"The One" picked for Julio's Liquors in Westboro, MA. OBSQ recipe, Aged 9 years 7 months, bottled at 58.6%, Warehouse TN, Barrel 36-3M. N: Ginger, cinnamon, brown sugar, sourdough yeastiness, sharp rye intensity. P: Definitely needs a splash of water to open up at this proof with the high rye mashbill. Lots of cinnamon, licorice, chili flake, some doughy pastry. After the initial spicy entry, fairly quiet. Not as vanilla and molasses forward as the lower rye recipe. F: some oak barrel presence, more of the familiar spices, still burns pretty hot after dilution. I'd be interested to try an "E" recipe at barrel strength. The OBSQ really takes your head off at this proof. Even with the water, I can't say I prefer this over the standard Single Barrel. The $30 premium for this private selection makes it more of a crap shoot.