Hey all,Holy cow am I excited about today's new arrivals. It feels like Christmas mourning around here, but instead of snow it's raining heavenly bourbon! I could make a case for this being the best release of the year. But wait a minute you say? What about Pappy Van Winkle? Well as many of you may know Stitzel-Weller barrels (a distillery Julian Van Winkle was involved with until it closed in 1992) are getting harder and harder to come by since none have been produced in 20 years. Stitzel-Weller bourbon is the main component of Pappy Van Winkle 15, 20 and 23 year, and it use to be used in the 10 and 12 year bottlings as well, which are now being made by Buffalo Trace. Michter's 20 year bourbon, which is probably closer to 23 or 24 years old , is in all likelihood a single barrel from Stitzel-Weller giving you an opportunity to try what a cask strength unfiltered Pappy Van Winkle might be like.
Excited yet? You should be. As an encore, I was also able to secure a decent amount of the Michter's 10 year bourbon. Michter's has this notion that they can and should exceed your wildest expectations for a given age statement. While the 20 year is closer to a 23 or 24 year, the 10 year is likely in the 15 to 16 year range. Basically they want their 10 year to be better than any other 10 year on the market, so how do they do that? By putting out a 16 year and calling it a 10 year, kind of clever in a way. The last bottling of 10 year Michter's bourbon was a Stitzel-Weller bottling as far as I know, and after opening the current one I have to say, it tastes surprisingly similar. But I haven't been able to confirm it as independent bottlers often don't share their sources. Even if it's not a Stitzel-Weller product it's probably one of the best bourbons I've ever had. Don't sleep on these, they definitely won't be around for long!
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