What a Private Barrel Pick Actually Gives You

A private pick can look like just a different label, but a well-done one is a genuinely different product.

It's not just a label

A private pick requires a real relationship between the buyer and the distillery, giving access to specific barrels that would otherwise get blended into a standard batch and lose their individual character.

It comes from real tasting

A good private pick was chosen because it stood out from a distillery's typical output during an actual tasting process, not pulled at random.

The exclusivity is genuine

Unlike scarcity created just for marketing's sake, a private pick's exclusivity comes from one specific barrel that will never be exactly repeated, even by a future pick from the same distillery.

What to ask before buying one

What made this particular barrel stand out, and how does it compare to the distillery's standard release? A private pick that can't answer those questions clearly probably isn't offering much beyond a label.

Ask us those same questions about our current pick. We're always glad to walk through why we chose it.