Mike & Mike

Barrell’s second and last Kentucky-only batch.

Outwardly similar specs cover up the fact that these two are anything but similar.

Witness the best value in rye whiskey compete against each other in a semi-blind showdown for the ages.

We’ve reviewed over 46 batches and single barrels of whiskeys from Barrell Craft Spirits and compiled our top 10 products.

Did Big Red Liquors pick a honey barrel or a dud when it comes to Old Weller Antique. Let’s see how these stack up against each other.

Barrell’s second release tries to keep the momentum of their first batch going.

The top dog in the Blanton’s lineup makes a case for why it should be considered the “6th BTAC Bottle”.

After a 2 year hiatus, Barrell finally releases a new rye whiskey batch.

Michter’s innovative barrel finish evolves from bourbon to rye.

Barrell focuses on a complex and rich bourbon that capitalizes on some very old sourced barrels.

My Experience At the 2020 Release of Belle Meade’s Honey Cask Release.

How much difference can we expect from Buffalo Trace’s flagship bourbon when it takes on a single barrel form?

“Excuse me waiter, why does my bourbon taste like a Sangria?”

Northern Michigan distillery finds this Canada-sourced barrel to be worthy of a single barrel bottling. Is it up to snuff?

Barrell releases its youngest batch since Batch 007b in an effort to capture a “brighter” tasting bourbon.

Is there an alternative out there to the elusive Weller 12 year?

Batch 001 is where it all began.

Two of Buffalo Trace’s most prolific labels outside of the BTAC lineup compete to see which one deserves your money.

Barrell’s experiment involving blending different distillates highlights an all time favorite tasting note: toasted orange peel.

How different can two Stagg Jr. batches really be?

Battle of the 90 proof Buffalo Trace Mashbill #2’s.

153.94 proof will put some hair on your chest, then quickly burn it off.

Not a bourbon, but also not a blended whiskey that uses neutral grain spirits. What does this unique label have in store?

Named “Whiskey of the Year” by another website made everyone rush to grab up a bottle of Stagg Jr. Batch 12. Is it worth they hype?

Barrell’s first attempt at blending multiple distilleries together.

Mystery surrounds this 15 year old whiskey from our neighbors up north.

Two barrels from the same warehouse, separated by one rack and bottled 2 months apart from each other.

Barrell’s final single-source batched bourbon.

Barrell Craft Spirits dips its toes into the world of finished whiskies with MGP American whiskey and Sherry wine barrels.

The new distillery from Nashville, TN has some tricks up their sleeve for this rye whiskey.

Rural Inn picks a 121 proof beast.

This Kentucky-only release for only $20 is rarely talked about. Why is that?

Barrell’s first sourced bourbon that was distilled and aged entirely within Kentucky.

Belle Meade’s two most iconic finished bourbons go head-to-head.

Ohio’s second operational distillery makes the move from Applejack to Whiskey. How do they stack up?

Heaven Hill bottles ECBP at its highest proof point since the new
bottle change in 2017.

Two mid-tier stalwarts duke it out for supremacy in the 86 proof category.

Smooth Ambler sources Dickel in a bid to buy time for their MGP stocks to come of age.

A refinement of Batch 008 gets older and cools down the proof a bit.

New distiller out of Fallon, Nevada takes the meaning of grain-to-glass seriously.