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#Stats

Distillery: Found North Distillery

Mashbill & Age: 24 Year Rye, 19 Year Corn, 20 Year Corn, 22 Year Corn.

Proof: 123.6 proof (61.8%)

Cost: 205 (229.99 MSRP - 25$ discount)

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Rich oak, Vanilla, Green apple, Some ethanol with a Floral note.

Palate: Very pleasant initial sip. Theres a honey and white fruit mix right from the jump. White grape and Pear type of flavors in the Front palate. Sometimes when letting it coat my tongue i get a lemon zest that disappears pretty quickly. The white fruit is carried into the Mid palate where a whipped vanilla cream and oak mix take over. The End palate has a custard pastry and oak flavor thats pretty nice until the cinammon apple spice note appears and brings a warmth with a small bite of ethanol. That End palate note really reminds me of warm apple cider in the fall with the cinnamon overpowering it a bit.

Finish: The finish is long and carries woody notes to it with honey and white sugar giving it sweetness. Maybe its a oak and white grape flavor instead to me. Its unique. Its very warm too but doesnt hug you much so i found it pleasant. I did end up having this wierd floral after taste after a little bit of time but I dont find it bad just new to me. Reminds me of drinking beer and getting a grassy/hoppy note after a while.

Conclusion: Glad I was able to snag this bottle since I missed out on the "Ten Years Of T8KE" bottle. Its living up to the hype to me. I do wish the price was lower but the value is still worth from what im experiencing. I found it more unique than I expected. Very happy with this expression.

Score: 9.2

Would I Buy Again?: I actually already ordered a back up bottle for myself before this got to me. I found it worth it.

T8ke Scale

-1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

(NEBC 9 Yr (1.5))

-2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

-3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

-4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

-5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

-6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

(JD SBBP Rye (6.2)),

(Weller Full Proof (6.8))

-7 | Great | Well above average.

(NEBC 7.5 Yr (7))

(Old Forester 1920 (7.1)),

(Blantons Gold (7.2)),

(Jack Daniels SBBP Rye (7.4)),

(FR OESO (7.5)),

(Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)),

( FR OBSF (7.8)),

(Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

-8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

(JD SBBP Rye (8)), 

(Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)),

(Jack Daniels 12 Year B4 (8.4)),

(Found North GoldFinch (8.5)),

(Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)),

(Old Louisville 8yr (8.6)),

(Dark Arts Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)),

(Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8)),

(Little Book The Infinite 2 (8.9))

-9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

(Found North B12 (9)),

(Found North T8KE Eleventh Hour (9.2))

(Found North Batch 008 (9.3))

(Knobb Creek 21yr (9)),

(JM Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

-10 | Perfect | Perfect.

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I bought this because Punch is on the label. Be jealous.

#Stats

-Distillery: Rare Character Distillery

-Mashbill & Age: 60% Corn, 36% Rye, 4% Barley. 9 yrs 11 months

This is either Kentucky High Rye or Kelvin High Rye.

-Proof: 117.88 (58.94%)

-Cost: 100$

#Tasting Notes-

-Nose: Caramel, butterscotch, vanilla, cherry, a little oak, a smoky note with cinammon. After a sip I get a nice toffe note in it.

-Palate: Sweet and lemon sour oak, ethanol, and vanilla caramel eases the flavor. Coating the tongue changes this to a toffee oak sometimes. Then a smoky oak and rye spice show up after to transform into a clove/menthol combo towards the mid/end palate. The heavy rye spice with a char carries from the end palate to the finish but it has some ethanol on it.

-Finish: Surprisingly long finish. My tongue feels spiced up but a sweet/sour oak mix with each other and mellows it out. I like it. Clove and sweet oak carry the finish and after taste with a char/smoke flavor. Its honestly delicious. The tongue feels a little tannic but its mild like a carbernet wine feeling.

-Conclusion: I bought the bottle because of the label and have no regrets. Its a little more complex than i thought. It feels like this juice is Punch's journey from being a sweet little sad monkey that was bullied in the beginning to being a role model in his new home. The nose and after taste is incredible to me but the palate can pull it down because you need to get used to it. Genuienly believe this may be a Kelvin based drink though. The smoky char flavor in the palate and aftertaste can be too obvious in some sips.

-Score: 7.8

-Would I Buy Again?: No but im still glad I own this. Its really good.

T8ke Scale

-1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

(NEBC 9 Yr (1.5))

-2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

-3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

-4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

-5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

-6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

(JD SBBP Rye (6.2)),

(Weller Full Proof (6.8))

-7 | Great | Well above average.

