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Come 2025, Saunders hopes to highlight more distilleries in their single-barrel program (like Green River thought in mind that he wants to be as transparent as possible about who he is representing in the single the core blends of New England Barrel Company, as well as limited releases, experimental batches, and single This single barrel rye release, selected for Liquor Junction, sold out within hours and has garnered Percentages: 95% corn, 5% rye Proof:  131.04 ° Age: 11.5 years Further identification:  This is a single

suppressed lemonade sweetness is really trying to escape the glass, but it's held down by the heavy salted The empty glass is a thin salted caramel. Palate: Thin to start, but led by citrus & cherry.

Keep in mind this is a single barrel product and your glass/bottle/barrel may vary from mine! Company on Label: Wild Turkey Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Another sip elicits more of the peanut aromas, but now they are more like actual salted peanuts; a small

Prohibition Craft Spirits Whiskey Type: Straight Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley Proof: 119° Age: 5 years Further identification: This was a Justin's House of Bourbon single

It definitely inspired me to pick up this single barrel offering. Company on Label: Cathead Distillery Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted

Company on Label: Old Forester Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 18% Rye, 10% Barley Proof: 127.6° Age: NAS Further identification: Warehouse K, Floor 6, Barrel 6618. This is a collaboration pick that Mass Bourbon Alliance was invited to taste alongside the Liquor Junction team. I was joined by Derek Laverriere and Justin Fillip for this pick; it will be releasing at all the LJ stores in the coming months under the name of "LJ/MBA Strawberry Krunch" through the punch program Nose: Bubbly, bright, and fruit forward on first raising the glass to my nose. Definitely some heat as I went in a bit too overconfident. Lovely brown sugar, molasses and walnut. Roasted pecans. A decently large oak note comes through with a floral sweet back end. Wow... The creamy vanilla and toffee is suddenly quite potent and lovely. Really great nose-feel. This reminds me of everything that got me hooked on bourbon in the first place. Deeper inhales show off pepper, baking spice and a darker earthiness that feels so rich. Strands of oily leather are ever present. Time for a sip. Coming back to the nose, the strawberry fruit is very apparent. There's more floral tones and a rich honey note jumps out at me. The leather, oak and bright Spring bloom notes are really hitting the spot for me on this 80 degree New England day. Later in the glass you can be a little more brash with the depth of your nosing as I find lemon peel, shortbread cookie, and Nilla wafers. The empty glass smells of butter cream, pear and light florals. Palate: Whew! First sip of the day and it is a good one! Cherry and cinnamon hots lead the way on my first sip. The sizzle on the palate is not overpowering and it quickly evolves into a silky strawberry sweetness. There's a rice or cornflake cereal background note that ties this together nicely. I am reminded of why we landed on the name 'Strawberry Krunch' on this one almost immediately. Another sip shows off the honey sweetness as well as a supremely crushable, floral-laced caramel cream. The mouth feel is buttery with a touch of tart lemon effervescence that sticks in the gums. Nearing the bottom of the glass I swear this could be finished in a honey barrel; it's so sweet and enjoyable. Touches of grenadine, faint Aperol and fig really take the glass full circle if you are patient. My last sip is a larger sip and swish. It brings a potent lemon frosting forward while producing a slightly drying molasses pop on the center of my tongue. The linger is medium in length and carries lovely creamy vanilla notes all throughout. Rating: Two Thumbs Way Up I really didn't expect to like this as much as I did, as I haven't historically been a big Old Forester fan. It very well may become one of my favorites once the bottles come in, but I have to leave it at today's assessment. Yes, I had a hand in selecting it... but I'm giving this one a fair shake today. This is a re-review of the liquid several days after we selected the barrel already. I truly believe this is a special barrel that not many will get to experience. I am definitely going to want a few of these for myself, but I'm also glad to share it with all of you in the MA whiskey community. Cheers!

This particular single barrel was the one that Robert Simonson preferred and selected to bear his name York Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 72% Pedersen Field Race rye from Seneca Falls, 16% corn, 12% malted

Here comes another single barrel collaboration! Undisclosed Buffalo Trace "Wheated Mash Bill" Proof: 114° Age: NAS Further identification: This is a future single beautiful butterscotch aroma that has formed that I've only ever experienced like this before on a Weller Single Plum, cherry skins and a zesty tingle of nutmeg are a lovely farewell to the glass.

York Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 72% Pedersen Field Race rye from Seneca Falls, 16% corn, 12% malted Another sip offers hints of Northern terroir with the malt characteristics offering a bit of a Hebridean The mouthfeel is slightly oily with the lingering feeling of a piece of melted chocolate in the mouth should definitely also check out my review of Chapter 2.2 which I liked just a touch more than this single

, 18% Rye, 10% Barley Proof: 127.8° Age: NAS Further identification: This is a Warehouse H, Floor 4 single

Undisclosed (likely an MGP mash bill) Proof: 114.2° Age: 10 year Further identification: This is a single perfect caramel note you hope for in every bourbon alongside a toasted marshmallow, and a touch of salted

A single barrel of whiskey and the journey that unfolds. The opportunity to dive deeply into a distillery by tasting a series of single barrels is often seen Or so is the hope of this single barrel, as this is a tier 6 (highest in the warehouse). I'm ready. Distillery Whiskey Type:  Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages:   75% Corn, 20% Rye, 5% Malted Deeper in the glass reveals melted butter in a cask iron skillet, oodles of vanilla cream, and sticky