Uncle Nearest 1856 100 Proof Tennessee
$109.99
Uncle Nearest Premium 100 Proof is bottled at 50% as the name alludes to. It is aged for made from a blend of whiskies that are at least 7 years old.
Uncle Nearest is a relatively new whiskey brand with a relatively old name. The legend of Uncle Nearest refers to an African American named Nathan "Nearest" Green, who purportedly was the distiller that showed Jack Daniels the ropes. Yes, that Jack Daniels.
The owners of the Uncle Nearest brand have started a distillery under the same name in Tennessee, but it only opened in 2018. For the time being, this Tennessee whisky is sourced from another distillery in the state. As it is labelled a Tennessee Whiskey, it has undergone what is known as the Lincoln County Process in which the new make spirit is filtered through sugar maple charcoal to mellow it before it is put into barrel for ageing.
Old Tub Kentucky Straight Bourbon
$48.99
Old Tub is a Bonded Bourbon made by Jim Beam Distillery of Clermont, Kentucky. The name Old Tub actually comes from the pre-prohibition name of Jim Beam Distillery itself. No mention is made as to which mash bill is used for this, but given the history of the name, it is likely the regular Jim Beam Bourbon mash bill of 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley. What sets it apart is the 50% ABV and that it is said to be Unfiltered, "for more robust flavor".
This is apparently a limited release from Jim Beam - but maybe they have enough stock to change their mind on that? Only time will tell...
The term "Bonded" or "Bottled in Bond" means that this whiskey had to adhere to the following standards as originally written into law by the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897:
- All whiskey in the bottle must be produced by one distillery and by one distiller over the course of one distillation season.
- The whiskey must be at least four years old.
- It must be bottled at 100 proof / 50% ABV
- The whiskey must be aged in bonded warehouses under United States federal supervision.
- The label on the bottle has to state which distillery it comes from and also where it was bottled.
Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Tennessee
$97.99
Uncle Nearest is a relatively new whiskey brand with a relatively old name. The legend of Uncle Nearest refers to an African American named Nathan "Nearest" Green, who purportedly was the distiller that showed Jack Daniels the ropes. Yes, that Jack Daniels. The 1884 from Uncle Nearest is bottled at 46.5% and each small batch is at least 7 years of age.
The owners of the Uncle Nearest brand have started a distillery under the same name in Tennessee, but it only opened in 2018. For the time being, this Tennessee whisky is sourced from another distillery in the state. As it is labelled a Tennessee Whiskey, it has undergone what is known as the Lincoln County Process in which the new make spirit is filtered through sugar maple charcoal to mellow it before it is put into barrel for ageing.
Bradshaw Kentucky Straight Bourbon 51.9%
$85.99
The Silver Screen bottling company is behind this product. They have also put together a James T. Kirk Bourbon and Montgomery Scott Scotch (sadly not available in Alberta). Together with Green River Distilling of Owensboro, Kentucky (formerly called O.Z. Tyler). The distillery began production in 2016 and has been putting whiskey into barrels ever since. The Mash Bill for the Bradshaw Bourbon is 70% Corn, 21% Rye and 9% Malted Barley and bottled at 51.9% ABV which just so happens to be Terry Bradshaw’s career completion percentage. Since the label says this is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon, we know it has to be at least two years old. There is a note on the label that states this as well. Bottled at 51.9%.
Kentucky Owl Confiscated Bourbon
$179.99
Confiscated refers to a fanciful story about a confiscated warehouse of whiskey barrels during prohibition, yadda yadda yadda. Kentucky Owl is a revived brand with roots that go back to its founding in 1879. It was recently relaunched in 2014 with whiskey from an undisclosed source in Kentucky. The brand itself is owned by the Stoli Group of Stolichnaya Vodka infamy. Bottled at 48.2%.
Still Austin The Musician Bourbon
$103.99
The Musician is a Bourbon made by Still Austin Whiskey Co from a mash of 100% Texas-grown grains. The exact mash bill for The Musician Bourbon is 70% White Corn, 25% Rye, and 5% Malted Barley.The whiskey was matured as is typical using heavily charred virgin oak casks. What sets it apart is the use of a slow water reduction technique used during maturation, where each month a small amount of water is added to the aging whiskey in casks. This is meant to soften the whiskey extract more mature notes such as vanilla and caramel from the oak. Bottled at a respectable 49.2%.
Still Austin Distillery resides in Austin, Texas, and was founded in 2015. What sets Still Austin apart from other craft distilleries is its 42-foot tall column still dubbed Nancy, which was crafted by Forsyth's of Scotland.
Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Bourbon
$72.99
Pipe Dream takes its name from a 1,340-year-old, 367 foot tall Redwood Tree in Humboldt Redwoods State Park of California. The Bourbon (not the tree) is a batch created from a blend of barrels from a variety of sources that are between four and twelve years in age. The result is bottled at 45%. The combined mash bill is 75% Corn, 21% Rye, and 4% Malted Barley.
Based in Sonoma County, Redwood Empire Whiskey was established in 1998. The company has made a bit of a name for itself with its finesse at blending whiskey from different sources. Redwood maintains a promise to plant a tree for every bottle of their Whiskey sold.
Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Rye
$71.99
Redwood Empire's Emerald Giant Rye is bottled in California but given it's Mash Bill of 95% Rye and 5% Malted barley it is likely sourced from MGP's Distillery in Indiana. This is not a bad thing as this distillery is responsible for some of the best Rye Whiskey around. This bottle takes its name from a Redwood tree that goes by the same moniker. The tree is 359 feet tall and about 1180 years old. The Whiskey is a blend of 3-5 year old Rye Whiskey bottled at 45%.
Based in Sonoma County, Redwood Empire Whiskey was established in 1998. The company has made a bit of a name for itself with its finesse at blending whiskey from different sources. Redwood maintains a promise to plant a tree for every bottle of their Whiskey sold.
Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey
$71.99
Lost Monarch is not just the name of this bottle of Whiskey from Sonoma County's Redwood Empire - it is also the name of the largest coastal Redwood tree. The tree itself is 321 feet tall. The Whiskey comes in a slightly smaller bottle and is a blend of Rye and Bourbon Whiskey between 3 and 12 years of age. Bottled at 45%.
Based in Sonoma County, Redwood Empire Whiskey was established in 1998. The company has made a bit of a name for itself with its finesse at blending whiskey from different sources. Redwood maintains a promise to plant a tree for every bottle of their Whiskey sold.