(NEBC 7.5 Yr (7))

(Old Forester 1920 (7.1)),

(Blantons Gold (7.2)),

(Jack Daniels SBBP Rye (7.4)),

(FR OESO (7.5)),

(Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)),

( FR OBSF (7.8)),

(Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

-8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

(JD SBBP Rye (8)), 

(Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)),

(Jack Daniels 12 Year B4 (8.4)),

(Found North GoldFinch (8.5)),

(Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)),

(Old Louisville 8yr (8.6)),

(Dark Arts Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)),

(Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8)),

(Little Book The Infinite 2 (8.9))

-9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

(Found North B12 (9)),

(Knobb Creek 21yr (9)),

(JM Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

-10 | Perfect | Perfect.

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I was surprised found north released their new offering this week. I had just ordered the preorder which I caught by complete surprise just over 1 week ago. I was expecting something more akin to a single barrel for this new series since theres no information on their website but i am pleasantly surprised to see it being otherwise.

#Stats

-Distillery: Found North Distillery

-Mashbill & Age: 76% Corn, 6% Rye, 12% Barley, 6% Wheat.

10 year is the minimum included so I believe this is whats legally stated as the age. But this blend is 24% 10 year, 56% 16 year, 20% over 19 year barrels.

These casks are blended in volume of
38% Amarone,
38% New America Oak,
17% PX Sherry,
and 7% Ruby Port.

-Proof: 120 (60% Proof)

-Cost: 99$ (110$ retail) preorder discount.

#Tasting Notes-

-Nose: Initially I had dark berries, oak, vanilla, honey, and a bit of spice. After letting it sit for a bit the notes give off lighter berries like raspberries and strawberries with a sweet vanilla caramel back ground. The oak became muted but the ethanol does appear a bit stronger.

-Palate: Initial sip, candied berries, green grapes, light oak notes with alot of french vanilla flavors overpowering it. Has a heavy wine barrel influence but it heavily leans towards sweet wine profiles. Some wildflower honey flavors come around in the mid palate. This drinks very much under the Proof too. Its a sugary desert bomb right from the beginning. And im struggling to identify the more complex notes in the initial-mid palate. The back palate has some spice that shows up with the ethanol quickly coming and going. The spice is very brown sugar cinammon based with a peppery touch.

-Finish: Its medium finish and very pleasant but there is a little drying effect. The finish continues the sugary cinnamon notes but brings back the very sweet vanilla oak note I got in the palate. Its better than before in my opinion (smoother). After a little bit my after taste gives off a caramel green apple flavor thats very delicious.

-Conclusion: This bottle is delicious but heavily sugary in my mind. I have to say this is a very easy sipper. The proof really just disappears and it becomes juice. I really wish the finish was longer and there was a bit less sugar though. But for the price I genuienly think its an excellent addition to Found North lineup. Very pleased with this bottle. If you want a comparison this is like the goldfinch but even sweeter, with more complexity, and a less spice kick. Adding water on my second pour really helped mellow it out. Much better imo.

-Score: 8.3 (i changed the score from 8.7 to 8.3)

-Would I Buy Again?: Im definitely grabbing a back up bottle while I can still get a discount.

#T8ke Scale

-1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

(NEBC 9 Yr (1.5))

-2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

-3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

-4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

-5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

-6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

(JD SBBP Rye (6.2)),

(Weller Full Proof (6.8))

-7 | Great | Well above average.

(NEBC 7.5 Yr (7))

(Old Forester 1920 (7.1)),

(Blantons Gold (7.2)),

(Jack Daniels SBBP Rye (7.4)),

(FR OESO (7.5)),

(Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)),

( FR OBSF (7.8)),

(Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

-8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

(JD SBBP Rye (8)), 

(Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)),

(Found North Private Peak (8.3))

(Jack Daniels 12 Year B4 (8.4)),

(Found North GoldFinch (8.5)),

(Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)),

(Old Louisville 8yr (8.6)),

(Dark Arts Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)),

(Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8)),

(Little Book The Infinite 2 (8.9))

-9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

(Found North B12 (9)),

(Knobb Creek 21yr (9)),

(JM Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

-10 | Perfect | Perfect.

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#Stats

-Distillery: Found North Distillery

-Mashbill & Age: 87% Corn, 12% Rye, 1% Malted Barley.

18-26 Year Old Whiskies

Aged in Madeira, New American, Ex-Bourbon & Hungarian Oak Barrels

-Proof: 124.4 (62.2% proof)

-Cost: 160$ MSRP (180$ Secondary +50$ ship/taxes)

#Tasting Notes-

-Nose: I get incredible notes of berries, oak, butterscotch, and maple all mixed together. The berries come off dark and light. I get blackberries and sometimes I get a raspberry note. The oak is rich and not overwhelming. Some times a pipe tobacco sweetness is in there with a burnt brown sugar behind it. Im loving this nose. It was stronger in the beginning and over time it tames itself a bit. Its light, bold, and some how well balanced enough that I get no ethanol in any point.

