

Palate: Again - VERY DELICATE BUT SHARP - Very Sweet up front, Marzipan, Vanilla, Caramel, Movement is Natural but tip of tongue stays active. Mid-palate turns to Anise, Dark Chocolate, Sweet Oak. I am getting a slight bit of the “barnyard” but not as much as I was hoping for - maybe next time.

Finish: This has a beautiful sweet oak and bakers spice finish that last well beyond a minute if you count the KY hug…or should I say IN Hug ;)

2023 ASCOT Double Platinum Winner

Proof 111 | ABV 55.5%

Straight Rye Single Barrel

St. Louis Bourbon Society Christmas Bottle

Proof 114.2 | ABV 57.1%

Straight Rye Finished in Stagg Jr. then OWA Barrels

This needs 15 minutes air minimum and a nice shake before the pour.

Nose: Brown Sugar, Light Menthol, Fruity Pebbles.

Palate: Movement is natural and has a nice hug, esters go away after proper air, Sugar Brûlée, Caramel, Chocolate, slight Earth on Mid - Palate.

Finish: Dark fruits linger on tip of tongue about 10 to 15 seconds and a Candy Spice cleans up around 20 seconds. Slight numbing effect subsides around 40 seconds.

Proof 117.8 | ABV 58.9%

Straigh Bourbon Single Barrel

Proof 115 | ABV 57.5%

Straight Bourbon Finished in WFE Barrels 21% MGP Bourbon Finished in one of the finest Willett WFE Foil Purple Tops on the floor.

Nose: Bringing some amburana qualities like cinnamon, cream, milk chocolate, as well as slight pink peppercorn, some dark berries, chai tea, and a bit of crafty funk.

Palate: A punchy ferment like proof delicately but quickly delivers notes of Dark Fruit, very ripe strawberries dipped in a milk and bitter dark chocolate blend then dusted with cinnamon, and some sweet oak.

Finish: Under a minute and tight - (sweet) Strawberry (bitter) Rhubarb Pie with cinnamon and nutmeg (slightly yeasty) Spiced Flakey Crust finished off in a cast iron skillet of brown butter.

Proof 118.4 | ABV 59.2%

Straight Bourbon Single Barrel

Nose: Charred Cherry Cheese Danish and Sweet Oak with a dusting of cracked rye and black peppercorn.

Palate: This is a full palate experience with forceful movement that gets right to business with a rye cinnamon spice quickly delivering notes of Char, Cherry, cream, sweet oak, and fresh earth.

Finish: Is well beyond a minute - goes back to the nose like Groundhog Day in a glass… charred cherry cheese danish with oak, pepper, rye, with some chocolate, matcha, and marzipan dust sneaking up during the end of the finish.

Proof 122 | ABV 61%

Straight Bourbon Single Barrel Tastes like an artisan pop tart.

2023 ASCOT Double Platinum Winner

Proof 113.8 | ABV 56.9%

Nose: Sponge cake, pouring honey, a bit of caramel apple, and some cheesecake. Not your typical rye notes. This is a bourbon drinkers rye, as Jarrod has said. Damp wood lingering in a pond of flavors. Caramel butterscotch cookie towards peak smell. Batch 49 smells incredible. There is some mint, but not overdone by any means.

Palate: Special K cereal with yogurt and berries, followed by marshmallows from Froot Loops cereal and milk. This is insane. Batch 49 is a robust rye that coats the palate with some brown sugar and Unami of a hint of salt, mushroom, and prosciutto. Complex as hell; after over 45 minutes, it opened up.

The finish lasts about 30 seconds, and flavors will still linger on the palate for at least a minute. Lots of blinds to do with this one, and one of the greats in Ryes! Nobody can do it like the King!

