Tuesday, November 27, 2018

THE ORPHAN BARREL WHISKY DISTILLING COMPANY LAUNCHES ITS LATEST RHETORIC RELEASE

The Orphan Barrel Whisky Distilling Company, has announced the launch of the latest bottling in its ‘progressively aged’ Rhetoric whiskey series.

Rhetoric 25 Year Old (45.5% ABV) is a Kentucky straight bourbon, which has been produced using whiskey stock that was found in the old Stitzel-Weller Warehouses. The whiskies were distilled between 1990 - 1993 at the Bernheim Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky.
Rhetoric 25 Year Old

Aged five years longer than their previous Rhetoric 20 Year Old bottling, this latest release in the Diageo owned series, which sets out to rescue nearly forgotten barrels of whiskey, has a mash bill of 86% corn, 8% barley and 6% rye.

This latest Rhetoric release, is said to deliver notes of rich oak, vanilla, dried fruit, cherries and allspice on the nose. Followed by notes of nutmeg, caramel and cocoa on the palate.

Rhetoric 25 Year Old, will be available next month in the US, from specialist retailers, for a RRP of $140.00.

Posted by Steve Rush