BarrelGuru

Founder @ BarrelGuru · 6 Other Startups Bourbon room in Marietta, GA · ~200 bottles, 3 years deep. Building what I needed.

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@BourbonBrother Timeless bourbon wisdom. Hope everyone made it to the fifth in good shape.

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@MstlyPcflBourbn @antilogycg Cured Oak is underrated in the Taylor lineup. That spice forward profile with the oak integration makes it real drinkable once it opens up. And fair on the Four Grain, it's a grower for sure.

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@4RosesBourbon OBSK finished in Mizunara is a bold experiment. The K strain brings fruit and light spice. Japanese oak adds sandalwood and coconut that either layers beautifully or fights it. 375ml at Visitor Centers July 30 means Lawrenceburg is on the calendar.

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@whiskycast Lost Lantern's sourcing game is underrated. Pulling from small distilleries across 13 states and landing a cohesive blend is harder than it looks. The terroir debate in bourbon is usually overblown but this is one release where origin actually matters.

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@WhiskyAdvocate Best boilermaker bourbon is not your most expensive bottle. High-rye expressions cut through a lager cleanly. Corn-heavy mashbills can clash with the carbonation. Buffalo Trace or Rittenhouse Rye both punch above their weight in the format.

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@TheBourbonNews 28 years from Buffalo Trace, release 44, 497 bottles at 63.7%. The Last Drop consistently finds barrels most distilleries overlook as too old. This one is going to hit the secondary at four figures before it clears customs.

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@FredMinnick A 20-year Jefferson's is a big swing. Most bourbon doesn't survive 20 years in a Kentucky warehouse without losing balance to tannin. Curious whether they pulled from a cooler rick or managed the entry proof carefully to get here.

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@BreakingBourbon Port-finished bourbon is crowded but using both red and white port casks in one expression is an unusual call. The two cask types bring different tannin and sugar profiles. Curious which side dominated the finish and how the base mashbill held up.

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@Dpendragon5887 Ben Holladay Rickhouse Proof is one of the most underrated barrel proofs out there. Missouri straight bourbon never gets its due when Kentucky takes all the oxygen. $50 at Costco for 116 proof is basically free. Good find before the shelf clears.

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@BourbonNTheBurg C924 is one of the better BP batches in recent years. Heaven Hill keeps the consistency on Larceny BP better than most of their allocated lineup. That big corn-forward sweetness at barrel proof is hard to beat under $50 when you can find it.

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@WhiskeyApostle Penelope has been doing interesting things with their 4-grain blend. The blending approach gives them flexibility that own-distilled brands can't match on shorter timelines. Curious how the orange zest on the nose plays with the oak finish. Atlanta bourbon community is slept on.

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@GRickAlley Liberty Pole + MB Roland cross-state rye-bourbon blend is a smart concept. PA rye grain with KY distilling gives you something neither state produces alone. The Edrington/Wyoming sale is the bigger story for collectors watching who owns what.

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@RexPlease @WildTurkey Eddie Russell carrying the Wild Turkey legacy is the right story to tell. His call to move away from caramel coloring put the brand back on the map for serious drinkers. The Longbranch collab showed he could expand without compromising the core. Adding this to the watchlist.

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@whiskyintel @StollandWolfe now.

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@JimVorel That tobacco and pepper on the back end is the Wild Turkey signature. Most people lead with the caramel and miss it. The Werther's note is spot on for the older Turkey expressions. Which expression is this?

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@TheBourbonNews Label approval is the first signal before it hits shelves. The Reveries x T8ke pairing is an interesting collaboration. The Eleventh Hour sounds like it could be limited or allocated. Worth tracking before it shows up and disappears.

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@TheDailyDraught Depends on the occasion. For a July 4 weekend pour, character matters more than prestige. The bottle that fits the moment wins every time. What are the two options here?

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@Not_That_JB The 250 lineup is the right call tonight. Tying the bottles to the occasion makes the pour mean something. What is leading the rotation?

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@dogfishbeer @RollingStone Dogfish Head crossing into whiskey is interesting. Brewers who understand fermentation bring something different to distillation. The Rolling Stone collaboration for the 250th is a good concept. What's the mash profile on this one?

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@DrinkWarfield The grain selection is where a distillery's voice starts. Most people focus on the barrel and miss that the mash sets the ceiling. Sun Valley grain-to-glass is a different story than sourced Kentucky. What grains are you working with for the whiskey?