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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

The Whiskey's Top Stagg Jr Batches (Click to Expand) 1: Batch 12 2: Batch 17 3: Batch 14 4: Batch 18 5: Batch 15 6: 23A 7: Batch 5 8: 22A 9: Batch 16 10: 24A 11: 22B 12: 23B 13: 23C 14: Batch 13 Stagg Jr Batch 8 129.5 proof Summer 2017 Batch 7 130.0 proof Winter 2016 Batch 6 132.5 proof Summer 2016 Batch 5 Stagg Releases Ranked (Click to Expand) 1: 2020 2: 2022 3: 2019 4: 2008 5: 2023 George T. 16 years, 4 months 2013 128.2 15 years, 11 months 2012 142.8 16 years, 9 months 2011 142.6 18 years, 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.

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

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.

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

If a good whiskey is out of your price range, there are plenty of other 5/5 ratings for you to read through TL;DR: Classic bourbon that's had most of its complexity blended out Rating: 3/5 (Decent.

release of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC for short), this is always a focal point of the 5 Last year, I was fortunate enough to score all 5 of these releases which I individually reviewed and ;DR: Not BT's finest work, but still a special bottle for raising a toast or talking over Rating: 4/5 I initially loved the 2022 release, rating it with my highest honor and distinction: the coveted 5/5

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.)

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.

Bill Percentages: Undisclosed blend of TN, KY, and IN mash bills Proof: 112.86° Age: A blend of 25% 5 year, 30% 10 year, 35% 14 year, and 10% 16 year bourbons, therefore it's a '5 year' bourbon Further identification Rating: 4/5 This was so damn close to earning a 5 for me, but the end of the glass did taper off a bit The empty glass smells really almost got me to bring it back to a 5, but that category is really hard