-Palate: Sweet oak and blackberries in the initial palate. Some creamy vanilla butterscotch behind it. This sip really coats your mouth nicely. I end up getting a barrel char with leather and vanilla in the mid-palate. Then a rye spice shows itself towards the end palate with oak and clove note. Letting this coat your mouth reveals alot of notes. You cant just sip it. It has some delicious layers that all show up in harmony. There is almost no ethanol in the palate.

-Finish: The finish is long i think. A sweet burnt sugar note starts the finish. Sweet oak and berries mix with a rye spice slowly overtaking the other flavors. The spice is sweet. More like a cardamon than cinammon or pepper. Sometimes a clove note also shows up. Little bit of ethanol mixes in with the spice. A bit of a drying effect on the back of my throat but its pretty mild. Still a very pleasant finish. I wish the finish was just a little longer but I think the drying effect stops it a bit and leaves you with a sugary creamy oak flavor aftertaste.

-Conclusion: I read the description of what others claimed this batch tasted like to see if it would be worth the purchase and in all honesty I think it is. I considered the madeira finish to have a stronger effect on the bottle but its so nalanced that I forgot it was included. I was suprised by this. I definitely enjoy this more than my Batch 12 but I have to admit this feels like a summer sipper while Batch 12 is a winter sipper.

-Score: 9.2

-Would I Buy Again?: I wouldve on release but at this point im just glad i own it. Im planning on hunting other Found North bottles instead.

-T8ke Scale

-1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

(NEBC 9 Yr (1.5))

-2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

-3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

-4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

-5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

-6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

(JD SBBP Rye (6.2)),

(Weller Full Proof (6.8))

-7 | Great | Well above average.

(NEBC 7.5 Yr (7))

(Old Forester 1920 (7.1)),

(Blantons Gold (7.2)),

(Jack Daniels SBBP Rye (7.4)),

(FR OESO (7.5)),

(Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)),

( FR OBSF (7.8)),

(Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

-8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

(JD SBBP Rye (8)), 

(Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)),

(Jack Daniels 12 Year B4 (8.4)),

(Found North GoldFinch (8.5)),

(Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)),

(Old Louisville 8yr (8.6)),

(Dark Arts Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)),

(Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8)),

(Little Book The Infinite 2 (8.9))

-9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

(Found North B12 (9)),

(Knobb Creek 21yr (9)),

(Found North Batch 08 (9.2))

(JM Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

-10 | Perfect | Perfect.

Liquor Junction

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#Stats

Distillery: New England Barrel Co. Sourced from Tennessee

Mashbill & Age: Undisclosed. , 9 years. Barrel: 16307

Proof: 128.2 (64.1%)

Cost: $109

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Sweet honey and vanilla, charred peat smoke. I get hints of dry dog food. Like straight up kibble in a bag. Im not exaggerating.

Palate: Sour char, Vinegar, smoke, ethanol, sour honey, turns into a spicy smoke with a ethanol burn in the back end of the palate.

Finish: short-medium finish, smokey cinnamon, maybe a smoke paprika type of spice. Theres nothing else. Nor am I interested in even searching for more.

Conclusion: Its down right terrible. Im pouring this bottle out. I genuinely cant believe how stark of a difference this bottle is to my Rye bottle from them. It made me avoid buying another bottle for a while that is until today.... where I took a chance. I dont know if this fits someone's pallet but its bad to me. If tennesse is the Distillery (back of bottle pic) i may start avoiding those bottles.

Score: 1.5

Would I Buy Again?: dont buy it once.

T8ke Scale

-1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

(NEBC 9 Yr (1.5))

-2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

-3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

-4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

-5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

-6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

(JD SBBP Rye (6.2)),
(Weller Full Proof (6.8))

-7 | Great | Well above average.

(Old Forester 1920 (7.1)),
(Blantons Gold (7.2)),
(Jack Daniels SBBP Rye (7.4)),
(FR OESO (7.5)),
(Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)),
( FR OBSF (7.8)),
(Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

-8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

(JD SBBP Rye (8)),  (Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)),
(Jack Daniels 12 Year B4 (8.4)),
(Found North GoldFinch (8.5)),
(Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)),
(Old Louisville 8yr (8.6)),
(Dark Arts Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)),
(Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8)),
(Little Book The Infinite 2 (8.9))

-9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

(Found North B12 (9)),
(Knobb Creek 21yr (9)),
(JM Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

-10 | Perfect | Perfect.

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#Stats

Distillery: New England Barrel Co. Sourced from Kentucky

Mashbill & Age: Undisclosed. , 7.5 years. Barrel: 1746

Proof: 129 (64.5%)

Cost: $80

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Creamy Honey, light oak, some butterscotch, almost get milk chocolate sometimes. Very muted in all honesty.

Palate: Sweet oak with a burn, marshmellow, and spice follows, cinnamon mostly but pepper as well. The ethanol is present throughout it but not overwhelming.

