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Angel's Envy Cellar Collection 2020 Tawny Port Bourbon, $239
For the second release from the celebrated Cellar Collection, Angel's Envy selected their finest 10-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon from their oldest stocks and finished it in tawny port barrels for 10 months to create a uniquely complex, high-proof whiskey. Deeper and richer than your classic Angel’s Envy, evolving in the glass from saddle leather and old wood to fresh dark berries. A bit of baking cocoa arrives in time, as well, and those fresh fruits eventually dry out, baked in a warm tart with plenty of pie spice. It’s a nose you can, and should, spend some time with. The Tawny shows itself immediately on the front of the palate with a juicy dark raisin sweetness, but it isn’t jammy or cloyingly sweet and doesn’t overtake the more delicate elements. In fact, all the flavors here are impressively balanced with fresh peppercorn and cinnamon bark arriving on the mid-palate to mingle with the dark berries and a unique stone fruit note that adds a bit of bright complexity to an otherwise sultry dram. The finish is long and honeyed, with a touch of dark chocolate.

Willett Family Estate 5 Year Bourbon, $79
Willett Family Estate Bottled Bourbon is a very unusual whiskey in many regards. The Bourbon label exists for the sole purpose of the family’s Private Barrel Selection program, and is the only label of its kind in existence. It is an un-chillfiltered, barrel proof, straight Bourbon Whiskey of unusual depth and complexity. Barrel No. 7201 "Friend of the Devil", 93 bottles, 115.2 Proof.

Willett Family Estate 6 Year Bourbon, $94
Willett Family Estate Bottled Bourbon is a very unusual whiskey in many regards. The Bourbon label exists for the sole purpose of our family’s Private Barrel Selection program, and is the only label of its kind in existence. It is an un-chillfiltered, barrel proof, straight Bourbon Whiskey of unusual depth and complexity. Barrel No. 3923 "Pac Edge Family Selection", 206 bottles, 127 Proof.

Knob Creek 15 Year Limited Edition Bourbon, $96
Knob Creek's new limited release is a 15 year, 100 proof bourbon presented in a wooden box similar to the 2001 and 25th Anniversary releases. Full of rich, complex aromas and flavors including caramelized oak, sweet vanilla, baking spices, smooth caramel, toffee, toasted oak & leather. The complexity continues onto the finish with some light floral notes, fruit & spice. This bourbon shines on the finish, with remnants of a burnt cigar and citrus smoke, lingering for quite some time with earthy flavors.

Michter's 10 Year Single Barrel Bourbon, $119
Mature in age and truly exceptional in quality, Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon has earned its place as an enduring favorite of the most discerning whiskey connoisseurs. The “Best American Whiskey” according to Food & Wine magazine, the 10 Year Single Barrel Bourbon represents the culmination of over a decade of patient aging in specially chosen, new charred American white oak barrels. Big and bold dark toffee and caramel, charred oak, maple syrup, vanilla.

Basil Hayden 10 Year Rye Whiskey, $68
The newest addition to the Basil Hayden family is their first rye whiskey with this distinguished of an age statement. The mashbill features a slightly spicy, yet approachable, rye resulting in an elegantly complex taste profile and a golden honey hue. Serving neat, with a drop of water, or on the rocks opens up all of the flavors that were developed from ten years of aging, such as spice, oak, caramel, and tobacco. At 80 proof, this rye can be easily enjoyed without the burn associated with higher-proof whiskeys.

Murray Hill Club Special Release Batch #3 Cider & Malt Cask Bourbon, $176
Murray Hill Club Batch #3 was finished in malt and cider casks, which means the 10 to 20-year-old bourbons have an abundance of single malt barley notes as well as apple aromas, skin tannins, and residual yeast from the original cider fills, clocking in at a hefty 110 proof. Aromas of creamy brown butter with cinnamon toast, vanilla shortbread, gingersnap cookie, and Italian biscotti drizzled with thick apple blossom honey. As the whiskey notes evolve in the glass, the floral and fruity top notes of apple blossom give way to deeper, darker shades of marzipan, pear tart, oatmeal raisin cookie, and caramel pudding with sea salt. The initial palate entry has hints of yeast acidity and dryness from the cider, but quickly gives way to sweeter, more aromatic flavors of quince marmalade, cast iron skillet-baked Southern peach cobbler with a buttery yeast biscuit crust, followed by ephemeral notes of Atlantic Ocean brine. The whiskey finishes in a trio of waves of acidity, sweetness, apple skin tannins, barrel spice, and saline.

Blood Oath Pact No. #6 Bourbon, $99
A masterful union of well-bred bourbons - all made in Kentucky from traditional rye mash bills. One, a 14-year - dark with oak, leather and tobacco. Two, an 8-year - toasty warm with cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. And three, a 7-year - full of roasted caramel and honeyed raisin, then rested and mellowed in Cognac casks for a finish that’s all Kentucky heat with a wisp of crème brulee sweet. “This particular pact is special in that the cognac barrels added some sweetness and a slight fruity, brandy flavor to the bourbon, creating an amazing taste profile,” said Head Distiller Rempe. “When selecting these bourbons, I wanted to see how these flavors meshed together and I have to say the result was spectacular."