New Riff Distilling "Almost Vegas" Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey The Prime Barrel Pick #8

New Riff Distilling "Almost Vegas" Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey The Prime Barrel Pick #8The long awaited 2021 single barrel selection (2nd from The Prime Barrel crew) is here. We were presented with four barrels to choose from. Out of the four, two were standouts to the point where we wanted to take both, but got shut down by powers that be. So we mulled long and hard which barrel out of the two we like we want to go with. Ultimately we decided on barrel # 17 1430. To us, besides tasting fantastic, it had the "it" factor we look for in

Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry won medals in Paris

(made from 60% garnacha

this bourbon aged and matured in Canadian Oak barrels at Buffalo Trace Distillery

Inspired by its standout features and its ability to jump out at you

light cinnamon

creating a whiskey that’s as versatile in cocktails as it is captivating neat

with much of the honey sourced from the Naval Cemetery Landscape right here in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

The palate has sweet corn

bog myrtle from the moss and peat smoke in the cold night air and at the heart of it all a warmth that brings harmony to the whole

Bottled at an invigorating 94

and the remaining half barreled in used dark French Oak

an area subject to drought