Previously, on Hancock’s. Liquor barn barrel pick. Yada yada yada. Hard to say what to make of the barrel pick concept when comparing to a generic single barrel. Because every barrel is a barrel pick, right? Whoever chose this particular barrel did a better job than Liquor Barn. And I don’t mean that as a knock on LB, because I liked that pick. But I freakin love this one. Everything that I like in the LB pick is magnified here. When I go back and forth (again, for science), the Liquor Barn barrel pick is bland. On this guy I get immense green apple on the nose. It’s awesome. Body is a quick hit of tart green apple, carrying though on the finish with an additional bit of citrus zest. Phenomenal. I will say that this one has a heavier burn on the backend, making the LB pick smoother. However, I’d trade that smoothness all day long for the flavor punch that this dram brings.