Today we are thrilled to offer our first ever, shop-exclusive Bourbon Whiskey barrel selection! 

Wilderness Trail - Bourbon Whiskey, Family Reserve
"Manhattan Wine Company Barrel Selection"
5 Year - Cask Strength - High-Rye 

Available @ $69.99/bottle

Buy 6 bottles or more, receive 10% off at checkout! 

Manhattan Wine Company's first single barrel whiskey has arrived! We have kicked around the idea of buying a barrel of whiskey for quite some time but have always hesitated on pulling the trigger. If we're gonna buy an entire barrel of whiskey, we wanted to honestly be able to say "not only is this exceptional, it is in fact such an outstanding barrel that we couldn't simply be happy buying a few six packs of it, we want the whole thing." To that end, and under the careful direction of Jon Langley (our resident spirits guru and head bartender at Bowery Meat Company), we sampled lots of barrels from multiple sources, hoping to find something of that caliber. We certainly found lots of phenomenal whiskey, but it took months to find exactly what we were looking for, this barrel of high-rye bourbon from our friends over at Wilderness Trail. Wilderness Trail is sourced and distributed by the dedicated team of artisanal spirits aficionados at PM Spirits, the same team behind Mic Drop as well as many of our favorite drams from around the world.

If you're unfamiliar with them, Wilderness Trail produces the most exciting new whiskies on the market today. After years of fermentation consulting, the principals of Wilderness Trail decided to take their amazing yeast library (some of which came from Stitzel-Weller distillery where one of the founder's grandmother worked for 50+ years) and start making their own liquid, using a proprietary sweet mash (rather than a sour mash) method which, according to them (and certainly verified by our taste buds), produces an incredibly flavorful distillate that really showcases the quality grain that they're putting into their ferment. 

All their rye comes from Walnut Grove Farms in Kentucky, and it seems, surprise surprise, that using top-notch ingredients and taking great care to use them in a purposeful and expressive manner leads to amazing whiskey. We have lots of high-rye bourbons here at the shop (it is, in fact, our favorite style of whiskey) so it was no surprise to us this one won the shootout, even beating out some lovely young Pappy/Weller-style wheated bourbons (they also make wheated bourbon and its baller-good). Explosive orchard and stone fruit esters, aromas of bright green cardamom, well-integrated heat, textured like fine milk chocolate, and a finish that lingers long enough to qualify for squatter’s rights. This will be the first in a series of single barrels we will be featuring here at the shop and we look forward to sharing them all with you.

Whether you're looking for a special gift this holiday season, or just need a delightful libation to get you through this incredilbe year, then look no further! Please place your order online by following the link above or give us a call at the shop!   646-712-8200 Ext 2.

Cheers,