Since there’s plenty of both bourbons to go around, it’s hard for retailers to jack up the price, and finding them at around $65 (for Elijah Craig) or $50 (for Larceny) should be fairly easy. The first digit corresponds to the release month, and the last two are the year.
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Each bottle has a batch code showing when it came out: a letter - A, B, or C, indicating whether it was the first, second, or third release of the year -followed by a three-digit number. (January, May and September ) Made by Heaven Hill, these bourbons aren’t as hard to track down as other limited editions on the list, thanks to the fact that they’re released at regular intervals. Larceny Elijah Craig Barrel Proof and Larceny Barrel Proof Always between 6 and 7 years old, Booker’s shows nuanced flavor variations from batch to batch, but can be counted on to deliver in-your-face flavor and proof that adapts well to water or ice. At one time, six annual batches could be expected, but increased demand has reduced that to four (and occasionally three, if Beam master distiller Fred Noe can’t find enough barrels that meet his standards). (Usually March, June, September, December) The archetypal uncut and unfiltered bourbon, Booker’s has been rolling out multiple times a year for over three decades. While it was once possible to find bottles gathering dust on the shelf for under $150, nowadays you’ll be lucky to come across one in the wild at SRP, which has crept up over time. A relatively new limited edition - the first one, Master’s Keep Decades, debuted in 2017 - it has quickly proven itself among connoisseurs and collectors.
(September) Master distiller Eddie Russell creates the unique whiskies for this series, which has encompassed straight rye, sherry-finished bourbon, 17-year-old bottled in bond bourbon, and more. The Founder’s Collection, offered twice a year, showcases Zamanian’s exploratory mindset with such releases as a 15-year-old mizunara-finished bourbon and a bourbon made with five grains, including two kinds of chocolate malt.
The dream resulted in Rabbit Hole’s eye-catching distillery and a lineup of imaginative bourbons and ryes.
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(Spring and fall) The founder lending his name to this limited-edition series is Kaveh Zamanian, a psychoanalyst who pursued a dream of whiskey inspired by his wife, Heather, a Louisville, Kentucky native. Though it hits shelves with a reasonable recommended price (it varies from year to year), this limited edition is eminently collectible and always appreciates in value. (September) Created by legendary Heaven Hill master distiller Parker Beam, who passed away in 2017, this release never repeats bottles have ranged from straight bourbon and rye to wheat and malt whiskies and even bourbons finished in cognac and orange curaçao casks. Many liquor stores hold Pappy raffles or auction their bottles for charity, so keep an eye out and you might get lucky. Regardless, there’s never enough to go around. How Buffalo Trace allocates bottles to retailers and bars is shrouded in secrecy, but it’s rumored to be based on the outlet’s success at selling other Sazerac products (like Fireball or Wheatley vodka) throughout the year. (November) Like its BTAC brethren, the Van Winkle lineup - which includes both Pappy, assigned to the 15, 20, and 23-year-old bourbons, and Old Rip Van Winkle, covering the 10-year-old, 12-year-old “Lot B,” and 25-year-old - rolls out all at once.
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