Single Barrel Picks

Wood Hat Distillery

December 5

Wood Hat Distillery is a craft distillery in Missouri that distillates and ages multiple different mash bills of whiskey. They make amazing whiskey and their bottles are very difficult to come by on the shelves and their single barrel picks are even tougher to find.

The Daly Sipper

Proof: 113

Yield: 86 bottles

Age: 4 years and 2 months

The second annual release of our Spirits Illustrated stickers will be going on our Old 55 pick. This award winning bourbon from Old 55 is terrific and when they get put on shelves at liquor stores they disappear quickly.

The A-Team

Starlight Rye Finished in Port Barrel

Proof: 105.6

Yield: 162 bottles

Age: Minimum 4 years, 22 months in a Port Barrel

Mashbill: 90% Rye + 10% Malted Barley

Notes: Our first official barrel pick with Final Third Cigar & Whiskey Lounge. This was a bottle that Rob wanted to keep half the bottles to serve at the bar so we went in looking for the best whiskey to pair with a cigar. After sampling tons of barrels, this rye finished in a port barrel was the easy choice. The spice you get from the rye combines perfectly with the fruit flavors from the port barrel.

The KOVAL Office

Koval Rye

Proof: 110

Yield: 112 bottles

Age: Minimum 4 years

Mashbill: 100% Rye

Notes: Koval is the biggest and oldest distillery in Chicago. They source all their ingredients from the Midwest. They produce 100% organic whiskey. This rye has a beautiful dark amber tint to it. You get a nose of spice and earthiness. When it hits the palate it gives a wonderful mix of caramel and dried fruit. This is not your typical rye at all with the absence of any mint or dill flavors. Drinks more like a bourbon.

The Starrlight Pick

This barrel was the first pick we did in 2022. It’s Starlight Distillery’s own bourbon aged for 4 years and then matured for another unheard of 20 MONTHS in a Sherry Cask. We tried almost 20 barrels on this pick and this Sherry finish bourbon stuck out so much from all the other ones. There are still a few left so get them while you can!

The Wolfpack

This barrel was one that we got to pick with Wolfie’s Bar and Grill. at 109 proof it isn’t their highest proof offering, but it’s hot enough to give you that Kentucky hug and smooth enough to draw you back for more. Lots of caramel and brown sugar. A fantastic bottle from start to finish!

The Indiana State Bird

This pick was the first single barrel pick this distillery ever did and it was their first barrel proof bottles ever sold. They use 15 gallon barrels to age their bourbon so though their age statements are young (this aged for 11 months), it’s also one of the darkest and most complex flavor profiles from any bourbon I have ever tried. These small barrels age so fast and create such a unique bourbon from one barrel to the next.

Old 55 Pick

Old 55 is a small distillery just outside of Indianapolis who are farming, distilling, aging, and bottling their own products. They are owned and operated by the wonderful Fruit family. Not only do they make the best straight bourbon we have ever tasted, but they are also the only distillery in the world who make 100% sweet corn whiskey! They are certainly a distillery to keep an eye on and to try if you ever get the opportunity to do so.

The Inaugural Pick

This was the very first barrel pick we ever did as a club. These bottles were absolutely fantastic. The tasting notes on the label hit the nail on the head with ‘Caramel cheesecake’. It turned multiple people who weren’t fans of New Riff into huge fans of New Riff. Truly a special bottle that will forever be loved by our club.