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Barrel Proof B522 is the second batch of 2022 in Heaven Hill's flagship cask-strength programme, a 12-year-old Kentucky Straight bottled uncut and unfiltered at 60.5% volume (121 proof).
MATURATION: a small batch of barrels hand-selected by Master Distiller Conor O'Driscoll from Heaven Hill's deep reserves, vatted but otherwise untouched, no chill-filtration, no caramel colouring, no proofing-down with water. The Barrel Proof series releases three batches per year (A, B, C); B522 is the spring 2022 batch.
SERVING: at cask strength, neat is the start; a small splash of cool water brings it under control without flattening the whiskey. The high proof rewards an Old Fashioned built strong (a single sugar cube, two dashes Angostura, an orange peel, no muddling), and a bold Manhattan with La Quintinye Vermouth Royal Rouge. Pairs with smoked brisket, peanut brittle, an aged cheddar, or a Nicaraguan habano-seed cigar where weight meets weight.