Finish: Medium-long finish. Sweet oak and spice just carries throughout the finish. Sometimes i get a dark chocolate like 70-90% dark type of flavor. The burn also makes me think of cinnamon with a cayenne pepper effect. Kindve pleasant.

Conclusion: This is what I wish the worst experience with the 9 year was. Idk how that was so bad compared to this. I think the palate and finish are good enough to not rate this low. Im actually starting to enjoy it after a couple sips. The palate and finish is solid.

Score: 7

Would I Buy Again?: Not this bottle. May take a chance at another Rye which was actually damn good for the price.

T8ke Scale

-1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

(NEBC 9 Yr (1.5))

-2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

-3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

-4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

-5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

-6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

(JD SBBP Rye (6.2)),
(Weller Full Proof (6.8))

-7 | Great | Well above average.

(NEBC 7.5 Yr (7))
(Old Forester 1920 (7.1)),
(Blantons Gold (7.2)),
(Jack Daniels SBBP Rye (7.4)),
(FR OESO (7.5)),
(Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)),
( FR OBSF (7.8)),
(Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

-8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

(JD SBBP Rye (8)),  (Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)),
(Jack Daniels 12 Year B4 (8.4)),
(Found North GoldFinch (8.5)),
(Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)),
(Old Louisville 8yr (8.6)),
(Dark Arts Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)),
(Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8)),
(Little Book The Infinite 2 (8.9))

-9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

(Found North B12 (9)),
(Knobb Creek 21yr (9)),
(JM Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

-10 | Perfect | Perfect.

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#Stats

Distillery: Jack Daniels Distillery

Mashbill & Age: 80% Corn, 8% Rye, 12% Malted Barley. 12 years

Proof: 107 (53.5%)

Cost: 80$

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Maple Syrup, Dark cherry, oak, brown sugar cinnamon

Palate: Viscous maple and vanilla, almost a whip cream feel on the mouth, toffee, some ripe banana notes, very light ethanol with oak mixed in. Cinnamon shows up towards the end palate. Very pleasant and enjoyable. Similar to my barrel proof version without the kick. And more well layered.

Finish: Medium finish. Banana with some butterscotch notes. Cinnamon and pepper swirl around it until it settles into a sweet clove aftertaste.

Conclusion: This was really pleasant. I consider it better than my Batch 04. Just lighter flavors and more intune to what I imagine JD notes having. Not everyone likes the banana flavor but im a sucker for it. I may try finding a bottle for myself in secondary. Only thing that lacks is a little less ethanol flavor in between the oak and the finish needing to be longer.

Score: 8.8

Would I Buy Again?: May try to.

T8ke Scale

-1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

-2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

-3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

-4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

-5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

-6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

(JD SBBP Rye (6.2)),
(Weller Full Proof (6.8))

7 | Great | Well above average.

(Old Forester 1920 (7.1)),
(Blantons Gold (7.2)),
(Jack Daniels SBBP Rye (7.4)),
(FR OESO (7.5)),
(Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)),
( FR OBSF (7.8)),
(Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

(JD SBBP Rye (8)),  (Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)),
(Jack Daniels 12 Year B4 (8.4)),
(Found North GoldFinch (8.5)),
(Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)),
(Old Louisville 8yr (8.6)),
(Dark Arts Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)),
(Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8)),
(Little Book The Infinite 2 (8.9))

-9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

(Found North B12 (9)),
(Knobb Creek 21yr (9)),
(JM Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

-10 | Perfect | Perfect.

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Score: 8.7

#Stats

Distillery: Found North Distillery

Mashbill & Age: 50% Corn, 47% Rye, 3% Malted Barley. 25+ Barrels between 10-26 years. All mixed in different percentages. 10 years seems to be the main age blend.

Proof: 115 (67.5%)

Cost: Sample, No Cost

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Cinammon, Dark fruit, Plum, Molasses, Hints of Honey, Light Oak, Earthiness?

Palate: Initial sip was pleasant. Got toasted oak, toffee, cherry, cinammon into a hot honey finish. Following sips make me think of clove, pepper, burnt molasses instead of honey. That lack of ethanol burn really lets the flavors shine. Really well layered. Has a tannic/drying effect near the end palate. Gives off a hint of leather to me. Delicious stuff.

Finish: Long Finish. But its dries your palate over time and gets shorter imo. I get wheat bread with maple syrup. Theres a funk to it that reminds me of wild turkey. Very nice spicy heat dancing around that disappears into a sweet oak aftertaste.

Conclusion: Better than i expected. For such a heavy rye balance I expected it to be more overwhelming but was surprised its not. The lack of heat lets all the flavors show up in a well layered way to makes drinking this more and more pleasant over time. Im glad i got to try this bottle because I was curious if the hype was justified and I feel like it was.

~~Would I Buy Again?~~: Maybe not for secondary.

