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Tyler Distillery) Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley A big swish definitely reminds me of similar 95/5 rye profiles. A bit like a tea, I'd agree. Rating: 3/5 Wheel Horse Bourbon Review Nose: Much more mellow with creamy caramel, level oak and plum Rating: 4/5 Final Ranking: Bourbon > Rye for both of us!

According to Chad Watson, the barrel operations manager for Rare Character, this is batch number 3 of 5 TL;DR: There is complexity & balance abound on this cohesive blend Rating: 4/5 (Really good; I want one it certainly lacks some wow factor for me and therefore it doesn't end up breaking into my elusive 5/ 5 score. Quickly comparing this bottle against a few calibration pours reveal that it does fall neatly into the 4/5

and E mash bills; if we assume equal parts of each mash bill were used (B being 60% Corn, 35% Rye, 5% Malted Barley & E being 75% Corn, 20% Rye, 5% Malted Barley) we would arrive at something like 67.5% Corn, 27.5% Rye, and 5% Malted Barley Proof: 114.2° Age: NAS on the bottle (but it is listed as a blend Rating: 4/5 (Really good; I want one of these on my shelf.) on ranking nose over palate, but if I did have to rate this on just nose alone it would easily be a 5

So each batch has barrels 4, 5 & 6 years old. Distilleries, LLC Americus, GA Whiskey Type:  Rye whiskey distilled in IN Mash Bill Percentages:  95% rye, and 5% TL;DR: A lack of profound character makes for an impeccably easy sip Rating:  3/5 ( Middle of the road

marriage of Four Roses' two recipes, which each have their own mash bills OBSV: 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley OESK: 75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley Proof: 107.8° Age: 10 years (a blend of 10 year TL;DR: A wonderfully unique whiskey, likely never to be reproduced in quite the same way Rating: 4.5/5

Whiskey Type: A Blend of Straight Rye Whiskeys Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed proportions of 95% Rye, 5% Barley and 80% Rye, 20% Malted Rye Proof: 98.6° Age: NAS (mix of 5-6 year MGP and 4-9 year at High West Rating: 4/5 This is just begging for a cherry pie pairing.

Rating: 4/5 Old Fitzgerald 14 Year Review Nose: Indulgent, creamy caramel forward first nosing. Rating: 4/5 Final Ranking: Old Fitz 14 > Old Fitz 11 The 14 year release was really close to earning a 5/5 from me tonight, but the palate just didn't have the wow factor some of my 5's have exhibited.

bottle and its counterparts for a handful of years, only to turn up this singular bottle in the last 5. Rating: 3/5 ( Decent.

blend of 18, 17, 9 & 4 year old Kentucky straight bourbon, 10 and 4 year Kentucky straight rye, and a 5 TL;DR: A wonderful return to classic bourbon notes with plenty of vanilla to go around Rating: 4/5 (Really The closest other comparison for the new blend here would be Chapter 5. Revisiting 5 shows a whiskey that has more citrus than the new batch. Little Book Chapter 1 Through 7 Ranking: Chapter 2 > 7 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 1 > 6

Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  70% Kentucky-grown corn, 21% rye, 9% malted barley Proof:  117.3 ° Age:  5 Further identification:  A blend of 5, TL;DR: a full proof filled with promising potential if balance can be restored Rating:  3/5 ( Decent.

There are then 5 further modifiers which correspond to the input yeast strain that the original mash When you multiply the 2 mash bill options out by the 5 yeast variations, you get 10 different possible Round 4 - OESK vs OBSQ OESK aged 10 years, 5 months in barrel 51-4A; 118.6 proof & selected by Brett Round 5 - OESV vs OBSF OESV aged 10 years, 5 months in barrel 8-6D; 124.2 proof & selected by @thewhiskyguys Quarter Finals - OESK vs OBSO OESK aged 10 years, 5 months in barrel 51-4A; 118.6 proof & selected by

Mash Bill Percentages: A blend of two mash bills 95% proportion: 74% Corn, 18% Rye, 8% Malted Barley 5% proportion: 72% Corn, 13% Rye, 15% Malted Barley Proof: 100° Age: 3 years (blend of 95% 3 year, 2 month and 5% I don't think it picked up very much from the 5% proportion of the same mash bill that was used in a Rating: 3/5 (Decent. I can go either way on it.)