06/12/2026
Onyx & Amber Single Barrels
Welcome to Oregon Onyx and Amber! Here we have 4(!) single barrels that I was so fortunate to be able to take part in helping pick. The same group of degenerates that I was with back in January for the Laws pick also had O&A on the docket. Benjamin Rosen was awesome, had some great barrels for us to taste from, let us hang out at the tasting room with our Popeyes to refuel, and was just a great host overall. They’re doing some super cool things at O&A, watch out. And stop by if you’re in Denver ever, I know I can’t wait to go back.
Now, about these barrels👀We chose two bourbons and two American light whiskies.
Barrel MGA01-108 and MGA01-110 are the two light whiskies. Both are 99 corn/1 malted barley, distilled 03/2005 and aged in Indiana at what was then known as the Seagrams Distillery - what we all know now as MGP. Aged the last 9 months in Colorado. Dumped in 05/2026. 108 was bottled at 136.6(68.30%) proof and yielded 84 bottles. 110 was bottled at 138.7(69.35%) proof and yielded 120 bottles.
Barrel WFB01-262B. 72 corn/13 rye/15 malted barley. Distilled 11/2017. Put in a Cabernet barrel in 2021 for the last 5yrs. Aged in CO the last 8 months. Dumped 05/2026. Bottled at 116.7(58.35%) proof with 96 bottles from the barrel.
Barrel WTB02-102. 75 corn/13 rye/12 malted barley. 8+ year old Wild Turkey distillate aged at Castle & Key, then in CO before bottling in 05/2026. Bottled at 120.1(60.05%) proof. 120 bottles.
I held some back for the store after the group grabbed what they wanted, so here’s your chance to scoop up the first of the Onyx & Amber picks in OR. One per of each barrel, there’s only about 24 of each left. And keep your eyes out, maybe there might be some more coming later down the road😎🥃🥃