T8ke Scale

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

JD SBBP Rye (6.2),

Weller Full Proof (6.8)

7 | Great | Well above average.

Old Forester 1920 (7.1),

Blantons Gold (7.2),

FR OESO (7.5),

Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5),

FR OBSF (7.8),

Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8)

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

JD SBBP Rye (8), 

NEBC 8.5 yr Rye (8.2),

Stagg Jr 25D (8.3),

Found North GoldFinch (8.5),

Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6),

Dark Art Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7),

Found North Snowday (8.7)

Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8)

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

Found North B12 (9),

Knobb Creek 21yr (9), 

JM Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5)

10 | Perfect | Perfect.

I saw a review for a older batch of this bottle and I hunted a little bit until I found something similar. I was surprised to see a store pick for it due to a mutual agreement with a local store. Its the closest I could get due to scarcity of the 11.5 yr so im ok with what I have for the price point. Lets get to the review.

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#Stats

Distillery: Distilled in Tennessee

Mashbill & Age: MGP 95% Rye, 5% Barley, 8.5 years

Proof: 135.4 (67.7%)

Cost: 89.99$ (99.99$ retail)

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Milk Chocolate, Concentrated molasses, candied cherry/raspberries/&vanilla mixed together. A very delicate sweet oak note in the background.This really has a pungent hot chocolate cinammon smell to it on a quick sniff. Its honestly delicious.

Palate: I get a chocolate, plum, and sweet/sour oak flavor from front-mid palate. It hangs for a bit. Cinammon bun flavor with a heavy vanilla frosting showing up before a heavy spice and floral taste comes right around the corner. A rising ethanol taste coming in a little strong follows into the finish.

Finish: Long finish. Coats your mouth. Has some heat to it. Candied sweedish fish cherry flavor with oak, cardamon and cinammon sizzling on the tongue. It fades with a chocolate vanilla & slight rough oak flavor behind it that just doesnt go away. Its in my after breath I swear. If that oak flavor was a little smoother I think this would be an incredible finish. Your tongue can feel a little dry though near the end of your experience.

Conclusion: Its one of the best Ryes ive had. I have to admit it took me a bit to get it used to my palate due to the heat because I sipped it before and after 15 minutes. Once youre adjusted its enticing to keep sipping it. But if you stop for a couple minutes, the ethanol punch comes back a little too strong. The heat does sometimes come off like literal heat behind a hot liquid. Its just straight up overwhelming rye spice taking place once its gone though. Hopefully some time in the bottle lets it flourish into something i can drink a little easier.

Score: 8.2

Would I Buy Again?: Not really. Im definitely not a rye guy but its good for what it is. Maybe someone else can see a better value in this compared to me. It really just needs a little more age to tame it and I can see that flavor profile just being stupidly good.

T8ke Scale

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

(JD SBBP Rye (6.2)), (Weller Full Proof (6.8))

7 | Great | Well above average.

(Old Forester 1920 (7.1)), (Blantons Gold (7.2)), (FR OESO (7.5)), (Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)), ( FR OBSF (7.8)), (Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

(JD SBBP Rye (8)), (NEBC 8.5 yr Rye (8.2)), (Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)), (Found North GoldFinch (8.5)), (Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)), (Dark Art Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)), ( Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8))

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

(Found North B12 (9)), (Knobb Creek 21yr (9)), (Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

10 | Perfect | Perfect.

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#Stats

The blend is MGP and the owner Amine and his wife seem to be new to the scene starting their own company in 2022. They've been buying barrels, aging them, then making their own blends. They claim that their youngest batches are around 7.5 yrs.

Distillery: Bottled by Old Lousiville Whiskey Co

Mashbill & Age: 78% corn, 12% Rye, 10% Malted Barley. 8 yrs.

Proof: 121 (60.5%)

Cost: 110$ in store (85$ purchase)

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Brown sugar, Caramel, Leather, Oak, Hints of Vanilla, Black pepper, Black Cherry. Strong notes. Reminds me of my stagg jr.

Palate: 1st sip: Sour oak, Leather, Clove. The flavor smooths out into cherry, honey and cinammon flavor. In continuous sips, you still get the Sour oak, leather, and clove note in the initial palate. A Sweet and Sour artificial Cherry candy like a toned down sour patch kid flavor follows. The sour note disappears with a sweet flavor taking over. Caramel and Brown sugar mellows out into a creamy sugary cinammon spice. Then gets darker towards the end palate and gives off a sweet dark cherry flavor with chocolate notes and the spice following right behind it. Its delicious with a roller coaster of flavors that just attacks your palate. Over time the sour notes in the beginning do get less intense and makes the flavors well balanced imo.

Finish: Long Finish. Dark cherry from the end palate carries over to the finish. Sweet tabacco and oak, chocolate and leather show up with brown sugar cinammon carrying it home.

