New Spirit Releases - November 15, 2024 - Four Roses, WhistlePig, and More!

In an effort to highlight the ten bourbon recipes made at Four Roses — each featuring a combination of mash bill and a proprietary yeast strain — the brand is launching the Single Barrel Collection alongside the flagship Single Barrel which is offered with the OBSV recipe. This OBSF recipe features 35% rye in the mash bill and the F yeast strain which provides herbal notes, bright rye, apple, vanilla, clove and cocoa. Each bottle is aged 7-9 years and is bottled at 100 proof. This is one of three recipes that will launch in early 2025 with a new set to be launched in rotation each year. (SRP $49.99)

In an effort to highlight the ten bourbon recipes made at Four Roses — each featuring a combination of mash bill and a proprietary yeast strain — the brand is launching the Single Barrel Collection alongside the flagship Single Barrel which is offered with the OBSV recipe. This OESK recipe features 20% rye in the mash bill and the K yeast strain which provides baking spices, mellow oak, tea leaves, and caramel. Each bottle is aged 7-9 years and is bottled at 100 proof. This is one of three recipes that will launch in early 2025 with a new set to be launched in rotation each year. (SRP $49.99)

In an effort to highlight the ten bourbon recipes made at Four Roses — each featuring a combination of mash bill and a proprietary yeast strain — the brand is launching the Single Barrel Collection alongside the flagship Single Barrel which is offered with the OBSV recipe. This OESO recipe features 20% rye in the mash bill and the O yeast strain which provides rich red fruit, vanilla, brown sugar, and delicate oak. Each bottle is aged 7-9 years and is bottled at 100 proof. This is one of three recipes that will launch in early 2025 with a new set to be launched in rotation each year. (SRP $49.99)

Gatsby Reserve is the most limited expression in the Remus Bourbon family from the Ross & Squibb Distillery. Packaged in an Art Deco inspired bottle, the bourbon celebrates F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel "The Great Gatsby" featuring some of the oldest bourbon reserves from the distillery. This 2024 edition was aged for 15 years like its predecessors. Two mash bill recipes were used — 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barley and 60% corn, 36% rye, and 4% malted barley. Bottled at a cask strength of 104.9 proof (52.45% ABV), this is available in limited quantities beginning November 2024 (SRP $229.99)

Now in its third year, WhistlePig's annual 10 Year Piggybank Rye is back with a shiny gold exterior to the porcine decanter. The 10 year-old rye whiskey is offered at 110 proof, 10 more than the brand's flagship 10 Year Small Batch Rye. The 1-liter gold pig decanter is available beginning November 20, 2024 via the brand's website shop and at select retailers nationwide. (SRP $299.99)

This is the second release in the brand's Oak Series, a set of experimental American whiskeys with a focus on cask maturation in different oak varietals from around the world. Here, the bourbon was aged for 12 years in charred American white oak barrels. Bottled at 135 proof, availability will be limited to an online lottery taking place November 25-December 2, 2024 via the brand's website with winners having to purchase in-person at the ASB gift shop in Virginia. (SRP $79.99)

This limited edition release from Barrell Craft Spirits is a 33 year-old Canadian whisky which was further finished in French oak and oloroso sherry casks in Kentucky. Bottled at cask strength of 140 proof (70% ABV), 1,500 bottles were produced with 333 available online and 70 available at the Watterson facility in Louisville. The rest will be available in select stores in select states beginning November 2024. (SRP $199.99)

This limited edition blended malt release from Compass Box includes malt whiskies further matured in wine and sherry casks. Caol Ila finished in Palo Cortado sherry-seasoned butts, Peat Monster finished in second-fill red wine casks, and Laphroaig finished in Marsala barriques are a few of those malt whiskies featured. There are 9,792 bottles available worldwide. Bottled at 52% ABV, availability begins November 2024. (SRP $165/700ml)