Things are getting stranger and stranger in the world of whisky. Last week I read that Bruichladdich will be releasing “Single Farm” whiskies, distilled from malted barley from one farm on Islay.

On Friday, I found out that Buffalo Trace is planning to release 96 different versions of their bourbon called the Single Oak Project. They have made casks from hand picked oak trees from the Ozark Mountains in Missouri. From each tree came two casks and the casks were used to mature the great spirit from Buffalo Trace.

Apart from the 96 different trees they also cut them so that the casks from each tree are from the bottom or top, so no mixture of closer and further from the ground wood.

So, 192 single barrel bourbons coming up, planned to be released over the next 4 years. There is a lot more to be found in this press-release (Thanks JMPyle).

I just hope some of these bottles will find their way to Europe, or I find my way to some of these bottles, because I really like to try a few of these. Head to head, if possible to see if each tree really impacts the flavour of a whisk(e)y.