OHLQ Announces Even More Single Barrels for Release on December 10 @ 9AM

The Ohio Department of Liquor (OHLQ) has announced additional single-barrel offerings for release on Saturday, December 10 at 9:00 A.M. across more than 200 locations throughout the state. These include Buzzard's Roost, NULU, Traverse City Whiskey Company, and Kentucky Peerless.

For the entire list of bottles that will be available, click here!

• Peerless Single Barrel Selection Bourbon - $86.99 + tax - 3 Barrels
  
  Barrel #B161027110 - 114.1 Proof (57.05% alcohol) - Nose: Sweet hay, white fruit, raw oak, honeysuckle. Taste: Toasted marshmallow, orange citrus, mixed berries, caramel, chocolate. Finish: Candied nuts, cinnamon sugar
  
  Barrel #B170808101 - 111.3 Proof (55.65% alcohol) - Nose: Oak, baking spices, leather, fresh hay. Taste: Caramel chews, burnt oak, mixed berries, brown sugar. Finish: Burnt marshmallow, citrus zest
  
  Barrel #B170816106 - 112.5 Proof (56.25% alcohol) - Nose: Caramel, tobacco, vanilla icing, pancake batter, toasted oak, fresh florals. Taste: Cinnamon candy, burnt sugar, caramelized tobacco, leather. Finish: Powdered sugar, orange zest 
  
  
• Peerless Single Barrel Selection Rye - $106.99 + tax - 3 Barrels
  
  Barrel #R161117105 - 114.1 Proof (57.05% alcohol) - Nose: Tobacco, toasted oak, seasoned leather, fresh baking spices, herbs, fresh hay. Taste: Citrus spice, caramel, tobacco. Finish: Sweet and spicy chocolate, salt water taffy
  
  Barrel #R161128108 - 110.0 Proof (55% alcohol) - Nose: Spring flowers, toasted oak, candied nuts, mint. Taste: Spicy milk chocolate, fresh herbs, cloves, tobacco, raw oak. Finish: Savory chocolate mint
  
  Barrel #R170524109 - 113.7 Proof (56.85% alcohol) - Nose: Toasted marshmallows, dry herbs, salted caramel, petrichor. Taste: Burnt campfire, toasted marshmallows, orange citrus. Finish: Sweet and spicy herbs, tobacco
  
  
• Traverse City Barrel Proof Single Barrel Bourbon - $74.99 + tax - 6 Barrels
  
  Barrel #16-1695 - 108.2 proof (54.1% alcohol). Nose: Honey and citrus. Taste: Oak, leather, and a hint of smoke. Finish: Broad and robust spice
  
  Barrel #16-1786 - 122.2 proof (61.1% alcohol). Nose: Vanilla, caramel, and cream. Taste: Soft, creamy, slightly candied flavors. Finish: Seamlessly finishes with soft spice and a slight nuttiness
  
  Barrel #16-1787 - 122.4 proof (62.2% alcohol). Nose: Vanilla and grain. Taste: Sweet flavors of buttered toffee open to a pleasant sparkle. Finish: Medium finish, ending with a warm spice
  
  Barrel #16-1790 - 122.2 proof (61.1% alcohol). Nose: Rich caramel and candied orange peel. Taste: Warm baking spices, a bourbon to be enjoyed on a cold night by a crackling fire. Finish: Dissipates to flavors of warm vanilla and oak
  
  Barrel #16-1794 - 122.0 proof (61% alcohol). Nose: Subtle aromatics of caramel and vanilla. Taste: Opening to layered flavors of dried fruit, vanilla, and a slight spice.
  
  Barrel #21-P227 - 112.8 proof (56.4% alcohol). Nose: Subtle aroma, with hints of citrus. Taste: Bright fruit notes, tropical, balanced by undertones of oak, toasted coconut, and macadamia nuts. Finish: Medium finish, ending with a warm spice
  
  
• NULU Reserve Bourbon - $67.99 + tax - 1 Barrel
  
  Ohio Batch #1 - 110 Proof (55% alcohol). Nose: Buttered orange peel, rye spice, sweet floral notes. Taste: Oily and sweet with notes of butter, marmalade, cookie dough. Finish: Brown sugar, citrus, sweet peppery char
  
  
• NULU Toasted Small Batch Bourbon - $79.99 + tax - 1 Barrel
  
  Ohio Batch #2 - 114 Proof (57% alcohol). Nose: Cinnamon, hints of melon. Taste: Cinnamon, vanilla, orange scone. Finish: Salted pretzel, caramel, brown sugar, and light citrus
  
  
• Buzzard's Roost Private Single Barrel Bourbon - $82.81 + tax (oddly specific) - 3 Barrels
  
  Barrel #21-43/114588 – Finished in BZ9 Barrel, Aged 5 years, Mash Bill: 36% Rye, 5% Malted Barley, 59% Corn. BZ9 is a balancing barrel designed to bring all wood sweet compounds to the surface, thus enhancing vanilla, caramel, and baking spices equally. This barrel has aromas of vanilla and dark cherry, opening to deep, bold flavors of tobacco, oak, and balanced spice.
  
  Barrel #21-43/114593 – finished in BZ1 Barrel, Aged 4 years, 8 months, Mash Bill: 36% Rye, 5% Malted Barley, 59% Corn. BZ1 is known as the vanilla barrel; while it enhances all sweet wood compounds, vanilla is enhanced most prominently. A sweet, confectionary nose that carries through to a front-of-palate warm vanilla and oak flavor profile.
  
  Barrel #21-31037/51221 – finished in BZ1 Barrel, Aged 4 years, 11 months, Mash Bill: 21% Rye, 5% Malted Barley, 74% Corn. The second BZ1 selection, this barrel maintains the warm vanilla profile but presents somewhat “brighter” with a hint of candied citrus effervescence.
  
  
• Buzzard's Roost Private Single Barrel Rye - $73.17 + tax - 2 Barrels
  
  Barrel #22-33139/51208 – finished in BZ1 Barrel, Aged 3 years, 9 months, Mash Bill: 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley. When aging rye, BZ1 barrels add vanilla sweetness while mellowing the intrinsic spiciness of the rye. This barrel offers a nose of bubble gum and oak, reminiscent of bourbon. The flavor profile is more rye-forward with notes of toasted marshmallow and balanced spice, cascading to a long, pleasant finish of warm spice.
  
  Barrel #120463 – finished in BZ5 Barrel, Aged 5 years, 1 month, Mash Bill: 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley. BZ5 is known as the “sweet and smoky” barrel, bringing out sweetness and baked bread flavors.  This barrel offers complex notes of roasted coffee and vanilla, balanced with subtle, smoky undertones and a pleasant viscosity.

Source: OHLQ