A.H. Hirsch 16 Year Old Reserve *------- SOLD OUT750 ml Lustrous, rich medium amber-orange with copper-russet highlights; the tight, compact nose has sensuous fragrances of spiced orange, walnut, corn husk, a touch of resin, and most prominently, nougat - while it's anything but expansive, the bouquet subtly draws me in, forcing me to inhale deeper - in the process, layers of aroma unwrap like the delicate skins of an onion - it's as seductive and coy a Bourbon nose as I've come across; in the mouth, this robust, but polite Bourbon confidently offers happily married tastes of caramel, oats, coffee, wood smoke, maple syrup, oak, controlled alcohol, and raisins; there's even a slim trace of sweet sherry in the sublime, firm, heady aftertaste; clearly the best bourbon I've evaluated for SJ to date."
Anchor Distilling Company Old Potrero 124.40 PROOF
($63.99) 750 ml
Baker's 7yr old
($37.99) 750 ml
Black Maple Hill Rye 23 Year Old-
($119.99) 750 ml
Blanton's Single Barrel
($54.99) 750 ml
Booker's 7yr old
($54.99) 750 ml
Buffalo Trace Distillery EXPERIMENTAL COLLECTION 1997 Double Barrel Experiment:
($99.99) 375 ml EXPERIMENTAL COLLECTION 1997 Double Barrel Experiment: 11 year 10 month old bourbon. Only 2 barrels made of this magic bourbon. Complex barrel flavors and a deep carmel color. This is both pleaseing to the palate and the eye.
Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection 1993 Double Barreled Bourbon Whiskey
($99.99) 375 ml Experimental Collection 1993 Double Barreled Bourbon Whiskey : 16 year 5 month old bourbon. Only 2 barrels made of this incredible bourbon. Deep rich flavor fully expresses oak character re-barreling has taken this bourbon far beyond its16 years. It is strong and powerful on its finish
Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash #1
($16.99) 375 ml The nose on this stuff has lots of sugar cane with a bit of a raw alcohol note. It smells much more like a white rum than any sort of Bourbon. The first thing that hits me is the syrupy mouthfeel and a surprisingly sweet flavor. Only at the end of the palate and on into the finish is there anything resembling whiskey. On that finish, I can feel the Bourbon and even a hint of rye spice. The presence of rye is what separates the Buffalo Trace white dog from corn whiskey, which must be a whopping 80% corn and generally, doesn't include rye. In addition, the Buffalo Trace White Dog is cask strength 62.5% Alc, while most corn whiskey on the market hovers around 40% alcohol.
Cabin Fever Maple Flavored Whiskey
($19.99) 750 ml 3 Year Old infused with Pure Vermont Maple
Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky
($49.99) 750 ml Aromas of honeyed raisin toast, grain husk, whole nuts, and delicate anise cookie follow through on a soft, gentle entry to a dryish medium body with oily pistachio brittle, tobacco and subtle baking spice notes. Finishes with touch of melted milk chocolate, earth, and light warming pepper on the easy going finish. A smooth, enveloping, feminine style, with a solid core of subtle flavors
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon Fall 2008 Release 45% ALC./ 90 Proof
($59.99) 750 ml Eagle Rare is an ultrapremium brand of bourbon whiskey distilled and distributed by the Buffalo Trace Distillery as part of its "Antique Collection". It is aged for 17 years in charred oak barrels, an unusually long period of time, even for an ultrapremium brand of whiskey; this is done to give the whiskey more flavor and a smoother finish.
Eagle Rare is a single barrel bourbon. The whiskey from each barrel is bottled individually with each bottle bearing the barrel number and in most cases the dates for the beginning and end of aging; none of the whiskey is blended, creating a unique flavor for each barrel.
Eagle Rare Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
($29.99) 750 ml
Elijah Craig 12 Year Old
($17.99) 750 ml
Elijah Craig Single Barrel 18 Year Old
($44.99) 750 ml
Elmer T Lee Single Barrel Bourbon
($27.99) 750 ml
Elmer T. Lee
($29.99) 750 ml 90th Birthday Edition Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Four Roses
($38.99) 750 ml Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Four Roses
($29.99) 750 ml Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Four Roses Mariage Collection 2009
($84.99) 750 ml Mariage Collection 2009- The whiskey is bronze-to-light copper in color. The nose has notes of vanilla wafers, honey, resin, and citrus. The palate is rich and spicy, with layers of caramel, nougat, candied orange peels, and ripe fruit. The texture is smooth, velvety, and lively owing to the higher percentage. A dash of water mellows things out nicely, lending a fuller mouthfeel to the whisky. The finish is warming, sweet, and lingering, with flavors of oak, honey, and orange.
