Single Barrel Selections

Redefining a short barrel this bad boy yielded 18 bottles. YES, ONLY 18 Bottles and they came out at 140.4 Proof. HAZMAT ☢️ Sourced from West Virginia this undisclosed Mash Bill Wheated Bourbon was pretty spectacular at selection and lived up to the expectations in the final product. Only draw back is only a few… Read more: Rare Character Exceptional Wheated Bourbon

Oh man…this was an interesting pick. Lots of resistance from people who “don’t like Pursuit Double Oaked”. Pursuit Double Oaked are all a bit different. Kind of like Barrell Craft Spirits or Maker’s Mark Stave series. How? They are 3-barrel micro blends, then re-barreled, then a finishing staves added. With this many variables each final… Read more: Pursuit United Double Oaked….DARK AF

To gain access to allocated picks I partner with a local restaurant group and we split the barrel. Draw back Chasing Bourbon doesn’t get the full yield, advantage we get some killer picks that we would not have otherwise Enter this gem of a pick 💥 Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel 💥 9yr 9mo 💥 110… Read more: Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel

The FIVE FAMILIES – 4 clubs that got together to pick 5 barrels, one for each club and a 5th used as a fundraiser for cancer treatments. Barrel 340 was split 4 ways and $50 from the sale of each bottle went help fund cancer treatments for Amy Englhard (my wife) who’s battling Stage 4… Read more: Rare Character RIO340 – The Five Families

This was such a fun pick and became confusing for many. 5 bottles, all with the same “The Five Families” name, similar pictures, and al l RIO3XX 4 clubs got together with Rare Character in a very familial way after they discovered My wife was on chemo after having Stage 4 Colon Cancer tumors removed.… Read more: Rare Character RIO-341 The Five Families

Rare Character Single Barrel Barrel Strength Toasted Rye TST-R51-6 I went to Rare Character looking for a Michter’s Killer. If you’ve been in Bourbon you know that Barrel Strength Rye from Michter’s it’s hard(er) to find and fantastic. Michter’s uses a “barely legal” rye mash bill and that’s what I was after I honestly was… Read more: Rare Character Single Barrel Barrel Strength Toasted Rye TST-R51-6

Rare Character RIO302 – this is a IYKYK barrel for sure. Incase you DON”T know…. let me break down why this is special RIO is a code to denote this is a 75%C-21%R-4%MB MGP that was distilled in IN then shipped to KY and fully aged at the Old Taylor Warehouse in KY to age… Read more: Rare Character RIO302

Chasing Bourbon Partnered with a Tucson Hospitality/Restaurant Group, Union and selected a Rebel 120 Proof single barrel. Honestly for a moderately priced bourbon this pick was exceptional. Some how we chose a barrel that had the most un-characteristic wheat profile. To be honest, I didn’t think we’d pick one as I’ve been underwhelmed by many… Read more: Rebel Full Proof Distillers Collection “Tater Amy”

Starlight Distillery Straight Bourbon Finished in Limousin French Oak – “It’s okay, I’m a Limo Driver” French Oak?? So What’s the Story with French Oak and this “hand selected” barrel Brian got? Sound like BS to you?? This is another question I’m getting a bunch….so let’s unwrap this First we need to break down what… Read more: Starlight Distillery French Limousin Oak

Bottle details: 💥 Straight Blended Bourbon 💥 5yr – 16yr Blend 💥 Sourced from MGP, Bardstown KY , & Tennessee Distilling (KY & TN are speculated was NOT confirmed as they are a NDA Source) 💥 E16K Blend Profile 💥 58.65% ABV / 117.3 Proof A very Kentucky flavor profile with a late palette spice… Read more: Barrell Craft Spirits Private Blend

10yr sibling took 94 pts at San Francisco. I say sibling because these are the same barrel runs and this release simple was bottled 6 months later 60/36/4 MGP high rye bourbon mash bill given a secondary maturation for 12mo in a 1980’s 71gal Armagnac Cask. The Armagnac cask was drained and dried so the… Read more: Dark Arts 10.5yr Bourbon Finished in Armagnac

Having an extra day in Louisville lead to a serendipitous meeting with the owner of Old Louisville and the offer to pick a barrel. This was a surprise I was not expecting. Old Louisville is currently a NDP (non-distiller producer) that sources some incredible stuff and the only bottle 7yr plus I spent two days… Read more: Old Louisville 11yr Single Barrel

RED WAX is back!! For those who knew of smoke wagon in their rise, they had a series of Private Barrels they did that became iconic by their red wax setting them apart from the regular retail line. As demand increased and barrel supply shrank they shut down the straight bourbon private barrel program that… Read more: Smoke Wagon Private Barrel #157 – Tha Shiznit

our second Dream Spirits single barrel using sourced Beam. The Flavor profile is right up my style, butterscotch, vanilla, light baking spice on the palette, and an incredible long finish. 120.4 proof less than 140 bottles in the barrel. Released for sale Monday April 8th at www.bourbonoutfitter.com

Dream Spirits may be little known to many but the family behind it has a name that’s easily recognized by many. If you’ve been into Bourbon for not long at all you’ve likely heard of “Prav’s Picks” by Prav Saraff. in 2020 the Saraff started the NDP (non-distiller producer) Dream Spirits and sourced these same… Read more: Dream Spirits – Taylor Dream. If You Noe, You Noe

I’ve wanted to do an Old Elk or MGP wheated for a while… every time I sample they have always had this “funk” that I get from MGP wheated. This go-round either by the stroke of luck or planets all aligning we had some banger barrels to pick from. 8.5 yr Straight Wheated Bourbons coming… Read more: Olk Elk – “Fry Batter” and “Stole it”

Hands down my favorite selection to date.  Jarrod and his crew know how to make a barrel selection a special event. When we arrived they had probably 30 barrels laid out to sample different things and determine what we wanted and we tried everything. I fell in love with a 9yr 21% MGP finished in… Read more: Barrel King Knighted

First let’s hit the bourbon then the controversy…. This pick was bestowed to Chasing Bourbon by our good friend Nick from Portland, Oregon. King’s County has long been known for the 80/20 mashbill, UK Barley, pot stills, and small barrel format. At our visit they are switching from small barrel format to the traditional 53gal… Read more: King’s County Private Blend -disavowed

Barrell Craft Spirits is more a blender and finisher than single barrel selections. In fact they have discontinued doing a “single barrel”, only blends and finished items. In light of this, it only made sense to get some of their last Single Barrel Straight Bourbon. Coming in at almost 10yr this 21% MGP is absolute… Read more: Haterade – 9yr+ Barrell Craft Spirits SiB Bourbon

We teamed up with a local store who didn’t want to sit on the inventory of the barrel. Chasing Bourbon cleared ~100 bottles in about 27 minutes. It was crazy. Some internet “hate” brewed over the tater sticker and became the brith of “haterade” for the next pick