Single Barrel Selections

Buzzard Roost invited Chasing Bourbon back to “experiment” outside their standard re-barrel product. First things first – I think it’s incredibly important to understand how a Buzzard Roost comes to be. ✔️ They source either 36% rye or 21% rye bourbon from MGP ✔️ They re-barrel it in an ISC barrel with a custom toast… Read more: Buzzard Roost French Oak Triple Barrel “who needs an Eagle”

One of the Chasing Bourbon members won the Sazerac Barrel Select drawing and gifted his allocation to Chasing Bourbon Late January 2025 we took a trip to Kentucky to pick a barrel and April was the giant flood that hit and Buffalo Trace was literally underwater I don’t think too much about Buffalo Trace picks,… Read more: Buffalo Trace Flood Survivor Vol 2

I chose to follow up the Old Louisville 18yr American with this spectacular Light whiskey from Bull Run. I took a trip to Portland, Oregon met with some great members and we’re at it!! Like many of these aged stock from Seagrams now MGP the magic in this I believe is honestly the experience from… Read more: Bull Run 19yr American Light Whiskey

Rare Character Straight Bourbon 8BL “the Chasing of Bourbon” Details- Like all Rare Character, it’s super double secret but they will disclose the mash bill. Suspected to be sourced Beam and similar to the PLT just a younger age statement Mashbill: 78 / 13 9 Age: 8yr 2mo Proof: 127.06 Sourced: Not Disclosed Price: $109.99… Read more: Rare Character 8BL 8yr Kentucky Bourbon

Last year Jarrod at Barrel King approached me about doing another pick with them. My thought was that given what they do it’s gotta be a blend. Jarrod said I love it, and let’s just have to you do it all….pick the base barrel, pick the finish barrels, blend it yourself. This will be a… Read more: Barrel King Finished Rye Blend “The Perfect Every Day Dram”

The completion of the set has landed. I originally approached Subtle looking for some of these 125+ proof 12yr MGP Ryes that were out and about. I had tried a couple and they were just to….aggressive?  Over extracted maybe? I wouldn’t say too “punchy” as I heard them described….just too too much Subtle had a… Read more: Subtle Spirits Rye – RIK104

So much mystery with some Rare Character releases and this is no exception. Distilled in KY, 78 / 13 / 9 Mystery mashbill and 130.88 Proof it’s a monster of a pour. There is some/much speculation that this is sourced Beam. I’ll be the outlier and say this is the post fire Heaven Hill experimental… Read more: Rare Character PLT030 10yr Bourbon – “Fight Club”

FIRST this is NOT an American Light Whiskey. Yes, Old Louisville has done tons of ALW, and this is not the case on this one. Quick technical lesson; American Light Whiskey comes off the still 160-190 proof. This 18yr in question was 130 off the still and barreled at that proof in a used bourbon… Read more: Old Louisville 18yr American Whiskey

Oh man what a story behind this pick, to these picks. I originally approached Subtle looking for some of these 125+ proof 12yr MGP Ryes that were out and about. I had tried a couple and they were just to….aggressive?  Over extracted maybe? I wouldn’t say too “punchy” as I heard them described….just too too… Read more: Subtle Spirits Bourbon – DSP-KY-67

If You’re in or near Tucson, Arizona this is a pick that is being poured at Union Public House We split this barrel with the bar and most who’d tried it say it’s very non-beam, Beam. LOL Great nose, viscous mouth feel, baking flavors on the palate and a long. long finish

This is from a batch of single barrels they sourced from Barton. I was turned onto Blackwood because I had a few of the original barrels before Blackwood does their magic to them and was blown away. Then I tried ever release of Blackwood that was out and blow away even more!! What’s the magic… Read more: Blackwood Single Barrel #5 – “Barton Stinson”

When I was at Old Louisville in January ’25 to pick the 10yr I approached Old Louisville and asked if I could tap some barrels and blend. He was glad to oblige. Ya’ gotta love a guy who’s out to sell more whiskey 😂 I chose a 8yr 60/36/4 Rye Bourbon and a 8yr 51/45/4… Read more: Old Louisville Four Grain Blend – “Rick and Karen Make a Four Grain”

I’ve gotta hand it to the Saz rep. After refusing the Blanton’s Gold he got some Weller samples sent from the Mother Ship that he claimed were hand picked and incredible I chose this one and couldn’t be happier Well….they weren’t wrong. Legit probably the best Weller Full Proof I’ve had. I traveled this summer… Read more: Weller Full Proof – “The Flood Survivor Vol. 1”

This was not my pick…seriously. I had the opportunity to do a Blanton’s gold pick and all the barrels they presented…..well, sucked. I mean they weren’t total swill-trash but they didn’t hit all the bases. Good nose, no finish. No nose, no mouth feel, thin flavor great finish. So in the end I declined them… Read more: Blanton’s Gold – “Tater, The Reject Barrel”

Last year we had our introduction to Amine and Old Louisville and I actually picked this barrel last year but wanted it to have more age. We returned in Jan 2025 and re-visited this after more aging plus tried all the current inventory to make sure “this is my bourbon” Bottle details for the new… Read more: Old Louisville 10yr Straight Bourbon “Another F**king Home Run”

what an amazing place and story. If you didn’t know, Bardstown was started to essentially be the Kentucky option for sourcing…think if MGP was in Bardstown king of thing If you visit make sure you make time for lunch or dinner at the restaurant, epic food. We spend some time with Steve Nally and had… Read more: Bardstown Bourbon Company Straight Single Barrel Bourbon

Oh man…if you don’t know about Buff Turkey you’ve been under a rock.   Short version is that before the expansion at Turkey and while their fermenting tanks were down; Turkey contracted Buffalo Trace to make distilate for them to sustain no-gaps in production. The 73/13/12 Turkey mashbill with BT grain and yeast. This DID… Read more: Dark Arts 15yr “buff-turkey”

This visit marked my second and third barrels with Dark Arts. Dark Arts Whiskey House secret sauce is their finishing. We had been talking for months about doing a white port/red port rye and when I got there….I didn’t like ANY of them. One of the best things about doing a pick with Dark Arts… Read more: Dark Arts 13yr Rye “Liquid Gold 2”

Buzzard Roost- every one and then you stumble onto a Gem. Buzzard uses MGP re-barreled in custom ISC barrels using a toast profile that’s proprietary to them. The are identified with “BZ-X” where “x” denoted the flavor profile they are going for. All the secondary aging happens at Bardstown Rick Houses for that Kentucky aging… Read more: Buzzard’s Roost Straight Bourbon

Redefining a short barrel this bad boy yielded 18 bottles. YES, ONLY 18 Bottles and they came out at 140.4 Proof. HAZMAT ☢️ Sourced from West Virginia this undisclosed Mash Bill Wheated Bourbon was pretty spectacular at selection and lived up to the expectations in the final product. Only draw back is only a few… Read more: Rare Character Exceptional Wheated Bourbon