THE 2022 RELEASE OF RARE AMERICAN WHISKEYS
Do you dream of owning one of the coveted 2022 annual releases from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection? Get your name in the hat! We're holding lotteries to keep things fair and square, with winners getting the opportunity to buy a bottle at RRP.
The lotteries are now closed, winners and losers will be contacted over the next couple of days - please keep an eye on your emails.
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old (2022 Release)
A whiskey that becomes as rare as an eagle with a mohawk once it’s released. This 101-proof (50.5% ABV) whiskey was distilled in the spring of 2005 and barrels were aged in warehouses H, K, and L. Buffalo Trace dutifully informs us that this bourbon has “a nose with a hint of tobacco, chocolate-covered cherries, and a touch of oak, followed by caramel, vanilla bean, dark chocolate and oak on the palate and a full-bodied finish with baking spice, vanilla, and butterscotch”. Excellent.
(75cl, 50.5%)
£150
George T. Stagg Bourbon (2022 Release)
George T. Stagg Bourbon was actually created back in 2002 at the request of a fan for a well-aged and barrel-strength whiskey. It’s now become one of the most beloved and in-demand American whiskies on the market. The 2022 offering was distilled in the spring of 2007, making it 15 years and 5 months old at bottling. After the barrels were aged in warehouse K they were popped into bottles at 69.4% for the brand’s highest ABV strength in six years. That means that we can expect lots of lovely bold notes like “toasted pecan and chocolate sauce on the nose, a rich blend of baking spice, vanilla, and cherry pie on the palate, and a robust finish of black coffee, molasses, and oak”.
(75cl, 69.4%)
£160
Sazerac 18 Year Old (2022 Release)
The barrels for this rye whiskey were filled in the spring of 2003 and 2004 and rested in warehouses K, M, and P before it was bottled at 45% ABV. Buffalo Trace tells us that this 2022 straight rye whiskey release has “a nose of orange peel, lemon zest, and molasses, a palate with a bold blend of black pepper, coriander seeds, and maple syrup, and a well-rounded finish with mint, tobacco leaf, and oak”.
(75cl, 45%)
£150
Thomas H. Handy (2022 Release)
The 2022 release of Thomas H Handy Straight Rye whiskey was distilled in the spring of 2016 and aged in warehouses I, L, and M before being bottled at a hearty 130.9 proof (65.5% ABV) making it the highest proof for this whiskey since 2012. The flavor profile includes “a nose with floral notes, anise, marmalade and meringue, followed by a palate with baking spice, a burst of orange peel and subtle dark chocolate, and a long finish of cinnamon, praline, and candied orange”.
(75cl, 65.5%)
£160
William Larue Weller (2022 Release)
The 2022 release of this unfiltered, wheated bourbon was distilled in the spring of 2010 and its barrels were aged in warehouses C, K, and N. This bourbon registers at 124.7 proof, or 63.8% ABV, and is said to possess “a nose of toasted coconut, butterscotch, and caramel, followed by a touch of mint, dark cherry and molasses on the palate and a full-bodied finish with hints of leather, nutmeg, toffee, and vanilla”.
(75cl, 62.4%)
£160