This is a wonderful bourbon. The spices and citrus provide some real zest to what is an otherwise lush, layered, and mellow whisky, highly drinkable. In contrast to their single barrel, this has more sweet, mellow notes, and less of an emphasis on the oak and citrus that is such a hallmark of the single barrel. Easily my favorite Four Roses so far! Be sure to grab a bottle of this if you see it
George Dickel Orginal Tennessee Whisky No.12
($24.99) 750 ml 4 Stars - Highly Recommended - Spirit Journal - F. Paul Pacult 90-95 points Wine Enthusiast: "The delightful bouquet offers potent tobacco ash, paraffin, sweet oak and grain kernel. The palate entry has spirity warmth and tastes of cigarette tobacco, light honey and cereal grain; midpalate texture is creamy and deliciously sooty. Finishes buttery, spirity and clean
George T. Stagg 15 Year Old Bourbon Fall 2009 Release. SOLD OUT!!!!!!
($79.99) 750 ml George T. Stagg is a limited-production bourbon whiskey distributed by Buffalo Trace Distillery, as part of the distillery's "Antique Collection " series. It is a high proof uncut and unfiltered bourbon, aged for approximately 15 years. It has been distributed only once a year in the fall, but in 2005 a second spring release was added. It is rarely found outside of the southern U.S, but some is distributed in other major cities.
Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve Bottled in 2009
($259.99) 750 ml Malt Advocate Whisky Awards Irish Whiskey of the Year!- How does it stack up to the 2007 release, our award winner last year? I like the 2009 vintage even better! If anything, it’s richer and lusher than the 2007 vintage. It’s rich, silky, and oily in texture. You’ll discover extremely well-integrated flavors loaded with fruits, ripe berries, caramelized banana, nougat, date nut bread, glazed tangerine, and maple syrup, peppered with warming cinnamon, vanilla icing, and nutmeg. A firm, dry, resinous finish balances the sweetness. I love the pot still character and the lushness that some of the port-wood aging has imparted. This is another classic Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve.
Jefferson Presidential Select 17 Year Ol d
($84.99) 750 ml Batch #5 A distinctive copper color in neutral light, it dances from amber to mahogany under different light conditions. This is a wonderful bourbon, an immediate favorite, offering notes of coconut, roasted nuts and nougat on the nose. Somewhere in between the bouquet and actual tasting, grape jelly makes an appearance. Tasting produces vanilla, caramel apples and taffy. It has a long, lingering, and satisfying finish that is not overly oaky or dry.
Makers Mark
($34.99) 750 ml Maker's 46- Aroma Pleasant, sweet, toasty oak nose with caramel overtones. More intense aroma without an alcohol nose. Rich, creamy seared-oak flavors; caramel and vanilla notes linger on
the front of the palate, but it is still soft enough to hold on the tongue even at 94 proof. A big, mouth-watering oaky finish. Long with a little spice, staying forward on the palate without the bitter bite found in older whiskies
Michter's Single Barrel 10 Year Old Bourbon
($64.99) 750 ml
Michter's Small Batch American Whiskey
($34.99) 750 ml
Michter's Small Batch Bourbon -
($34.99) 750 ml
Noah's Mill 15 Year Old Kentucky Bourbon
($44.99) 750 ml It has managed to maintain its balance of flavors and keep the oak notes from becoming too dominant. Bolder and more masculine than Rowan’s Creek, but not as teasing or seductive. Still, it’s a great effort
Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Old 90 proof
($29.99) 750 ml
Old Rip Van Winkle Special Reserve 10 Year Old 107 Proof
($34.99) 750 ml
Pappy Van Winkle's 15 Year Old Family Reserve
($59.99) 750 ml Pappy Van Winkle's 15 Year Old Family Reserve 98pts BTI: This bourbon represents a younger expression of our famous 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve. The whiskey in this bottle was produced according to our exclusive family wheated recipe and was specially selected from barrels in the heart of our warehouses here in Kentucky. It has remained undisturbed for 15 years to age in deep-charred heavy oa untouched by human hands unhurried by time. I am proud to set my family name upon it
Pappy Van Winkle's 20 Year Old Family Reserve Bourbon 99 pts BTI