Conclusion: I am surprised at how well layered and complex this was for a 8 year old bottle. I tried this without letting it rest first. I thought I had an idea of how to grade it. Letting it sit gave it tons of character though. Made it a lot more enjoyable to me. The sour notes from front-mid palate were surprising also because it lasted longer than i thought it would but i genuinely found it to be pleasant.

Score: 8.6

Would I Buy Again?: Yes. But I want to try their older bottles at this point.

T8ke Scale

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out. 

2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

(JD SBBP Rye (6.2)), (Weller Full Proof (6.8))

7 | Great | Well above average.

(Old Forester 1920 (7.1)), (Blantons Gold (7.2)), (FR OESO (7.5)), (Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)), ( FR OBSF (7.8)), (Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

(JD SBBP Rye (8)), (Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)), (Found North GoldFinch (8.5)), (Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)), (Old Louisville 8yr (8.6)), (Dark Arts Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)), ( Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8))

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

(Found North B12 (9)), (Knobb Creek 21yr (9)), (Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

10 | Perfect | Perfect.

After purchasing, i did not expect this bottle to be shipped so fast. I was thinking it would take multiple weeks but it shipped on the 9th and just arrived today. Lucky me! Lets get to it.

*Rested 30 minutes

#Stats

Distillery: Found North Whiskey (Canada)

Mashbill & Age: 86% Corn, 13% Rye, 1% Barley, 16 years mixed with multiple barrels.

*From the Fount North website itself.

• 16yr corn in New American Oak, ISC 24-month Air-Seasoned, Heavy Toast, Char #2

• 20yr corn in Used American Oak

• 20yr corn in New American Oak, ISC 24-month Air-Seasoned, Heavy Toast, Char #2

• 22yr corn in New American Oak, Kelvin Heavy Toast, Char #1

• 20yr rye in Used American Oak

The other 6 components were:

• 16yr corn in New American Oak, ISC 24-month Air-Seasoned, Heavy Toast, Char #2

• 20yr corn in New American Oak, ISC 18-month Air-Seasoned, Heavy Toast, Char #2

• 22yr corn in New American Oak, Medium Toast, Char #2

• 22yr corn in New American Oak, Kelvin Heavy Toast, Char #1

• 20yr rye in New American Oak, Chevalier Heavy Toast, Char #3

• 22yr rye in Used American Oak

Proof: 128.2 (64.1%)

Cost: 149.99$ (+20$ shipping)

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Burnt sugar, Oak, Hints of caramel and something smooth behind it like neugat. Very nicely mixed together.

Palate: 1st sip. A little ethanol punch with some oak. Disappears quickly. Mellows out beautifully into a brown sugar flavor. A smooth vanilla marshmallow flavor follows. Reminds me of an oatmeal pie with the cream. A light char starts coming in and takes over. End palate has a smoky sweet flavor to it. Burnt molasses with a little woody/oak note mixed in.

Finish: The finish long. Its still a smoky sweetness like burn caramel and eases into a burnt sugar with cinammon mix. Very pleasing. There's a small amount of drying in the finish but the flavor doesn't go away or turn bad. Its delicious.

Conclusion: This bottle is more complex than I thought it would be but its all balanced out really well. Its as straight forward from 1st sip to the last sip to me. Its delicious and I have no bad things to say about it. If I wanted to find a negative it would be that you need to rest the juice 30 minutes to get this experience. Maybe the ethanol could be a little less obvious it would be near Perfect to me. I need to try the managers Proof next.

Score: 9

Would I Buy Again?: If I find this in the wild I personally wouldn't hesitate.

T8ke Scale

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

(JD SBBP Rye (6.2)), (Weller Full Proof (6.8))

7 | Great | Well above average.

(Old Forester 1920 (7.1)), (Blantons Gold (7.2)), (FR OESO (7.5)), (Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)), ( FR OBSF (7.8)), (Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

(JD SBBP Rye (8)), (Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)), (Found North GoldFinch (8.5)), (Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)), (Dark Art Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)), ( Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8))

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

(Found North B12 (9)), (Knobb Creek 21yr (9)), (Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

10 | Perfect | Perfect.

Figured my Rye batch of JD was off and I went hunting for a higher proof point. The difference all around is stark. This new batch really adjusted my opinion to the first bottle I bought to the point where im downgrading its score.

*Both were rested 15 minutes atleast

Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye

#Stats-

Distillery: Jack Daniels

Mashbill & Age: 70% rye, 18% corn, and 12% malted barley. 6-7 years. Barrel house 1-06

Proof: 128.5 (64.25%), Barrel house 1-06

Cost: 69.99$

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Buttered bread and brown sugar, spices, vanilla, salted caramel,

Palate: 1st sip. Thats hot. Alot of baking spices. Cinammon, cardamon, and anise all varying. Very creamy after and viscous on the palate, literally reminds me of melted butters consistency still. Some raisins and black pepper show up in following sips but its not pleasant because it turns into a harsh clove flavor. Then warms itself towards the end of the palate and becomes a spicy vanilla.

