Batch Tucson

Happy Saturday, friends! High temperature records are set to fall this weekend, but I can’t bring myself to add an ice cube. This #RareCharacter #ExceptionalSeries is just too magnificent. Nose is oak and vanilla. Loads buttery vanilla on the palate. Long finish. How are you beating the heat? @batchtucson

#FreshCrackFriday is upon us! This @BarrellBourbon #PrivateRelease from @batchtucson is a sweet & spicy delight #RyeWhiskey finished in #Tokaji wine barrels. Checking in at a healthy ~127 proof, the nose is baking spices and marshmallows while the palate is a punch of cherry, cinnamon candies and vanilla. A lingering finish of baking spices and honey. Cheers to the last weekend of 2023! What is in your glass, friends? – at Arizona, USA

Day 7 of #BourbonHeritageMonth and it’s time for a #HighProof delight. @oldforester is a time-honored #distillery with several expressions worthy of choosing today (including the delicious ‘1920’ from their Distillery Row Series). In 2020, OF started their #BarrelProof #SingleBarrel releases. These can be difficult to find at times, but well worth the #BourbonHunt. OF bourbons use a mashbill of 72% corn/18% rye/12% barley. The single barrels vary in age, rickhouse location and proof, but always deliver taste and quality. Nose: Caramelized banana, vanilla and citrus Palate: Caramel, vanilla, charred oak and banana Finish: Sweet and spicy with vanilla, caramel and oak that lingers. Banana is a sensory note often encountered with OF expressions, especially high proof and/or well-aged. While other single barrels you may find may have slightly different flavors, the notes above will be found in all their barrel-proof single barrel bourbon releases. These barrel-proof single barrels pop up at liquor stores periodically and often sell-out quickly. It’s worth keeping an eye open. They commonly run ~$100/bottle, but our recommendation is to buy without hesitation if you see one. Best enjoyed neat, over ice or with a bit of water given these can regularly hit 130+ proof. Cheers, friends! #Whiskey #Whisky – at The Las Vegas Strip, Paradise

@RussellsReserve #PrivateBarrel goodness. Chock full of caramel, honey, cinnamon with plenty of “Turkey Funk” lingering on the palate. Cheers to your Saturday! @batchtucson