($99.99) 750 ml Beautiful copper color with an olive cast. Lavish aromas of caramelized pecans, chocolate fudge, and rich baking spices. A bold, powerful entry leads to a dryish full body of intense dried fruits, buttery praline, vibrant baking spices. Finishes with a seemingly endless and evolving cascade that introduces notes of cigar box, sweet tobacco, leather, dried tangerine, and so on... In short, a monumental bourbon. (tasted on Jan-29-2008)
Pappy Van Winkle's 23 Year Old Family Reserve Bourbon
($269.99) 750 ml
Pappy Van Winkle's 23 Yr Old Family Res. Limited Edition Old Rip Van Winklel Bourbon Decantor Set
($369.99) 750 ml This is a special limited edition production of the amazing 23 year bourbon in a Crystal decanter from Glencairn Crystal of Scotland. Julian and Preston Van Winkle hand-picked these select barrels which were filled in April of 1986. This bourbon will not be chill-filtered, leaving in all the flavor and complexity of the whiskey. Each decanter will be bottled at the original barrel entry proof of 114.This is some of our best whiskey, commented Julian Van Winkle. I’m thrilled to offer this new expression of Old Rip. There will only be 1,200 of these unique decanters available. Each bottle was produced by the award-winning Glencairn Crystal of Scotland and is hand-engraved and numbered to commemorate the exclusive bottling. Every decanter will be packaged in a beautiful solid wood, leather-lined box along with a crystal stopper and two crystal glasses
Parker's Heritage Collection
($159.99) 750 ml Golden Anniversary Kentucky Staight Bourbon Whiskey
Phillips Union
($23.99) 750 ml
Rittenhouse Rye 23yr Old Straight Rye Whisky
($164.99) 750 ml Single Barrel
Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel Bourbon
($49.99) 750 ml
Rowan's Creek 12 Year old Kentucky Bourbon
($34.99) 750 ml 92 pts Malt Advocate: Beautifully balanced, like Kentucky Vintage, but more complex and with greater depth. It’s also not as boldly dry as Pure Kentucky XO. Rather, it is softer and more seductive. This is splendid bourbon! It would be a shame to adulterate this bourbon in any way—don’t even think of mixing it. Find yourself a quiet moment, pour yourself a measure, and savor.
Royal Canadian Small Batch Canadian Whisky
($24.99) 750 ml
Sazerac 18 Year Old Rye Fall 2009 Release
($79.99) 750 ml
Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey
($28.99) 750 ml
St. George Single Malt Whiskey
($44.99) 750 ml
Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey
($49.99) 750 ml
Templeton Rye Small Batch Rye Whiskey
($39.99) 750 ml Prohibition Era Recipe
Thomas H Handy Straight Rye Wiskey Fall 2009
($79.99) 750 ml
Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year old Lot B Bourbon
($46.99) 750 ml Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year old Lot B Bourbon
Vintage Rye Company 21 Year Old Kentucky Rye
($79.99) 750 ml
Vintage Rye Company 23 Year Old Kentucky Rye Currently
($99.99) 750 ml
W.L. Weller
($27.99) 750 ml 12yr Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
WhistlePig Straight Rye
($69.99) 750 ml WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey is a 100 proof, 100 percent rye whiskey, aged for a minimum of ten years in oak barrels. The whiskey was discovered by Master Distiller Dave Pickerell, who spent over a year on an exhaustive search of North America for the best rye whiskey, and he believes that it embodies the perfect combination of proof, percent, and age -- hitting what he calls "the sweet spot" in all three categories. WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey is hand bottled at the WhistlePig Farm Distillery in Shoreham, Vermont and is available in a limited initial offering of only 1000 cases. On the nose, WhistlePig offers nice wood notes from the oak caks, with hints of vanilla and caramel. Notes of dried orange peel, cinnamon, allspice and clove also appear, hinting at the flavors to be found inside. WhistlePig is a full bodied rye whiskey, something whiskies with less age aren't able to accomplish. Its rich and mouthcoating, offering up classic caramel and vanilla flavors to stand up to the classic rye spiciness that emerges on the mid-palate. Later, dark chocolate and peppermint notes appear at the end. On the finish, WhistlePig straight rye has an almost creamy flavor, leaving notes of oranges, vanilla, allspice and warm caramels to play across the palate before finishing with a hint of dark chocolate and butterscotch
Willet
($39.99) 750 ml Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
