New Spirits Releases - November 11, 2022

This 2022 Special Release bottling from Jack Daniel's features an American single malt whiskey made from 100% malted barley, a first in the history of the brand. After distillation, the new make whiskey goes through the brand's charcoal mellowing process before entering new, charred American oak barrels for a minimum of 4 years. After this initial maturation process, the whiskey is then transferred into Spanish oloroso sherry casks from Antonio Paez Lobato Cooperage for 2+ years. It's bottled at cask proof, which for these bottles is between 106.1-107.8 proof. Available as of November 2022. (SRP $70 for 700ml)

This is the tenth release in Heaven Hill's Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond Decanter Series which first began in spring 2018. At 19 years-old, this also marks the oldest release in the series to date. It follows all the bottled in bond regulations, one of which dictates that it be from one distillery in one distilling season (January-June or July-December) — these barrels were produced in September 2003 and bottled in October 2022. The bottling features bourbon from three floors of Rickhouse F and one floor of Rickhouse X at Heaven Hill's main campus. Available on an allocated basis beginning November 2022. (SRP $240)

Uncle Nearest Straight Rye begins with rye whiskey sourced from Canada. Then it's aged further in New York (four years minimum) before a final trip to Tennessee where it rests in used Uncle Nearest whiskey barrels for further maturation. The barrels are then tasted and blended by Master Blender Victoria Eady Butler. Uncle Nearest Straight Rye is the brand's first nationally released whiskey since 1884 Small Batch Whiskey which launched in 2019. Bottled at 100 proof, it's available to purchase as of November 10, 2022 at the Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tennessee with a further national roll out throughout the month of November. (SRP $59)

Crown Royal 29 Year is a limited edition release in the brand's Extra Rare series. Aged a minimum of 29 years, the blended Canadian whisky is distilled at the brand's Gimli Distillery in Manitoba, Canada. Bottled at 92 proof, it's available in select US markets such as AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, IL, LA, MI, PA, TX beginning November 2022. (SRP $399)

This is the third and final release in the brand's Legacy Series, a series which highlights the stories and people who have, and continue to, shape the distillery's history. This bottling honors Sir Arthur John Tedder who helped to define the rules of Scotch whisky such as the 3 year minimum aging and the use and size of oak casks. The single malt is matured in various casks as follows: 22% first-fill bourbon, 32% American oak sherry casks, 8% European oak sherry casks, and 38% refill sherry & bourbon casks. It's bottled without chill-filtration at 48% ABV. US availability begins November 2022. (SRP $94.99)

GlenDronach based in the Scottish Highlands is known for their sherried single malts, so it's no surprise that a combination of Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks were used for the maturation of this cask strength expression. The barrels were selected by GlenDronach Master Blender Rachel Barrie. This single malt carries no age statement and is bottled without chill filtration or added coloring. The 11th batch was released at 59.8% ABV. Available in the US beginning January 2023. (SRP $100)

Woodinville's 2022 Harvest Season selection begins with fully matured Straight 100% Rye Whiskey. They then finish the whiskey in Ruby Port Casks for an additional 4 months of aging. Availability begins November 12, 2022 at the distillery's tasting room in Woodinville, Washington with the first 500 bottles signed and numbered. This Distillery Exclusive bottling retails for $69.95.

The New York Edition is the first of two Global Travel Retail whiskies in its newest Wood Finishing Series. This City Series aims to capture the character of locations around the world for traveling whisky fans. Like previous Wood Finishing bottlings, fully mature Cask Strength Maker's Mark Bourbon is finished in secondary barrels containing proprietary wood staves to obtain the desired flavor profile. The New York Edition was created with the assistance of flavor experts Erina Yoshida & Justin Ottevanger. Available as of November 2022 at New York City's JFK Airport Terminal 1. (SRP $95)

Americana is the fifth whiskey to be added to Broken Barrel's core lineup. It's a straight American whiskey made with a blend of 4+ year-old corn whiskey and younger straight bourbon. After these barrels were selected, they were dumped and batched into a large tank. Then a selection of staves were added to the tank as a finishing process. The staves used here were charred American oak (40%), toasted American oak (40%), and American apple brandy casks (20%). Bottled at 100 proof, Americana begins its rollout nationally in November 2022. (SRP $35)