George T Stagg Jr. Straight Bourbon Whiskey Batch 16 (130.9 Proof)

This is a beauty courtesy of one of the oldest, most prestigious and hottest distilleries anywhere.

These Stagg Jr. releases have absolutely exploded in popularity over the past few years, behind incredibly quality, super high demand and not nearly enough supply. The newest release is Batch 16, bottled at 130.9 Proof and released in the Spring of 2021. It has great notes of Rye spice, freshly baked bread to pair with double chocolate chip cookies and some cherry and peach notes. As of me writing this, this is the very last of the Stagg Jr. releases and if it holds up, at least they can say they really went out with a bang. This is one of my top 2 or 3 favorites of the collection, and it’s still pretty early in this bottle’s life.