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Rhetoric 22 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon 750ml

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Bottled in 2016, the Rhetoric 22 year old Bourbon is part of the Orphan Barrel Project and is the third of the annual Rhetoric bottlings which are released progressively to show what extended aging will do to a ‘control batch' of familiar-tasting bourbon. Distilled in 1994, these barrels were reportedly “found in the old Stitzel-Weller warehouses” with the distillate cited as coming from Bernheim Distillery prior to that. Finished to 90.4 proof, Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 22 Year Bourbon is composed of a mash bill derived from 86% corn, 8% malted barley, and 6% rye. Crafted from such a prized distillate, this coveted offering is estimated to become an eventual rarity and a true collectible. The nose opens with wafts of vanilla, summer florals, and caramel over hints of lemon and orchard apples. On the palate are bold notes of cinnamon, pepper, and red hot candies layered between oak and allspice. Rhetoric 22-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is the eighth release from the Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company and the third in the Rhetoric series of progressively aged whiskeys. Aged two years longer than the first release, it is slightly more mature and carries a higher proof. The whiskey will continue to be progressively aged and re-released annually at a year older, allowing whiskey aficionados to collect the series and compare the whiskeys side-by-side.…

Beverage type:

Whiskey

Alcohol Level:

45.2%

Bottle size:

750ml bottle Single

Product Origin:

Kentucky

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UPC code:

082000778615

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About the brand

Designed to uncover some of the whiskey world's rarest hidden treasures, Orphan Barrel is the brainchild of world-renowned liquor magnate Diageo. A truly unique project that sources 'forgotten' or 'abandoned' batches and barrels that distilleries may have left behind or not released for production, Orphan Barrel locates ultra-aged American whiskeys from some of the most famous distilleries around the USA and reinvents their release. Whether it's the spectacular Lost Prophet 22 Year Old, originally distilled at George T. Stagg Distillery, or the scintillating Rhetoric 23 Year Old, which was partially matured at the old Stitzel-Weller Distillery, Orphan Barrel unearths some of the most beautiful and complex 'orphaned' bourbon whiskeys that the United States has to offer, giving them new homes where they can be enjoyed rather than lost in time.

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Ratings & Reviews (20)

smooth mouth feel pleasant get done with pepper and oak trace of cherry

Posted on Sep 19th, 2020

Somewhat sweet vanilla nose with notes of oak and flavor. Caramel flavor with notes of mint and oak. Vanilla get done with oak flavors and a bit of pleasantness. Much appreciated JT.

Posted on Sep 5th, 2020

Tasting Notes

Nose

Toasted grains, cherries, corn, vanilla, caramel, floral, lemon, citrus, apples, ethanol

Taste

Cinnamon, oak, pepper, red hot candies, apples, allspice, pepper, chocolate, clove, anise

Finish

Long, warm, bold

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