Proof 110 | ABV 55%

Nose: Funky Orangey Stone Fruit

Palate: Creamy, Funky, Jelly Orange Slices you remember from your childhood or now if you’re living your best life

Finish: Lasts well over a minute with Perfect Rye Spice and Orange oil

Proof 115 | ABV 57.5%

Straight Bourbon Finished in Willett Wheated (purple top and dark bottle) in second Willett Wheated and then a Stagg Jr. Barrel

Nose: Peanuts, Horchata, and Orange Marmalade Buttered Toast

Palate: Oak and Heavy but Smooth Tannins, Charred Citrus, more Horchata, and Dank Earth

Finish: Lasts longer than a Jarrod Hug and leaves you with Citrus oil, sweet oak, Oaxacan Chocolate (which has chocolate delicately spiced with almonds, and cinnamon)

Proof 127 | ABV 63.5%

Straight Bourbon Blend

This was a blended batch of various short barrels from the barrel room, including remnants of the "Noe" barrel.

Proof 115 | ABV 57.5%

Straight Rye Single Barrel

This is a Bourbon Drinkers Rye and a little proofy compared to the Ryes currently on hand.

95% Rye MGP

Nose: Butter mint you used to get in diners, sweet oak,citrus and red fruit with a slight bit of chocolate.

Palate: Damp Soil, Fruit Loops, Great Palate movement, brown sugar and LOADS of Umami.

Finish: Cleans up with Rye and lasts well over a minute.

2023 San Fransisco Spirits World Spirits Competition Gold winner

Proof 124 | ABV 52%

Straight Bourbon Single Barrel

Proof 120 | ABV 60%

A blend of 7+ year and 9+ year 21% MGP Bourbon

Finished in a Willett and Stagg, Jr barrel

Nose: orange marmalade and sweet charred oak.

Palate: Chocolate cherry, 2017 GTS-like heat, more sweet oak, transitions into finish elegantly without haste.

Finish: Cherry danish, this darn thing finishes for days.

Proof 114 | ABV 57%

5+ Year Sib

21% MGP Bourbon Finished In A Ex-White Wine Honey Cask For Approx 5 Months And Then A Rare Ex-Bourbon Barrel For Approx 3 Months. The Original Mgp Barrels Supposedly Had Toasted Heads As Well Heads Up - This Is Wine And Honey Forward Bourbon - So Not Typical Bk Either - But Rachael And I Love It - It Has Some Craftiness That Comes Through Do To The Finishing Barrel Process We Use For Our Philly Blend.

Nose: Honey, Oak, Citrus, And Well Aged Chardonnay.

Palate: Silky, Funky, Meady, Heavy Notes Of A Really Nice Aged Sauternes Like Riesussec, Excellent Rye Spice/Honey Balance.

Finish: Perfectly Balanced And Very Moorish - Way Over A Minute Long.

Proof 114 | ABV 57%

Straight Wheated Bourbon Single Barrel

Nose: Salted Caramel, Copper Penny, Florida Citrus,Filthy Amarena Cherry, Earthy Cognac Funk.

Palate: Grass Fed Beef, Venison Back-Strap, Cherry SaltwaterTaffy, Salted Carmel, Sweet and Savory Cherry Strudel,Fine Cognac.

Finish: About a minute long reminds me of Funky Cherry Saltwater Taffy then turning into Ginger Snap Cookie dough.

Proof 116 | ABV 58%

Blend 99% 7yr and 1% 5 1/2 year Heavy Char 21%MGP Bourbons Finished in Rare Ex-Bourbon Barrels (WFE/SJR)

Nose: Cast Iron Grilled Pecan Pie, Chargrilled Tropical Citrus Fruit Butter Danish, Crème Brulee, Sweet Cedar and Oak.

Palate: Dark Chocolate,Burnt Spiced Honey, Chargrilled Citrus Creme Danish, Honey Roasted Almonds.

Finish: Slightly Fermented Lemon Strawberry Shortcake and lasts well into a minute.

Proof 116 | ABV 58%

90% 6 1/2 yr MGP/ 95% Rye, 5% 7 year MGP/ 21% Rye Bourbon, 5% 5 1/2 year MGP/ 45% Wheated Bourbon.

All combined and finished in a Lairds Apple Brandy Ex-Bourbon Barrel.

