Westland “#6062” K&L Exclusive Single ex-Jack Daniels Maple Wood Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (750ml) $109.99 View

This exceptional and usual barrel comes one of the country’s premier producers of America Single Malt. Few would argue that Westland isn’t one of the very best and this exciting cask is one of the oldest we’ve ever sold from this venerated Washington producer. They started with malted barley from Baird’s in the highlands of Scotland. This batch was peated to a hefty 55ppm before being shipped to Washington to be fermented with their proprietary Belgian saison yeast and distilled on their gorgeous copper pots. Filled into a new Coopers Select on June, 19th 2014, it aged a full 4 years before being transferred to a maple wood barrel that had previously held the famous Tennessee whisky from Lynchburg. After nearly 2.5 years more, the barrel was dumped and bottled exclusively for K&L without chillfilteration or coloring of any kind at a seamless 108.88 proof. The rich complexity of this cask cannot be overstated. The dense peat mingle perfectly with the multiple wood types offering both classic and new world flavors that will entice even the most smoke averse whisky drinker. Only 120 bottles made it out of the notoriously leaky maple wood barrel and we’re certain they won’t last long. The wonderful single barrel program is the perfect complement to the newly release and perfectly executed Flagship product that so much value and consistency as to literally define the category. All should continue to take note of what this fabulous distillery is doing in the heart of Seattle.

Bardstown Bourbon Company “Discovery Series #6” Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) $135.00 View

The exceptional Discovery series from Bardstown Bourbon Company have consistently been some of the highest quality releases each year. This fabulous new gleaming distillery isn’t shying away from the details when it releases these sourced products and they spend an inordinate amount of time and energy making sure these small batches deliver an incredible drinking from the first nosing to the final sip. This batch is a meticulous marriage of whiskies from three states. The primary component, 68% of the blend, is an 11 year old Kentucky Bourbon with a classic 75% corn, 13% rye mashbill. This is presumed to be distilled at Barton Distillery just miles from the Bardstown Distillery, but the distillery has never confirmed that fact. The rest of the blend is made up of equal parts of Tennessee 17 year old at 8% rye and an Indiana 7 Year old at 21% rye. These are pretty obvious considering no other distillery in either state sells to others parties, so we assume Cascade Hollow and MGPi for these components respectively. Despite the very distinctive profiles of each distillery, neither dominates in the blend and the resulting bourbon is a perfect balance of the rich dusty old Tennessee Bourbon, deep fruit forward Kentucky and the zesty youthful Indiana. Ultimatley, very few products in this price point or any other offer such a high quality drinking experience and with no allocation, you’re free for once to load up the bunker.

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