Finish: Medium. The finish has baking spices and some leather. Little bits of caramel stays in the throat and fades. Stays hot like youre sucking on a Atomic Fireball candy.

Conclusion: Its still so rough for me in the beginning. Like theres no balance to its layering. Just a spice bomb with heat. Then a ton of different notes battling each other for control with a hot finish. Even if your palate adjusts to it, its just ok. The heat is the least of its issues.

Rating: 6.2

Would I buy it again: Not this batch at this specific proof.

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Distillery: Jack Daniels

Mashbill & Age: 70% rye, 18% corn, and 12% malted barley. 6-7 years. Barrel house 1-06

Proof: 131.2 (65.6%), Barrel House 1-13

Cost: 69.99$

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Very muted nose. Brown sugar, buttered bread notes, maybe some dark berry. Really little comes off it.

Palate: Sweet brown sugar initial 1st sip, followed by heavy cinammon flavors with vanilla and caramel trailing it, reminds me of monkey bread with a hint of ethanol. Smooth but the flavors reveal themselves in a pleasant ordered way compared to the last bottle. Some banana notes to the end palate but the spice and heat is overwhelming it. Has less heat when your palate adjusts but its very pleasant from the 1st sip.

Finish: Long finish. I get leather/light oak mix, clove then a sweet sugary dark cherry note to end it. The finish is pleasant to me and the star of the show.

Conclusion: The front palate is ok but the mid/end palate make it great. Then its just goes into an excellent finish that I genuinely am digging. This is like the tamed beast that was the last bottle. It has order and doesnt need multiple palate adjustments just to keep enjoying it. But this proof point definitely gets better as you drink it too.

Score: 8

Would I Buy Again?: This specific proof, yes. I feel like rye drinkers would actually give this a higher rating. To someone who doesnt like Ryes as much, I think this is definitely worth the money.

T8ke Scale

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

6 | Very Good | A cut above. 

(JD SBBP Rye (6.2)), (Weller Full Proof (6.8))

7 | Great | Well above average.

(Old Forester 1920 (7.1)), (Blantons Gold (7.2)), (FR OESO (7.5)), (Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)), ( FR OBSF (7.8)), (Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

(JD SBBP Rye (8)), (Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)), (Found North GoldFinch (8.5)), (Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)), (Dark Art Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)), ( Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8))

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.

(Knobb Creek 21yr (9)), (Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

10 | Perfect | Perfect.

*Rested 15 Minutes

#Stats-

Distillery: Jim Beam Distillery

Mashbill & Age: Undisclosed, Said to be a combination of 22yr, 10yr, & 7yr barrels.

Proof: 120.4 (60.2%)

Cost: 199$

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Caramel and Vanilla, sweet oak, a pastry note like fresh croissants.

Palate: 1st sip. Creamy sweet oak, very smooth and tamed. Caramel swirls around it with peanuts coming in right after. The ethanol shows up very little in the mid palate. Kindve turns into this alcoholic PayDay candy bar flavor. Has a dark fruit note with some char in the end palate. Gets a little dry as well and the flavor just dissipates into the finish.

Finish: Medium-long finish. Brown sugar and char like a peanut shell flavor, that dark fruit note on the palate turns into dark cherry finish. Very peasant. Lasts around 15-20 seconds.

Conclusion: This is really damn good. Very happy with it. I only wish that the palate flavors were longer because theyre soo delicious to me. I would be pouring myself a 2nd glass right now if it was. The finish is excellent imo. It compliments the palate flavors really nicely.

Rating: 8.9

Would I buy it again: Once this bottle is empty I actually might. The price hurts but this is really good and may get better over time.

T8ke Scale

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

6 | Very Good | A cut above.  

7 | Great | Well above average. (Old Forester 1920 (7.1)), (Blantons Gold (7.2)), (FR OESO (7.5)), (Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)), (Weller Full Proof (7.7)), ( FR OBSF (7.8)), (Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional. (Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)), (Found North GoldFinch (8.5)), (Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)), (Dark Art Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)), ( Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8)) (Little Book The Infinite II (8.9))

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite. (Knobb Creek 21yr (9)), (Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

10 | Perfect | Perfect.

Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye

#Stats-

Distillery: Jack Daniels

Mashbill & Age: 70% rye, 18% corn, and 12% malted barley. 6-7 years. Barrel house 1-06

Proof: 128.5 (64.25%)

Cost: 69.99$

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: Buttered bread and brown sugar, spices, vanilla, salted caramel,

Palate: 1st sip. Thats hot. Very creamy and viscous on the palate, literally reminds me of melted butters consistency. Some raisins and black pepper show up in following sips. Almost turns into a clove flavor. Then warms itself towards the end of the palate and becomes a spicy vanilla. Its pretty good after your palate adjusts to it.

