12: Whiskey Madness - Tournament of Whiskey

In the style of March Madness and the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the Bourbon Lens creates a bracket of 16 whiskies from our home bars. We discuss the regions, seeding, and matchups of the 1st Annual Bourbon Lens Tournament of Whiskey.  

Matchups by Region:

4 Regions (names only, not indicative of whiskey type)

• Rye
• • Thomas H. Handy (1)
  • JTS Brown BIB (16)
  • Weller 107 (8)
  • E.H Taylor Small Batch BIB (9)
• Finished Bourbon
  • Angel's Envy Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish (4)
  • Legent (13)
  • Kentucky Owl Rye Batch 2 (5)
  • Peerless Single Barrel (11)
• Bottled in Bond
  • Old Fitzgerald 9 Year BIB (2)
  • Weller Special Reserve (15)
  • Michter's Toasted Barrel Bourbon (7)
  • New Riff BIB (12)
• Weller Region
  • Weller 12 (3)
  • Old Forester Rye (14)
  • Weller CYPB (6)
  • Woodford Reserve Double Oak (10)

Predictions:

• Burton - THH, Legent, Weller 12, Toasted Barre (Overall Winner - Weller 12)
• Scott - EH Taylor Small Batch, Peerless Single Barrel, Toasted Barrel, Double Oak (Overall Winner - Toasted Barrel Bourbon)
• Jake - THH, Angel's Envy, Toasted Barrel, Double Oak (Overall Winner - THH) 

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