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At Books, we believe that a great whiskey is like a great idea that stands the test of time. Here we invite everyone to celebrate their success in life.

10/07/2026

WH***EY WEDNESDAYS | VOL. X 🥃
𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐑𝐢𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 — 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝟐

Speyside isn’t known for smoke. BenRiach doesn’t care.

While most Speyside distilleries built their reputation on fruit-forward, unpeated malts, BenRiach does both — and this release leans all the way into peat. Matured in two cask types, then bottled at cask strength with nothing filtered out.

Why it’s special:
• Peated — a rarity for Speyside, where smoke isn’t the regional signature
• Cask strength — bottled at 60% ABV, nothing added, nothing cut
• Two-cask maturation, non-chill filtered for full texture and flavor
• Batch 2 — small-batch release, not a standing year-round pour

Smoke where you don’t expect it. 🥃

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09/30/2026

WH***EY WEDNESDAYS | VOL. IX 🥃
𝐀𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝

Most Scotch is distilled twice. Auchentoshan distills three times — a method almost no other Scottish distillery still uses.

Three Wood takes that already-unusual spirit and matures it through three different casks: bourbon, Oloroso sherry, and Pedro Ximénez sherry. Each one adds a different layer before the wh**ky ever reaches the bottle.

Why it’s special:
• Triple-distilled — a rare technique among Scotch producers, yielding a lighter, smoother spirit
• Matured in three casks: bourbon, Oloroso sherry, and Pedro Ximénez sherry
• One of only a handful of Lowland distilleries left in Scotland
• Bottled at 86 proof (43% ABV) — approachable without losing depth

Three casks. One glass. Zero shortcuts. 🥃

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09/23/2026

WH***EY WEDNESDAYS | VOL. VIII 🥃
𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 — 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐚𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬

Two Kentucky and California icons, one bottle.

Bardstown Bourbon Company’s Collaborative Series pairs their straight bourbon with barrels from an unlikely source: Silver Oak, the Napa Valley w**ery famous for Cabernet Sauvignon. The result finishes bourbon in w**e barrels instead of the usual sherry or port — a cross-industry collaboration most distilleries don’t attempt.

Why it’s special:
• Finished in Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon barrels — w**e country meets bourbon country
• Bottled at 108 proof (54% ABV), no shortage of intensity
• Part of Bardstown’s Collaborative Series, built on partnerships outside the wh***ey world
• A genuine cross-industry pairing — not just a marketing label

Two industries. One glass. 🥃

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09/22/2026

Good drinks, good company, and something worth lingering over. 🥃

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09/16/2026

WH***EY WEDNESDAYS | VOL. VII 🥃
𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐤𝐚 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥

Not a single malt. Not a standard blend. Something Nikka’s own category didn’t exist for yet.

From the Barrel takes dozens of malt and grain whiskies — some over 10 years old — and blends them at a strength most producers water down. What’s left is uncompromising: a wh**ky built the way Nikka’s founder, Masataka Taketsuru, believed wh**ky should be made.

Why it’s special:
• Blended from dozens of malt and grain whiskies for maximum complexity
• Bottled at 51.4% ABV — well above standard bottling strength, undiluted character
• A cult favorite among wh**ky collectors worldwide, despite no age statement
• Distinctive flask-shaped bottle, designed to evoke a bartender’s blending sample

Small bottle. Big wh**ky. 🥃

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09/11/2026

Ask yourself: are you the person having a quiet Friday in, or the person watching their cocktail get set on fire at 6PM?

We know which one sounds better.

🥃 Carajillo — flambéed tableside
🥃 Honeyed Verdict — for something with more edge

Wh***ey neat, 50% off, 5–7PM.

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See you soon 😏

09/09/2026

WH***EY WEDNESDAYS | VOL. VI 🥃
𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 — 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝟏𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬

Distilling since 1794, on two of the smallest stills in Scotland.

This 15-year expression matures over a decade in refill casks, then finishes four more years in Oloroso and Palo Cortado sherry casks. Bottled at cask strength — nothing added, nothing cut.

**Why it’s special:**
• Cask strength — 55.3% ABV (110.6 proof)
• 4-year finish in Oloroso and Palo Cortado sherry casks
• One of Scotland’s oldest licensed distilleries
• Coastal profile — dried fruit, dark chocolate, sea salt

Small distillery. Big statement. 🥃

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09/02/2026

WH***EY WEDNESDAYS | VOL. V 🥃
𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞 “𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐚” — 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡

Louisville’s newest bourbon house just did something most distilleries won’t touch.

Penelope Bourbon’s Cooper Series pushes finishing casks past the usual sherry-and-port playbook — and Havana is the boldest swing yet. This straight bourbon spends its final months in barrels that once held maple syrup, then rum. Two cask types, one bottle, zero subtlety.

Why it’s special:
• Double cask finish — 12 months in Caribbean rum casks, then a final month in maple syrup barrels
• Part of Penelope’s Cooper Series, built around unconventional cask experimentation most bourbon houses won’t attempt
• Founded in Louisville by Danny Polise and Michael Paladini — a bourbon built on family and reinvention
• Bottled at 93 proof (46.5% ABV), non-chill filtered, limited release

Not your grandfather’s bourbon. Not trying to be. 🥃

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08/26/2026

WH***EY WEDNESDAYS | VOL. IV 🥃
𝐇𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐮 𝟏𝟐 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐎𝐥𝐝 — 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭

Deep in the Japanese Alps, at one of the highest distilleries in the world, lives a wh**ky that almost doesn’t exist anymore.

Hakushu 12 Year Old was discontinued in 2018 due to global demand outpacing supply. What you’re looking at is a bottle that can’t be easily replaced — and Books has it.

Why it’s special:
• Distilled at Suntory’s Hakushu Distillery, built in 1973 at the base of Mt. Kaikomagatake
• The only gently peated Japanese single malt in Suntory’s portfolio — a rare characteristic for Japanese wh**ky
• Tasting notes of fresh herbs, green apple, a hint of smoke, and crisp mountain air
• Production suspended since 2018 — a true collector’s pour

This isn’t just a wh**ky. It’s a conversation. 🥃

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08/19/2026

WH***EY WEDNESDAYS | VOL. III 🥃
𝐆𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝟏𝟐 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐎𝐥𝐝 — 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭

Fifteen miles from Edinburgh, tucked into the rolling hills of East Lothian, sits one of Scotland’s most elegant distilleries.

Glenkinchie is known as “The Edinburgh Malt” — a Lowland single malt that’s the complete opposite of a heavy Highland or peaty Islay wh**ky. It’s light, floral, and refined — and it’s the Lowland heart of Johnnie Walker’s blend.

Why it’s special:
• Aged 12 years in Scotland’s largest wash still — producing extraordinary lightness
• Tasting notes of crème anglaise, lemon cheesecake, vanilla, and wildflowers
• One of only a handful of surviving Lowland distilleries
• The secret ingredient behind one of the world’s most iconic blends

From Japan to Kentucky to Scotland — the world tour continues at Books. 🥃

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