Lost Prophet is Found

The Orphan Barrel Distilling Company seeks out barrels of long resting whiskeys orphaned by canceled projects and distillery buy outs and gives them a new life. The first two releases came in the form of Old Blowhard 26 year old and Barterhouse 20 year old. Both of these beautiful whiskies have a grain bill of 86% corn 8% barley and 6% rye. They were both made at Bernheim and aged at Stitzel-Weller in Louisville, KY. Next in the family was Rhetoric with an identical grain bill and a similar history. Rhetoric will be released over a 6 year period making it a wonderful experiment in tasting what each additional year of age brings to the whiskey. In the words of Monty Python, "now for something completely different." The fourth release from Orphan Barrel is here!

Lost Prophet 22 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey was originally distilled at the George T. Stagg (now Buffalo Trace) distillery in Frankfort, Ky. It was aged there until 2006 when it was moved to Stitzel-Weller in Louisville. There is rested until it was awoken for hand bottling at 90.1 proof all the way own in Tullahoma, TN. The original distillery for this whiskey is not the only difference from its three brothers. The grain bill for Lost prophet contains a much more robust 15% rye. Matching with the current American whiskey palate much better.


Since life is not fair, I haven't yet had the blessing of tasting this masterpiece, but Whiskey Advocates John Hansell declares in no uncertain terms, "when compared to other 20+ year old bourbons in this age range (Pappy Van Winkle 23 yr. old, Elijah Craig 23 yr. old, Old Blowhard 26 yr. old, etc.), this whiskey has them beat." I am looking forward to a glass of this nectar almost as much as I looked forward to the birth of my son. This is a must buy for any true whiskey enthusiast. All of the found stocks have been bottled and are hitting the market over the next few weeks. Then, that's it. No more. I highly recommend you buy two and bury one in a very safe place. I have a feeling that years from now a bottle of this stuff will be legendary and sought after by every collector worth his glencairn glass.