Old Carter Bourbon (Batch #9) 750 ml

Old Carter Bourbon Batch 9 is a barrel-strength Kentucky straight bourbon, bottled by Mark and Sherri Carter without cutting it down or chill-filtering it. Each batch is small and numbered — this 2021 release ran 1,534 bottles — and the proof shifts from batch to batch because nothing here is engineered to a target. Expect a big, oak-forward pour: deep caramel and toasted wood, dark baking spice, and a long, warming finish that carries the full weight of the strength. This is a sipping bourbon for people who chase barrel-proof releases and read the batch number before they buy. Pour it neat, then add a few drops of water to open it up.

How to drink Old Carter Batch 9

At barrel proof, an Old Fashioned pulls the caramel and spice forward without drowning them out — that's the one cocktail worth spending this bottle on. Otherwise it's built for slow sipping between friends comparing notes on which Old Carter batch hit hardest, not for a crowded bar cart.

BourbonNew charred American oak