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Review #386 - Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Hijacked'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/22/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/22/24

Review #386 - Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Hijacked'

This selection from the Wiseguy Lounge is named 'Hijacked,' and it's bottled at the typical 101 proof.

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Review #385 - George Dickel 17 Year Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Anthony Corallo'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/21/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/21/24

Review #385 - George Dickel 17 Year Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Anthony Corallo'

George Dickel is a brand known for a couple of qualities: their higher age statements and their divisive flavor profile.

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Review #384 - Angel's Envy Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Vito Genovese'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/20/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/20/24

Review #384 - Angel's Envy Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Vito Genovese'

There's one major upgrade that we get with the private barrels: the strength, normally a relatively low 43.3% ABV on the standard release, is bumped up to 55% ABV.

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Review #383 - Elijah Craig 10 Year Private Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Joe Profaci'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/19/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/19/24

Review #383 - Elijah Craig 10 Year Private Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Joe Profaci'

This selection was aged for 10 years before it was dumped and bottled.

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Review #382 - Eagle Rare 10 Year Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Put Em On Ice'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/18/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/18/24

Review #382 - Eagle Rare 10 Year Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Put Em On Ice'

Eagle Rare's 10 year age statement should be a sign of maturity, complexity, and refinement that not all bourbons achieve.

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Review #381 - 1792 Full Proof Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Nice Guy Eddie'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/17/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/17/24

Review #381 - 1792 Full Proof Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Nice Guy Eddie'

Eddie Cabot, known as Nice Guy Eddie, is the Reservoir Dogs character that this single barrel bourbon takes its name from.

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Review #380 - 1792 Full Proof Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Mr. Blonde'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/17/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/17/24

Review #380 - 1792 Full Proof Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Mr. Blonde'

This is named 'Mr. Blonde,' and it's a part of their 'Reservoir Dogs' bottlings.

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Review #379 - 1792 Full Proof Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Mr. White'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/17/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/17/24

Review #379 - 1792 Full Proof Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Mr. White'

The Wiseguy Lounge has created a series of these 1792 Full Proof single barrel picks, which they have chosen to name after characters in the cult classic film 'Reservoir Dogs.'

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Review #378 - Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Tailor Made'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/16/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/16/24

Review #378 - Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Tailor Made'

While E.H. Taylor Single Barrel is a standardized product, there are also single barrel pick variants - here's one from the Wiseguy Lounge.

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Review #377 - Rossville Union Single Barrel Rye - Wiseguy Lounge Pick '95/5'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/15/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/15/24

Review #377 - Rossville Union Single Barrel Rye - Wiseguy Lounge Pick '95/5'

Midwest Grain Products (MGP) has been the source of whisky for dozens, or probably hundreds, of brands over the last couple of decades.

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Review #376 - Russell's Reserve 9 Year Private Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Solitary Confinement'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/14/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/14/24

Review #376 - Russell's Reserve 9 Year Private Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Solitary Confinement'

It's been named 'Solitary Confinement,' and it's bottled at the standard for Russell's single barrels: 55% ABV, or 110 proof.

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Review #375 - Sazerac Single Barrel Rye - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Bugsy Siegel'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/13/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/13/24

Review #375 - Sazerac Single Barrel Rye - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Bugsy Siegel'

This pick by the Wiseguy Lounge is named 'Bugsy Siegel,' after the American bootlegger-turned-mobster.

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Review #374 - Jefferson's Ocean Voyage 30 Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Al Capone'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/12/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/12/24

Review #374 - Jefferson's Ocean Voyage 30 Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Al Capone'

These trips often start on the East Coast of the USA before traveling around Australia and East Asia and later returning home.

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Review #373 - Knob Creek 9 Year Single Barrel Select - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Vincent Gigante'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/11/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/11/24

Review #373 - Knob Creek 9 Year Single Barrel Select - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Vincent Gigante'

This single barrel was named 'Vincent Gigante' after Vincent Louis Gigante, also known as 'Chin' or 'The Oddfather.'

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Review #372 - New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'The Great Debate'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/10/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/10/24

Review #372 - New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'The Great Debate'

This is from New Riff's inaugural year of operations, 2014, so it's some of the earliest distillate they ever created.

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Review #371 - Four Roses 9 Year OESK Single Barrel Barrel Strength - Wiseguy Lounge Pick
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/9/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/9/24

Review #371 - Four Roses 9 Year OESK Single Barrel Barrel Strength - Wiseguy Lounge Pick

This barrel pick was aged for 9 years and 6 months before bottling, falling into the low to middle of the range for Four Roses SBBS picks.

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Review #370 - Stagg Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Extinct'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/8/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/8/24

Review #370 - Stagg Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Extinct'

There's no age statement or other barrel-specific information available, but based on that high strength and the great reputation for the Stagg brand, we're expecting this to pack plenty of flavor.

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Review #369 - Blanton's Single Barrel Select - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Omerta'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/7/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/7/24

Review #369 - Blanton's Single Barrel Select - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Omerta'

This pick is named 'Omerta,' which is an Italian word meaning 'silence,' or the mob practice of refusing to divulge information to the authorities.

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Review #368 - Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch B524
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/6/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/6/24

Review #368 - Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch B524

This again falls under the old standard 12 year age statement, though not by much: 11 years and 2 months.

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Review #367 - Bardstown Discovery Series #11
Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/5/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 9/5/24

Review #367 - Bardstown Discovery Series #11

We can derive the overall mashbill from the components: 75% corn, 12% rye, 1% wheat, and 12% malted barley, roughly, so we have a four grain bourbon.

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