Barrel Picks

First let’s hit the bourbon then the controversy….

This pick was bestowed to Chasing Bourbon by our good friend Nick from Portland, Oregon.

King’s County has long been known for the 80/20 mashbill, UK Barley, pot stills, and small barrel format.

At our visit they are switching from small barrel format to the traditional 53gal large barrel and I found them to be missing the typical King’s Co profile and thus was going to pass.

They asked if we’d be up for a blend over a single barrel and my answer was heck yeah!

Off to their blending lab we went to be the first private group let loose to create our own blend.

We went off typical 80/20 by adding rye to the blend and found it made a bourbon that I really enjoyed.

The Controversy PSA- I’m not a political person at all. I literally am not involved in the political climate at all.

A request was made from my audience for a controversial sticker. This sticker was suggested buy one of the people integral in the creation of the blend.

This was intended as satire…not a show of support or hate. I’ve gotten equal outrage from people interpreting that this sticker means I support him as much as the outrage that I must hate him.

In the end this resulted in King’s County making a social post claiming to “disavow” this bottle 🤣 😂

 

Barrell Craft Spirits is more a blender and finisher than single barrel selections. In fact they have discontinued doing a “single barrel”, only blends and finished items.

In light of this, it only made sense to get some of their last Single Barrel Straight Bourbon.

Coming in at almost 10yr this 21% MGP is absolute 🔥 and many people’s favorite pick we’ve done.

After the internet feud over our Knob Ross, Haterade was an obvious choice for the Tater Sticker

We teamed up with a local store who didn’t want to sit on the inventory of the barrel. Chasing Bourbon cleared ~100 bottles in about 27 minutes. It was crazy.

Some internet “hate” brewed over the tater sticker and became the brith of “haterade” for the next pick

What an adventure. This was actually selected BEFORE the Beth Dutton. I was way, way, wwaayyyy early on the curve of Rare Character.

Our dump kept getting bumped to make way for larger personalities to have their selections hit the market first.

• Straight Bourbon
  204 bottles
  6yr 6mo
  115.64 Proof / 57.82 ABV
  75/21/4 distilled in MGP fully aged at Old Taylor in the stone warehouse from 1887 oldest bourbon aged on that property since the 90’s when UD closed it. Other than 2014 Wild Turkey masters keep
  Label – idea from Brad Thayer. Meth RV with Mt Hood Behind it  

• Straight Rye 99.99
  216 Bottles
  6yr 6mo
  120.1 Proof / 60.05 ABV
  95/5 KY Rye 95/5 rye distilled at Bardstown Bourbon Company by Steve Nally. The oldest 95/5 in Kentucky! The Rye is a BIG deal!!
  Label – My Argentine Mastiff, Weller wearing a white lion mane

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof

A classic staple in many bourbon lovers’ cabinets. Historically released 3 times a year in batches labeled A1XX, B5XX, & C9XX. In 2022 Elijah Craig jumped on the bandwagon and released barrel picks of the famed ECBP all over the country.

I have no idea how other than great relationships with a store that Chasing Bourbon got one of the first ECBP SiB’s to hit people’s pallettes.

We didn’t know the age at selection just Warehouse and Proof. The Deatsville EE 8yr was the clear winner for us.