Nose: Fresh Mint, Spiced Apple Cider Cinnamon Sugar Donuts, Apple Strudel, Dark Chocolate, Butterscotch.

Palate: Earth, Fresh Mint, Apple Cream Cheese Butter Danish, Spiced Apple Cider Donuts, Sweet Oak.

Finish: Charred Butter, Apple Spiced Donut Dough, over a minute and maybe more.

Proof 114 | ABV 57%

Single barrel MGP rye finished in Rare Ex-Bourbon Barrels

Nose: Cherry Cordial, Absinthe, Citrus, smells

Palate: butter, chocolate cherry, tasted like if there Stagg JR Batch 15 had a Rye Baby, pastry, oily and Mouth Coating

Finish: well over a minute and nice earth on this

You asked for it and we listened!

Proof 116 | ABV 58%

Straight Bourbon Single Barrel

Nose: Grilled Citrus, Butter Pastry, toasted barley cereal drizzled with Molasses and topped with Sun dried raspberries.

Palate: Raspberry Brûlée Jelly Filled Yeast Donut dusted with Dark Sugar Cane/BrownSugar/BBQ Spice Blend.

Finish: Such a long finish - palate movement on this is so good.

Proof 114 | ABV 57%

Straight Wheated Bourbon Single Barrel

Proof 114 | ABV 57%

6 yr MGP 21% rye Bourbon Finished in Ex-white wine honey and Ex-rare bourbon barrels

Nose : Red Fruit, sweet cereal, Charred citrus, very staggesk ,after some air the honey notes peak out from behind the Bourbon Barrel Finish.

Palate: I have been told this resembles a Jack Daniel Single Barrel Barrel Proof by a very respected palate and I don’t disagree. Very Barrel Forward, lots of dark fruit, deep honey notes - not the sugary ones but dark floral notes like you can tell that the bee got the honey from flowers and not fed sugar water. Oatmeal with brown sugar and sweetened raspberries with a pad of butter to finish. This palate movement is very active and just so much fun. I love this bottle so much. I declare this the best honey finish I’ve had since B1 Belle Meade. It’s possible that this is is even more complex than the Belle Meade and id say it may spank it in a blind because I believe this Knighted Honey works harder. But its been a while and I could be biased.

Finish : This pour has nice ethanol and oily spice throughout and it sticks around for most of the finish. I personally like balance with something like a honey finish so I am looking for that heat in pour like this. The finish is all feels and ether with the strong charred oak and some honey just doing a nice dance to the end. The finish is beyond a minute and a half for me.

Proof 120 | ABV 60%

6 and 1/2 year MGP 21% Rye Bourbon Finished in ex-rare Bourbon Barrel

Nose: Stewed Fruit Butter Danish, citrus, pink and white peppercorn, bomb pop, trix cereal

Palate: Very classic old bourbon notes,Brown butter oily coating, Plenty of sweet oak, sweet and sour sauce, milk chocolate, creamy nougat

Finish: Chinese five spice, oak, great palate movement and finish coverage, for me this cleans up very nicely around and finishes at 1 min 20 seconds

Even though this reminds you of a really good 10 yr purple top it is not finished in a Willett. I am so excited to be on this journey with you all.

PROOF 118 | ABV 59%

MGP 21% RYE BOURBON blended with a 45% WHEATED BOURBON

FINISHED IN; OWA, STAGG JR, & RUSSELLS RESERVE

Nose – Fried snickers dusted with powdered sugar, Black Tea, Trader Joes Candied Oranges, 7UP Bundt Cake, Tobacco, Cedar Humidor.

Palate - Candied Black Cherries, Berries and Cream RC Cola, Black Walnut Pie, Big Aggressive Oily Palate feel and movement.

Finish – Walnut sugar cookies, Bourbon Vanilla Bean Extract, Walnut tannins, Lasts well over a minute.

