Wyoming Whiskey "Private Stock" K&L Exclusive Barrel Strength Single Barrel #6113 Unchillfiltered Wyoming Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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This spectacular single barrel from the exceptional craft distillery in Kirby, WY is easily one of the best single casks we've ever received from a true craft manufacturer of bourbon whiskey. Wyoming Whiskey and its Master Distiller, Sam Mead, really know what they're doing over there. They are able to source their grain from local farms, age it properly in full size casks and offer an extremely affordable price even compared to industrial distillers in Kentucky and Indiana. We've tasted these over the last few years and found incredible improvements in their standard release as the average age increases, but we've never come across a craft whiskey quite as special. The fine distillery in Kirby is making wheated bourbons very much in the style of Van Winkle, Old Fitzgerald, Weller, and Maker's, but of course WW is different in one very particular way: They don't heat the warehouses. That means that the whiskey is subjected to incredible weather extremes that exist in Kirby. The winters are much colder than Kentucky, so you don't get the same intensity of sweet oak in early stages; instead the long slow maturation means more complexity. They may not age as quickly as their KY counterparts, but Wyoming Whiskey is without a doubt in the top tier of the nation's craft distillers. This barrel was distilled in February 2015 and bottled in September 2020 without chillfiltration. Nearly 6 years on this classic wheater drinks like a dream.