Last night I had to drive out of state to resupply my Tom Cat Gin. While there, I asked if they had any Buffalo Trace or Eagle Rare (neither was on the shelves.) The way he said, " Yes, I can give you one of each from the back" made me ask, "Is there anything else of interest back there that I should be asking about?" He smiled and left. When he came back, he had a bottle of Weller's Special Reserve! I haven't been able to get my hands on any for years! I was thrilled and felt rewarded for my 1.5 hour trek. On display behind the counter was a bottle of the WhistlePig Boss Hog 6th addition for a mere $480. that's something I'll never taste out of my own pocket! From their website:
Single Barrel, Bottled at Proof, Powerfully Complex, Distinctly Unique From Anything We’ve Done Before. Stupendous.
On the rare occasion that Dave Pickerell’s five promises are realized, we release a whiskey that epitomizes WhistlePig’s odyssey to unlock the potential of Rye Whiskey.
The Boss Hog Edition 六 is the first American Whiskey finished using Japanese Umeshu, the result of a true collaboration between WhistlePig and Kitaya brewery on Japan’s Kyushu island.
This well aged Straight Rye Whiskey was created using koji fermentation. Each bottle is adorned with The Samurai Scientist – Jōkichi Takamine – who pioneered koji fermentation in the American whisky industry over a century ago.
Each bottle barrel is bottled at strength, between 120 – 122 proof.
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