Finish: Medium to long finish. The finish has baking spices and some leather. Little bits of caramel stays in the throat and fades.

Conclusion: First time trying a rye and honestly its really pleasant for the price. If it had a smoother entrance in the palate I would've rated it higher. But I do like that end palate-finish taste.

Rating: 7.4

Would I buy it again: Yeah if I was in the mood for it. I think I would try finding a store pick instead since those are usually rated higher.

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Cant believe I found one in the wild for minimal resale pricing.

Jack Daniels 12 Year

#Stats-

Distillery: Jack Daniels

Mashbill & Age: 80% corn, 12% malted barley, and 8% rye. 12 Year

Proof: 107 (53.5%)

Cost: 129.99$ (100$ msrp)

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: cream, brown sugar and sweet oak, plum, cola, toffee

Palate: 1st sip. Very smooth and dark fruit influenced. Some cola and cherry flavors and even raisins show up. It definitely has some char and sweet oak that come in for a pleasant goodbye at the end.

Finish: thats kindve a long finish. It stays coated in your mouth for longer than I thought it would. Has a char and dates/fig taste with some sweetness towards the end. Even some clove notes. Thats new to me. But almost reminds me of the FR OBSF finish.

Conclusion: This is honestly really good. The darker finish is something im getting used to and im not against it at all. Really curious as to what the 14 year tastes like now considering I like higher proofs. But anything above 100 proof is still worth it to me.

Rating: 8.4

Would I buy it again: Yeah for 100$ maybe 120. 130 and up I wish I could get the 14 year. But im not complaining. Im just glad I got one without sacrificing my first born to Cthulhu.

T8ke Scale

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

6 | Very Good | A cut above.  

7 | Great | Well above average. (Old Forester 1920 (7.1)), (Blantons Gold (7.2)), ( Jack Daniels SBBP Rye (7.4)), (FR OESO (7.5)), (Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)), ( FR OBSF (7.8)), (Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional. (Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)), (Jack Daniels 12 Year B4 (8.4)), (Found North GoldFinch (8.5)), (Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)), (Dark Arts Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)), ( Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP 127.3 proof (8.8))

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite. (Knobb Creek 21yr (9)), (Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

10 | Perfect | Perfect.

Honestly I lucked out heavily. Theres very very few things I can point out wrong with this guy. His joints are tight, the wings can stay up, nothing is lose. He genuinely Is a good figure. I can see that the faceplates are lacking though. I hope theres a 3rd party for it some day. This is an order from lanesratoys by the way so if anyone ordered from them I can reassure you I got mine.

I really miss the goofiness of the Romance Dawn arc so I tried to capture it. How do they look?

Honestly im surprised by the quality. It definitely feels like its premium. Not a single piece because its split up into multiple magnetic parts. Genuinely liking this.

Review:

*Rested 10 Minutes

#Stats-

Distillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery

Mashbill & Age: 6-8yrs, Undisclosed wheated recipe

Proof: 114 (57%)

Cost: 99$

#Tasting Notes-

Nose: sweet cream, cinnamon apples, some zesty note like lemon or orange, bread.

Palate: 1st sip. caramelized sugar in the front, vanilla cream, orange zest taste following it before some spice hits you, similar notes following it on continuous sips. Ethanol doesnt die down, it stays after every sip before the spice comes in in the finish.

Finish: Feels like it has a medium Finish but idk. It just goes away and leaves a spicy candy note on your tongue. Feels like my mouth dried out. Not bad but also not expected.

Conclusion: I am not used to any weller products. Its definitely unique to me and somewhat enjoyable but it has a finish that just didnt do it for me. This is the neck pour so I dont think I did it any favors but hopefully the bottle opens up with time.

Rating: 6.8

Would I buy it again: Im going to have to revisit this bottle later on. Right now I dont think I would consider buying another one. If I found it at market price (50$-70$) it would be worth it though.

T8ke Scale

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.  

2 | Poor | I wouldn't consume by choice.  

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.  

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.  

5 | Good | Good, just fine.  

6 | Very Good | A cut above. (Weller Full Proof (6.8))

7 | Great | Well above average. (Old Forester 1920 (7.1)), (Blantons Gold (7.2)), (FR OESO (7.5)), (Jack Daniels SBBF (7.5)), ( FR OBSF (7.8)), (Bookers StoryTeller Batch (7.8))

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional. (Stagg Jr 25D (8.3)), (Found North GoldFinch (8.5)), (Rare Character Batch 2 (8.6)), (Dark Art Tokaji 7.5yr (8.7)), ( Colonel E.H. Taylor SBBP (8.8))

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite. (Knobb Creek 21yr (9)), (Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Batch 414(9.5))

10 | Perfect | Perfect.