Orphan Barrel Rhetoric Bourbon 22 Year Old
(0.75l, 45.2%)
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Acquiring some of the rarest casks from some of the finest Whiskey cellars.
The Orphan Barrel Conservation project acquired some of the rarest casks from some of the finest Whiskey cellars. Rare species hand bottled in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and once they're gone, they're gone forever. Extinct. In 2013 the U.S. had a boom in Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey. At one point they were the fastest growing Alcohols in the game. This is when Diageo launched their Orphan bottle project, as a pretty ingenious response to this shift in the Whiskey industry.
Not only did this project address the market boom, it also accommodated the vast quantities of leftover product from a monopoly of acquisitions. At one point Diageo was sucking up mothballed distilleries like a hoover in a room full of dust bunnies. So when they didn't have a place for their newly acquired Spirit in their blends, they set the Drams aside. Time transformed the young Spirit into adult delicacies, thus allowing them to commercialize large stocks of ultra-aged American Whiskeys.
The Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 22 Year Old Bourbon was discovered at the iconic old Stitzel-Weller Warehouses in Louisville, KY -the distillery formerly owned by the legendary Pappy-Van-Winkle- but before you lose your shit, it was originally distilled at the historic Bernheim Distillery in Louisville, KY. The annual progressive release of this Kentucky ambrosia is in its 22nd year. The limited edition Bourbon is the eighth release from the Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company, and third in the Rhetoric series. Rhetoric carries a higher proof at 90.4.
The Orphan Barrel Conservation project acquired some of the rarest casks from some of the finest Whiskey cellars. Rare species hand bottled in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and once they're gone, they're gone forever. Extinct. In 2013 the U.S. had a boom in Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey. At one point they were the fastest growing Alcohols in the game. This is when Diageo launched their Orphan bottle project, as a pretty ingenious response to this shift in the Whiskey industry.
Not only did this project address the market boom, it also accommodated the vast quantities of leftover product from a monopoly of acquisitions. At one point Diageo was sucking up mothballed distilleries like a hoover in a room full of dust bunnies. So when they didn't have a place for their newly acquired Spirit in their blends, they set the Drams aside. Time transformed the young Spirit into adult delicacies, thus allowing them to commercialize large stocks of ultra-aged American Whiskeys.
The Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 22 Year Old Bourbon was discovered at the iconic old Stitzel-Weller Warehouses in Louisville, KY -the distillery formerly owned by the legendary Pappy-Van-Winkle- but before you lose your shit, it was originally distilled at the historic Bernheim Distillery in Louisville, KY. The annual progressive release of this Kentucky ambrosia is in its 22nd year. The limited edition Bourbon is the eighth release from the Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company, and third in the Rhetoric series. Rhetoric carries a higher proof at 90.4.
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Category
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StyleBourbon
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RegionKentucky
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CountryUnited States
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Alcohol45.2%
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DistilleryOrphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Co.
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Age22 Year Old
Flavour Spiral™
About The Flavour Spiral
caramel
toasted oak
toasted
leather
cherry
charred
sweet
honey
vanilla
What does Orphan Barrel Rhetoric Bourbon 22 Year Old taste like?
The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in Orphan Barrel Rhetoric Bourbon 22 Year Old and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavour Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in Orphan Barrel Rhetoric Bourbon 22 Year Old and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavour Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Straight Bourbon must be matured for at least 2 years. If a bottle does not bear an age it is at least 4 years old.
Tasting Notes
Appearance/ Color
Dark caramel
Nose/ Aroma/ Smell
Toasted grains, cherries and oak wood
Flavor/ Taste/ Palate
Toasted oak dark chocolate with ripe banana and spices of clove and anise
Finish
Long and woody, ending with dark chocolate notes
Dark caramel
Nose/ Aroma/ Smell
Toasted grains, cherries and oak wood
Flavor/ Taste/ Palate
Toasted oak dark chocolate with ripe banana and spices of clove and anise
Finish
Long and woody, ending with dark chocolate notes
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Ratings & Reviews
Andy,
Love this!
Sam,
Too old for my liking. Dry and strong leather flavor
David,
Excellent Bourbon, worth the price. Tremendous balance and complexity and great on the nose.
Anthony,
Nice finish. Strong hints of caramel and vanilla.
Bobby,
Great bourbon, worth the price, hard to find, looking forward to trying the rest of the Rhetoric family.
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