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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.

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.

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.

Label:  Redwood Empire Distilling Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:  90% rye, 5% malted barley, 5% wheat Proof:  115.2° Age:  8 years MSRP:  $120 Further Identification:  This is single DR: An earthy, woodsy rye that transports the sipper right to where this whiskey was made Rating:  4/5

Rating: 4/5 Buy Henry McKenna Bourbon Here Brook trout caught by yours truly

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.)

Will we see 5 batches in 2025? I hope not. TL;DR: Another quotidian, mid-tier release that fails to live up to past successes Rating:  3/5 ( Middle

Rating: 4/5

: Batch 1: 134.5° (2012) Batch 2: 135.4° (2013) Batch 3: 129.0° (2014) Batch 4: 127.2° (2015) Batch 5: TL;DR: A quotidian blend of Kentucky bourbon from Buffalo Trace Rating:  3/5 ( Decent. It has moments of glory in which I was considering a 4 out of 5 score, but ultimately, with several tastings

Rating: 3/5