New Spirit Releases - September 8, 2023

Jack Daniel's Bonded Rye is the third release in the brand's Bonded Series and the first bottled in bond rye whiskey released in its history. Like the other rye whiskeys in its portfolio, this is made with a mash bill recipe of 70% rye, 18% corn, and 12% malted barley. It was charcoal mellowed prior to being placed in new toasted & charred American oak barrels made at their own cooperage. As is required of bottled in bond spirits, this was made in one distilling season (the first batch was distilled in spring 2016) and it was aged for a minimum of 4 years in a government bonded warehouse. It is bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV). This is a permanent addition to the brand's portfolio and will be available nationwide as of September 2023 with global expansion expected to follow. (SRP $31.99/700ml)

This is the first in an expected annual release of a Sour Mash Single Malt with slight variations expected from year to year. For this project, New Riff has 6 different mash bill recipes available (4 mash bills with 100% barley varietals as well as 2 beer inspired mash bills). Additionally, the casks used range from new charred oak, de-charred toasted oak, red wine casks, Portuguese brandy casks and more. For the 2023 release, 5 of the 6 mash bill recipes were used and it was distilled in 2014-2016 with the age of the whiskey ranging from 7-8 years. It was bottled without chill-filtration at cask strength. Available at select retailers nationally as of October 2023. (SRP $69.99)

This bottling from Barrell Craft Spirits is one of two releases in the brand's new Cask Finish Series featuring blends of straight bourbons with unique finishes. Here, BCS blends Indiana straight bourbons (aged 5, 6, 7, and 10 years) with Kentucky straight bourbon aged 5 years. The blend was finished in Amburana wood casks before then being blended with a vatting of bourbon casks which were not finished in Amburana wood. (The overall mash bill equivalent 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barley). It was bottled at cask strength. Available fall 2023. (SRP $89.99)

This bottling from Barrell Craft Spirits is one of two releases in the brand's new Cask Finish Series featuring blends of straight bourbons with unique finishes. Here, BCS blends Indiana straight bourbons (aged 5, 6, and 9 years) with Maryland straight bourbon aged 5 & 6 years. This vatting was then finished in casks from BCS's 2018 Tale of Two Islands Rum, a Jamaican rum which was matured in peated Islay single malt barrels. (The overall mash bill equivalent 73% corn, 23% rye, 4% malted barley). It was bottled at cask strength. Available fall 2023. (SRP $89.99)

This is the 2023 edition of Blade & Bow 22 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon expression, released in September 2023 to celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month. It was aged and bottled at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Kentucky. It's available in 15 markets this year: California, Texas, Georgia, Colorado, South Carolina, Illinois, Washington DC, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan and at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky. (SRP $550)

This whiskey from BBCo. was made in collaboration with Chicago-based Goose Island Brewery. Beginning with a blend of 6 & 7 year-old Kentucky straight bourbon, the blend was further aged in freshly-dumped Goose Island Bourbon County Stout barrels. Then BBCo. added 9 year-old Kentucky straight bourbon to finish the blend. There are approximately 3,500 9L cases available of this Collaborative Series release. It's bottled at a cask strength of 100 proof and is available online and nationwide at select retailers beginning September 2023. (SRP $159.99)

This second volume of Unabridged: A Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys features pot-distilled bourbon from Texas and column-distilled bourbon from Kentucky made with malted rye in both mash bill recipes. Tennessee bourbon was also included in the bottling. In total, 56 barrels were blended with the ages of the bourbons ranging from 2-16 years. It was bottled at cask strength of 117.6 proof (58.8% ABV). Only 800 cases produced. Available in US & Canada beginning September 13, 2023. (SRP $94.99)

Old Man Winter Bourbon is a blended bourbon release from Preservation Distillery featuring some of the first wheated bourbon distillate from the distillery. Included in the blend are vintage stocks of bourbon barrels from Kentucky and Indiana. Like other American whiskeys released by Preservation, this was produced in extremely small batches of 1-3 barrels. Released August 2023 in limited quantities. (SRP $160)

This limited edition release from Milk & Honey was created in honor of Rosh Hashanah. The single malt is aged in ex-bourbon casks as well as Pomegranate wine casks. It is bottled without chill-filtration or any additional color at 46% ABV. Certified Kosher. There are 3,678 bottles available beginning September 2023. (SRP $80)