Blake's Top 5 Available
It's time for January's Top 5 Available. This month brings a mix of different releases. Some restocks, new releases and private barrels. If you're not familiar with this list, here's the deal. There's a quote about books that says “The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.” We feel that with Seelbach's at times. To help highlight some of my favorite releases each month I'm building this collection. I know our allocated releases sell out fast and it can be frustrating. This collection is to showcase incredible releases that are still available!
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Virgil Kaine Eighth Notch Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Vanilla Smoked Toasted Barrels - We finally received a restock after a fast sellout! Toasted oak barrels smoked with vanilla beans? It's like showing up to a party and all of your best friends are there and hand you a cocktail as soon as you walk in.
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Green River Bourbon Whiskey - I'll continue to bang the Green River drum. This bottle should be on every shelf. It tasty, classic Kentucky Bourbon. It's also available and less than $40. That's a rare combination.
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O.K.I. Single Barrel Bourbon 'Trilogy Series' Act 1 Barrel #80 117.2 Proof - This was my favorite barrel in the Trilogy Series. I was sucked in as soon as I got rich luxardo cherries, cinnamon and nutmeg on the nose. It's complex and nuanced. But, overall incredibly easy to drink at 117 proof.
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Penelope Bourbon Rose' Cask Finish Batch 05 - The Rose' cask finish from Penelope was fun and inventive. A recent 90 point score from Fred Minnick means it won't be on shelves for long. Grab a bottle before they're gone.
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Still Austin Limited Release Single Barrel #20191218-1 - This is a recent release. But, since we're down to our last 60 bottles I wanted to highlight it one more time. The team at Still Austin has put together an incredible barrel programs. This barrel was delicious with notes of black pepper, smoking chips and vanilla bean.
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New Riff Distilling
We are a new riff on an old tradition, that tradition or theme being Kentucky Bourbon. Founded in 2014 by Ken Lewis, a visionary Kentucky liquor retailer, and entrepreneur, New Riff is led by a team of corporate refugees ranging from craft beer to politics and more. New Riff crafts a range of whiskeys—Bourbon, Rye, and eventually Malted Rye and a host of specialty recipes—as well as Kentucky Wild Gin. Our mission is simple: to someday be counted among the world’s great small distilleries. Becoming one of the great small distilleries of the world is a long-term play, with no exact ring to win, or title to be declared.
We are independently owned by one family, and that independence, the freedom from outside pressures and interests has allowed us to make an unforeseen declaration for quality: for perhaps the first time since the inception of the Bottled in Bond Act in 1897, a Kentucky sour mash whiskey distillery has committed itself exclusively to that quality standard, the world’s highest. And we proudly lift that bar even higher by bottling without chill filtration. We stand behind this combination of classic American entrepreneurship and ingenuity; passion and knowledge born from one of the world’s great spirit regions, and a talented team individually committed to doing things the right way.
