New Riff Bourbon Single Barrel Select (2020 private Release) is an outstanding, intense, 'Single Barrel Cask Strength High Rye Bourbon by master distiller Brian Sprance for Ken Lewis founder of New Riff Distillery in Bellevue, Kentucky crafted with a mash bill of 65% corn, 30% Rye & 5% malted barley; then age for 4 years in American oak before being bottled at 114 proof.' It has an aromatic birth with notes of caramel, baking spices, hints of vanilla & menthol; while a rich & complex life adds notes of vanilla, butterscotch, mint, oak, rye spices: from clove to cinnamon & black pepper; that leads to a long & warming death with notes of cinnamon & orange zest. April 2020 / August 2022