Premier Drams | Round Two

We pride ourselves at Seelbach's with discovering barrels and brands early. I promise you in a couple of months Premier Drams will be all over bourbon social media. I'm excited to say we have some of the first barrels ever released! We are back today with another bourbon and another rye.

Premier Drams was born from the expertise of Bill Thomas. Bill is the owner and whiskey curator of the legendary Jack Rose Dining Saloon in Washington DC. Jack Rose is always in the Top 25 best whiskey bars in the world. Bill has been instrumental in growth of American whiskey for close to 2 decades. But, this is his first foray into his own brand. Because of Bill's relationships he was able to source from places few have access to. Premier Drams contract distills barrels and age them at these renowned distilleries. These barrels are offered as cask-strength single barrel releases.

Premier Drams is dedicated to transparency. Unfortunately some distilleries require non-disclosure agreements. We've added as much detail as possible on our labels, including the distillery of origin.

Our inaugural release showcases 7-year-old Bourbon and Rye barrels. All of these barrels were distilled in Bardstown, KY, then aged and bottled in Frankfort, KY. Dee and I tasted through 24 samples back in December. We've been waiting with anticipation since then for these barrels to drop. The ryes especially have these crushable low proofs and this lime-candy sweetness that, with a few cubes, is like drinking a margarita.

Single Barrel Bourbon #19849 109.8 proof

• The nose is rosemary, spearmint, vanilla bean, toffee, tobacco, dark chocolate powder, and caramel syrup.
• The palate is plum skin, raw vanilla, white chocolate covered pretzels, leather, barrel char, hints of smoke, ground pepper, cinnamon, and lingering oak.
• Long leathery finish with lingering notes of baking spice and ground pepper.

• The nose is dehydrated peaches, juicy lime candy, smoky vanilla, petrichor, peppermint, cooked caramel, and oak.
• The palate is red apple skin, juicy lime candy, vanilla pean, hints of worn leather, barrel char, and a myriad of baking spices: black pepper, cinnamon, clove, and allspice.
• Long spice-forward finish with notes of clove, pepper, char, and apple skin.