Proof 116 | ABV 58%

Straight Bourbon Single Barrel

Proof 118 | ABV 59%

Straight Bourbon blend 6 and 7 yr Finished in 21% xo brandy, cognac, sherry, armagnac. Finished in Willet Barrels

Proof 116 | ABV 58%

Straight Bourbon blend 6 and 7 yr. Finished in 21% xo brandy, cognac, sherry, armagnac, and amburana, then finally finished in Willet Barrels

Proof 118 | ABV 59%

Straight Bourbon Blend

Proof 116 | ABV 58%

Straight Bou/Rye Finished in Desert Plum Ex-port barrels, White Plum Jerkum Bordeaux Style Barrels, Madeira barrels, Amburana Barrels

Proof 120 | ABV 60%

Straight Bourbon Finished in Stagg, Jr barrel

Proof 116 | ABV 58%

Straight Wheated Bourbon Single Barrel

Proof 118 | ABV 59%

Straight Rye Blend Finished in Willett & Stagg Jr barrels

Proof 118 | ABV 59%

Straight Bourbon Finished in Stagg Jr. and Willet Barrels.

Proof 118 | ABV 59%

Straight Rye Blend

Proof 114.4 | ABV 57.2%

Finished in Heaven Hill, Willett, Booker and Russell Reserve.

Proof 114.4 | ABV 57.2%

Blend of:

1 barrel Oaxan hot chocolate filthy cherry finished Bourrye

1 barrel Stagg finished Bourbon

1 barrel Port cherries plum cider finished rye

1 barrel heirloom champagne style apple ciderport finished bourbon

2 barrels 8 year old MGP bourbon

Proof 112.2 | ABV 56.1%

8 barrels total blended; 6 barrels- 9 year (90% of batch) & 2 barrels- 7-8 year

Dumped blend into 4- EC23 barrels. Sat in barrels 16 hours and then put back into tank.

Put partial blend back into best EC23 barrel for 24 hour finish. Added back into batch.

Put partial blend back into best EC23 barrel for 8 hour finish. Added back into batch.

Finished in EC23 barrels three times for desired finish profile

Nose – aged maraschino cherries and candied oranges, basement funk, cobwebs, apricot and other stone fruit, Pencil Shavings and Dust

Palate – Very Tight and Very thick oil expression (this will likely age well in the bottle), Fruity Pebbles, Trix, Sour Patch Kids, Cherry Limeade, beautiful palate movement.

Finish – Chocolate, Tropical Trail mix consisting of Sunflower seeds, dark chocolate chips, pineapple, apricot, banana, the finish is elegant and lasts a minute or more.

With Air – The palate takes on much more chocolate and tropical fruit, an even bigger assortment of tropical trail mix moves from finish to palate. Almost reminiscing of a very well done old fashioned with dirty cherries. The Banana bread that was so prevalent on bottling day reappears in the finish. Batch 81 is a rollercoaster of flavor and different at all points of air. It changes several times between fresh crack to empty. It blows my mind how different this profile is with the exact same barrel stocks I’m using. I am on my 2nd bottle of this and I am still finding new notes and expressions.

Proof 120 | ABV 60%

Straight Bourbon Finished in EC18

Proof 116 | ABV 58%

Battle of the Blends WinnerBlend: 2 single barrel bourbons, Wheated bourbon finished in Stagg Jr., Barton finished bourbon

Proof 118 | ABV 59%

21% rye

Nose: The Backdrop of Sweet Oak and Custard deliver notes of white peppercorn, marzipan, citrus zest, fresh black soil, and cinnamon.

Palate: The palate movement is natural and full without effort. Sweet oak infused custard crème brûlée dusted with Saigon cinnamon and topped with a dollop of fresh orange apricot compote marmalade then garnished with one fresh sliced strawberry. The longer this sits in the glass it is almost as if they put a few curls of a nice high cacao chocolate on the side and the oak starts to shine through.

Finish: lasting well over a minute its very dessert custard and starts to turn just slightly drier that then turns on all of your saliva defenses and you have no choice but to start all over. Very impressive selection SFBS, Bravo!

Proof 115 | ABV 57.5%

Straight Bourbon Finished in Elijah Craig 18