WhistlePig Estate Oak Single Barrel 15 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey 750ml

WhistlePig Estate Oak Single Barrel 15 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey is a single-barrel expression of WhistlePig's acclaimed Estate Oak program, aged and bottled by WhistlePig at its farm in Shoreham, Vermont. Because every bottle is drawn from one individually selected cask, the ABV and proof vary from barrel to barrel — each is bottled at the strength of its own barrel rather than at a single fixed proof. It takes 100% rye aged 15 years and finishes it in heavily charred white oak sustainably harvested from WhistlePig's own 500-acre Vermont estate.

Just as the strength changes from cask to cask, so does the selection itself: each Estate Oak Single Barrel is hand-picked one barrel at a time, and the retailer, bar, or account that conducts the barrel pick differs from bottle to bottle. Every release therefore carries the fingerprint of both the individual cask and the people who chose it, so no two are exactly alike.

Vermont Estate Oak is the signature of the program. Grown in a colder climate, the wood lays down denser growth rings than the standard American oak used for most barrels, concentrating flavor that the 15-year-old rye draws on during finishing. While the exact profile varies by barrel, Estate Oak 15 Year selections typically show a deep nose of caramel, vanilla, and oak with allspice and burnt orange, a creamy palate of butterscotch and baking spice with leather and tobacco, and an ultra-long, warming finish; the core Estate Oak 15 Year earned a 97-point score from Wine Enthusiast. Founded in 2007 on a 500-acre former dairy farm in Shoreham, Vermont, WhistlePig helped lead the modern rye whiskey renaissance under founding master distiller Dave Pickerell, the former Maker's Mark master distiller, and has become one of the most celebrated names in American whiskey. For collectors of premium American rye, a single-barrel Estate Oak — unique in both strength and selector — is among the most characterful and individual bottles WhistlePig offers.

• Size: 750ml
• Proof: Single barrel — ABV/proof varies by barrel (each bottled at its own strength)
• Age: 15 Years
• Origin: Vermont, USA (rye sourced from Canada; finished and bottled in Shoreham, Vermont)
• Distillery: WhistlePig, Shoreham, Vermont
• Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey (Vermont Estate Oak finish)
• Cask: Single barrel, finished in heavily charred Vermont Estate Oak
• Selection: Single-barrel pick — the selecting retailer/bar/account varies by bottle
• Accolade: 97 points, Wine Enthusiast (Estate Oak 15 Year)
• Tasting Notes: Varies by barrel; typically caramel, vanilla, oak, allspice, burnt orange; butterscotch, baking spice, leather, tobacco