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Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 22 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml

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$499.96
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Product Description

This Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a purposeful illustration of how barrel maturation impacts a lasting impression on a whiskey year after year. Our third release, this 22-year-old bourbon begins with an aroma of dried fruit and a hint of leather, unfolding into a rich, smooth taste of coffee, dark chocolate, anise, and cracked nuts, and concluding with a long finish of oak and smoke. Subsequent limited releases of this explorative whisky will be released each year from the remaining maturing stock. At Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Co., we pride ourselves in rescuing lost barrels of rare and delicious whiskey, hidden away and long forgotten in the back of rickhouses. While we take craft and quality seriously, we had a little fun bringing these extraordinary whiskeys to life with each of our marques. Every Orphan Barrel Bourbon Whiskey is hand bottled in Tullahoma, to ensure that these rare whiskies are treated with the care they deserve -- because once they're gone, they're gone forever.

Product Specs

Alcohol by Volume45.2%
Country of OriginUnited States
RegionKentucky
UPC082000778615

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Awards & Scores

Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.

What critics and judges wrote

Whisky Advocate · Fred Minnick · 2016
Delightful opening of fruit, praline, caramel, maraschino cherries, and spice, … Based on the taste, I'd think this flavorful beauty would offer a long finish, but misses the mark. Thankfully, spice over the medium finish is quite pleasant.
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Tasting Notes

Flavor profile

How strongly each flavor family shows up across 2 notes from 2 publications, weighted by source.

  • Herbal & greenA hint
  • Fruityfruit, maraschino cherries, dried fruitClear
  • Sweetpraline, caramel, caramel chew, saltwater taffyClear
  • Oak & maltrich, toasted pumpernickel rye, cracked nuts, long finish of oakClear
  • Smokefinish of oak and smokeA hint
  • Spicespice, a burst of smoked paprika, cinnamon, spice over the medium finish, aniseClear

Flavor map

Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 22 Year Old against other bourbons we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.

← More delicateRicher →Less smokySmokier →Orphan BarrelRhetoric 22 YearOldWidow Jane The VaultsWoodford ReserveDouble Double OakedVery Olde St. NickImmaculata Ancient Cask

Closest bourbons at a similar price: Widow Jane The Vaults ($349.96), Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked ($299.96), and Very Olde St. Nick Immaculata Ancient Cask ($259.97).

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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.

WhiskyRichSmokyPrice
Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 22 Year Old (this bottle)4.53.0$499.96
Widow Jane The Vaults4.52.8$349.96
Mississippi River Distilling 'Cody Road'4.53.3$45.98
Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky Baccarat Edition4.23.2$1,799.96
Blanton's Gold Edition4.83.3$249.96
Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked4.33.5$299.96
Bib & Tucker 6 Year Old Small Batch4.72.4$39.97
W. L. Weller 12 Year Old Wheated5.12.7$199.96
Old Forester 'Statesman'5.22.6$59.98
Russell's Reserve 10 Year Old4.12.3$52.98
Backbone Prime Blended5.32.8$49.98
Very Olde St. Nick Immaculata Ancient Cask3.72.8$259.97
114 Old Grand Dad5.33.3$49.96
Woodford Reserve Distillers Select4.92.2$34.97
Daviess County 96 Proof5.42.9$49.98
Four Roses Small Batch5.12.3$32.97
Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch4.72.1$39.97
Bulleit5.43.3$29.97
Blood Oath5.22.3$499.96
Old Elk Wheated3.92.2$84.98
Yellowstone Select4.82.0$39.98
Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Sour Mash5.22.2$399.96
Breaker Bourbon3.62.4$65.96
Green River Distilling Co.5.12.1$42.98
Hardin's Creek 'Frankfort'5.53.5$399.96
Kentucky Owl 'The Wiseman'3.63.7$54.98
Knob Creek 15 Year Old5.73.2$399.96

Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.

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