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Release 003: Toasted Monarch Release Date: December 17th, 2025 Yield: x14 750mL Bottles Components: Batch 007 and Batch 010 Release Letter (PDF) YouTube Blending Video

Release Date: March 04, 2025 Yield: x8 750mL bottles Batchs: 100% of Batch 001 , Maker's Mark, aka "Hunter's Mark"

This blend pre dates Craft Whiskey Blends barrel aged releases and is a rye blend featuring the following components: 50% Bulleit Rye 12 Year 25% Masterson's Rye 10 Year 25% Starlight Rye, Honey Barrel Finished (/r/bourbon pick) A group of 10 local whiskey fans were given samples of various blends to try, and the winning blend was bottled up and distributed.

Batch 09: Eagle Rare Double Oak contains the following whiskeys: 75% Eagle Rare 10 year (Buffalo Trace Distillery, 90 proof) 25% Eagle Rare 10 year Store Pick (Kennewick Red Apple, 90 proof) The blend is barreled in Badmotivator P1 6397, a barrel featuring a Medium Plus Toast (#3), and a light char (#1). It was filled on October 31st, 2025. It has not been bottled yet.

Batch 08: Columbia Double Oak Corn Whiskey is comprised of the following whiskeys: 95% Mellow Corn (Heaven Hill Distillery, 100 proof) 5% Buffalo Trace (Buffalo Trace Distillery, 90 proof) It was barreled in BadMotivator barrel M2 5781, a 19L barrel featuring a Medium Toast (#2), and a Medium Char (#2 Char). It was filled on July 29th, 2025. It was not been bottled yet.

Batch 07 is a Rye Whiskey blend containing the following whiskeys: 70% Emerald Giant (Redwood Empire Distillery, 90 proof) 25% Lost Monarch (Redwood Empire Distillery, 60% Rye / 40% Bourbon / 90 proof) 5% Alberta Premium Rye (Alberta Distillers, 130.2 proof) It is barrled in a 6.4L Badmotivator Barrel, XB0 3389. This barrel was constructed out of previously used Maker's Mark barrel staves, then was used on it's initial fill for Craft Whiskey Blends Batch 0 1 (Hunter's Mark)

Batch 06 is full proof bourbon blend featuring the following components: 97% Benchmark Full Proof (Buffalo Trace Distillery, 125 proof) 3% Sazerac Rye (Buffalo Trace Distillery, 90 proof) It is being aged in Badmotivator Legacy Barrel M3 5557, a 19L barrel featuing a Medium Plus (#3) toast and a #3 char. It was filled on April 11th, 2025 and has not been bottled yet.

Batch 05 is a Rye Whiskey Blend composed of: 97% Sazerac Rye (Buffalo Trace, 90 proof) 3% Benchmark Full Proof (Buffalo Trace, 125 proof) The blend was barrled into Badmotivator M0 5554, a 19L barrel with a Medium Plus Toast (#3) and no char. The barrel was filled for aging on April 11th, 2025. It has not been bottled yet.

Batch 04: Emerald Buffalo is a blend comprised of 90% Buffalo Trace (Buffalo Trace Distillery) 10% Emerald Giant (Redwood Empire Distillery) It was barreled on March 03, 2025 in Badmotivator Barrel P3 5114 and features a Medium Plus (#3) Toast and a #3 Char. It has not been bottled yet.

Batch 03: Antique 114 is 100% Buffalo Trace Wheated Mash Bill new make (white dog) Whiskey. It was barreled on Feb. 01, 2024. The barrel is a 6.4L BadMotivator Oak barrel with a Medium Plus Toast (#3) and a #3 Char. It is still aging and has not been bottled yet.

Middle Age 10 star uses Ancient Age 10 star as a base. Before barreling, it was run through a brand new Clear Filter as an experiment in filtering retail whiskey. The filtering produced a very drinkable but very simple (lacking flavor) result that was barrled in Badmotivator barrel H1 3625- Featuring a Heavy (#4) Toast and a Light (#1) char. It has not yet been bottled.

Hunter's Mark- A double barreled high wheat bourbon featuring Maker's Mark