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Lesson 04 · Single Barrel & Small Batch
Single Barrel and Small Batch
One is a promise. The other is a vibe.
Single barrel
Every drop in the bottle came from one barrel. Two bottles from different barrels of the same brand can taste noticeably different, which is exactly why people chase them.
Small batch
A blend of a limited number of barrels. There is no legal definition of how small, so it means whatever the distillery decides it means. Judge the whiskey, not the phrase.