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Buzzard's Roost Ambuzzador's Select Single Barrel (June 2025 Release; Barrel 23-76494), 57.5%

Price: 85 Issue: Summer 2026 Reviewer: Danny Brandon Category: Rye Whiskey

An annual release picked by members of the brand’s Ambuzzador fan club. It offers cloves in droves on the nose, along with ginger ale and candied jalapeños. Ground spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cumin lead the palate, followed by mustard seed and dark red berries. The explosive finish adds root beer, pickled ginger, vanilla, and brown sugar. It’s certainly a spice bomb, but one that has impressive depth and complexity.