New Spirits Releases - March 18, 2022

Released in March 2022, this is one of four extended cask finished bourbons in the second batch of Barton 1792 Distillery's Thomas S. Moore line-up. Each of the four releases are made with the distillery's high-rye bourbon recipes which is aged 5-6 years. For this Merlot cask finish, the brand used Merlot casks from Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley. The finishing period was 2-4 years and the batch was bottled at 93.3 proof.

Released in March 2022, this is one of four extended cask finished bourbons in the second batch of Barton 1792 Distillery's Thomas S. Moore line-up. Each of the four releases are made with the distillery's high-rye bourbon recipes which is aged 5-6 years. For this Sherry cask finish, the brand used only oloroso sherry casks. The finishing period was 1-4 years and the batch was bottled at 98.7 proof.

Released in March 2022, this is one of four extended cask finished bourbons in the second batch of Barton 1792 Distillery's Thomas S. Moore line-up. Each of the four releases are made with the distillery's high-rye bourbon recipes which is aged 5-6 years. For this Madeira cask finish, the brand used various styles of Madeira casks. The finishing period was 2-4 years and the batch was bottled at 96.5 proof.

Released in March 2022, this is one of four extended cask finished bourbons in the second batch of Barton 1792 Distillery's Thomas S. Moore line-up. Each of the four releases are made with the distillery's high-rye bourbon recipes which is aged 5-6 years. For this cognac cask finish, the brand used cognac casks which previously held cognac for 6+ years. The finishing period was 2-4 years and the batch was bottled at 93.4 proof.

Michter's US*1 Barrel Strength Kentucky Straight Rye is a single barrel bottling. As is the nature of single barrel bottlings, expect variations to appear from barrel to barrel. On average, the proof of this batch of single barrels is 111.6 and they're hitting shelves in March 2022 on an allocated basis.

Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 17 Year is the ninth nationwide release in the bottled in bond decanter series which first began with a spring 2018 release. Old Fitzgerald is a wheated bourbon produced by Heaven Hill and this bottled in bond version was distilled in one distillation season (fall 2004). Aged for 17 years before bottling in spring 2022, this release bears a green label as other spring releases have done. It is bottled at 100 proof. (SRP $175)

This is the second batch of bourbon released by Castle & Key since the team restored the Old Taylor Distillery in 2014. There are 80 barrels in this second batch which is available as of May 2022. Aged for four years, it's bottled at 49.5% ABV.

This batch marks the first bourbon released by Castle & Key since the team restored the Old Taylor Distillery in 2014. There are 80 barrels in this first batch which is available as of late March 2022. Aged for four years, it's bottled at 49% ABV.