Barrel Picks/Rare Character Single Barrel Series The Bourbon Enthusiast Cask Strength Straight Bourbon (Barrel RIO-223) Proof 115.80 5 year 750 ml
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Rare Character Single Barrel Series The Bourbon Enthusiast Cask Strength Straight Bourbon (Barrel RIO-223) Proof 115.80 5 year 750 ml
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About this bottle
Barrel RIO-223 in Rare Character's Single Barrel Series is a five-year cask strength straight bourbon chosen by The Bourbon Enthusiast, and when the barrel runs dry there will be no more. The company built its name hunting standout barrels from undisclosed distilleries and bottling them exactly as found, at full barrel strength, one barrel at a time. Every pick in the series drinks differently by design; the variation is the point of single-barrel bourbon. This barrel carries a stated five years of age, a detail many sourced picks skip. Serve it in a flight against your shelf staples, or open it for the friends who argue about barrel picks.
How to drink Rare Character Single Barrel Series The Bourbon Enthusiast (Barrel RIO-223)
Pour it neat first — at just over 115 proof it has room for a few drops of water if the heat outruns the flavor. This is a bottle for comparing barrels, not for cocktails.
Specs
Bourbon115.8 proof · New charred American oak
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Questions about this bottle
Is this a straight bourbon?
Yes — it's labeled a straight bourbon whiskey, aged a stated five years before bottling at full barrel strength.
Why is the proof so specific (115.80)?
Rare Character bottles each barrel at its own natural cask strength rather than diluting to a standard proof, so the number is unique to Barrel RIO-223.
Is the source distillery disclosed?
No — Rare Character sources barrels from undisclosed distilleries and bottles them as found, without naming the producer.
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