New Spirit Releases - January 26, 2024 - Green River Rye, Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked, Chicken Cock Kentucky Double Oak and More!

Green River Rye is a Kentucky straight rye whiskey made from a mash bill of 95% rye and 5% malted barley. This is the third core release for the brand's portfolio. Aged from 4-6 years, this is distilled, aged, and bottled at Green River Distilling Co. in Owensboro, Kentucky. Bottled at 95 proof, availability begins February 1, 2024 nationwide. (SRP $34.99)

This is the first release of 2024 for Woodford Reserve's Distillery Series. The whiskey is made by taking fully matured Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon and aging it for an additional year in a heavily toasted, lightly charred American oak barrel. It's bottled in 375ml sized bottles at 90.4 proof and is available at the Woodford Reserve Distillery beginning January 23, 2024 and at select Kentucky retailers. (SRP $79.99)

Made in collaboration with Garden & Gun, this Double Oak Kentucky Whiskey has the mash bill recipe for a bourbon. However, it was aged for 7 years in ex-bourbon barrels before finishing in new American white oak barrels and therefore does not qualify to be labeled as a bourbon. There are 12 single barrels available of this limited edition whiskey. Available to purchase via the Chicken Cock website in late January 2024 with select retail locations to follow. (SRP $149.99)

Buzzard's Roost American Whiskey has a grain profile of 75% corn, 21% rye and 4% malted barley and it was aged for a minimum of 36 months. The secondary aging of this sourced Indiana whiskey was done with the brand's proprietary barrels (char #1, with various toast profiles) which had been used once to finish other Buzzard's Roost whiskeys. Bottled at 105 proof, this was released for wholesale purchase to on-premise accounts and at the Buzzard’s Roost Whiskey Row Experience in late January 2024. (SRP $39.99)

Lodestar Whiskey is a female-founded whiskey brand established in Los Angeles in 2023. This whiskey is a blend of straight high-rye bourbon whiskey and American single malt. Bottled at 90 proof, it launched in January 2024 in select retail markets in California and e-commerce. (SRP $45)