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This is sourced from Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee bourbons. Widow Jane Aged 10 Years - Taste 13 Widow Jane There wasn’t an “x-factor” that helped it rise above but I totally can see using this to make a Manhattan tonight, or just sipping it on the rocks. While the team at Pursuit United doesn’t release the Tennessee distillery name, we know the juices from Kentucky and New York are from Bardstown Bourbon Company and Finger Lakes Distilling, respectively. This is a vatted from 40 total barrels from three different states. Pursuit United - Taste 11 Bourbon Pursuit It was deeply hewn and very tasty without being overdone, but it was still a little light at the end.Ĩ. This did not feel like a cheap bourbon in the same way some of the bottles in the lower slots did. A little of that soft Kentucky limestone water is added to cool it down a bit before bottling. 101 is a high-rye and high-ABV bourbon that leans into the wood and aging, having spent six years in the cask. Wild Turkey 101 - Taste 12 Campari GroupĪ lot of Wild Turkey’s character comes from the hard and deep char they use on their oak barrels. It felt more like something I’d mix with if I wanted to make some killer cocktails. This was pretty tasty all things considered. How old you ask? There are 20-year-old barrels in the mix - sorta crazy, considering the price. This expression is a marriage of only eight to 12 barrels from three different bourbons which are, for the most part, very old. Jefferson’s Reserve is a masterclass in the power of blending.

Jefferson’s Very Old - Taste 8 Jeffersons It was really distinct and tasty but there wasn’t any “wow” factor against these bourbons.ġ0. This is another bourbon that kind of got lost in the mix a bit. This is kind of like the big and bolder sibling of Willett’s Rowan’s Creek bourbon, which is cut down to 100.1 proof. This is Willett’s high-proof bourbon that’s barely cut down to a very high 114.3 proof. Noah’s Mill - Taste 7 Kentucky Bourbon Distillers But it just sort of got lost in the crowd on this go-around. Tthis is all about expert barrel selection and blending as the final product is bottled at cask strength with no proofing or filtration to hide behind. On paper, this shouldn’t be this refined. This expression blends ten, 12, and 15-year-old barrels from Kentucky, Tennesee, and Indiana into a final product. Barrell Bourbon Batch 23 - Taste 3 Barrell Craft Spiritsīarrell Craft Spirits might be one of the best whiskey blenders working today (especially in the U.S.).

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So shocked in the fact, that I’m eager to get right into it. In the end, I was honestly shocked at the bottle I picked as the best overall. I ended up with a hell of a list of whiskeys. I ended up with 14 bourbons that fall into a wide swath of categories - from barrel proof to single barrel to cheap to crafty. To that end, I decided to go back and pull the winning pick from every bourbon blind tasting of 2021. But it was also a worthwhile pursuit to find the best bourbons out there in a variety of styles and price ranges. In fact, I did fourteen blind taste tests with bourbon in 2021.

While there was a good mix of blended scotch, single malts, Irish whiskeys, and ryes in the mix, the majority of those were definitely bourbon. I’ve blind tasted a lot of whiskeys this year.