🔥🥃 Blind Bourbon BATTLE ROYALE! Who Will Be Our October 2025 CHAMPION?! 🏆
Alright, buckle up, whiskey fanatics! 🚀 Get ready for a showdown of EPIC proportions! 🥃 In this thrilling blind tasting adventure, we’re putting FOUR incredible contenders head-to-head to crown the UNDISPUTED champion of our October 2025 whiskey lineup! 👑
Prepare your senses for an immersive journey into the captivating aromas and tantalizing flavors of these contenders (alphabetical order):
- Bardstown Discovery #13
- Chicken Cock Private Cask Single Barrel
- Cinder & Smoke Founder’s Select 10 Year
- Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 7 Year
🚫 No labels, no biases – just pure, unadulterated whiskey appreciation! 👀 Join us as we meticulously nose 👃, sip 😋, and savor each dram, dissecting the intricate notes on the nose, the delightful dance on the palate 👅, the satisfying lingering finish ✨, and that crucial je ne sais quoi that makes a whiskey truly special. 🤔
Will the barrel-proof powerhouse 💪 dominate the competition? Will the elegantly aged spirit ⏳ steal the show? Or will a unique finish 🍇 or a captivating single barrel charm ✨ take home the ultimate crown? We’re ranking them from 4th place to the coveted 1st place spot🥇, and the suspense is building with every sip! 🤯
Smash that play button ▶️ and join the ultimate tasting party!
🎉 Grab your own glass 🥂 (of whatever you’re sipping on!), settle in for some serious whiskey talk 🗣️, and experience the thrill of the grand reveal with us! Get ready for potential surprises 🎁 and definitely a fantastic time! Cheers to an unforgettable evening of delicious discovery! 🥳 Sláinte! 🍀
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🔥DETAILS REGARDING OUR FOUR FINALISTS🔥 (in alphabetical order):
✴️ Bardstown Discovery #13
- Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Distillery: Bardstown Bourbon Company
- Mash Bill: See above
- Age: youngest is 8 years
- Proof: 110.8
- Released: 08/29/25
- Secondary Finish: (4 months) 61 percent of final blend finished in new American White Oak; 39 percent of final blend finished in Hungarian Oak
- Purchased: 08/31/25 for $139.99 at Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bardstown KY
✴️ Chicken Cock Private Cask Single Barrel
- Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Company: Grain & Barrel Spirits
- Distillery: For Chicken Cock via Bardstown Bourbon Company’s collaborative distillation program.
- Master Distiller: Gregg Snyder
- Mash Bill: 70% Corn, 21% Rye, 9% Malted Barley
- Age: 5 Years, 4 Months
- Proof: 125.28
- MSRP: $90
- Released: Bottled 07/2025 – Distillery Exclusive
- Other: Barrel No. 10, Barreled 03/2020; Rickhouse F
- Provided to us: 09/02/25 at the Chicken Cock Tasting Room, Bardstown KY
✴️ Cinder & Smoke Founder’s Select 10 Year
- Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Blended & Bottled: The Bard Distillery
- Mash Bill: Corn, Rye, Malted Barley
- Age: 5 Years
- Proof: 100
- MSRP: $100
- Released: September 2025
- Other: Batch X – Bottle 5 of 497
- Provided: 10/11/25 to us by The Bard Distillery at KBF
✴️ Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 7 Year
- Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Company: Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc.
- Distillery: Bernheim Distillery
- Mash Bill: 68% Corn, 20% Wheat, 12% Malted Barley
- Age: 7 Years
- Proof: 100
- MSRP: $59.99
- Released: Summer 2025
- Other: 700 ml bottle
- Purchased: 09/02/2025 for $64.99 at Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience, Bardstown, KY
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