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THE CHRONICLE · CHAPTER I

The Inheritance

128.7 Proof64.35% ABV48 BottlesBottled September 7, 2026High RyeDouble OakedSingle Barrel

The first barrel chosen by the Keeper. The first formal chapter of The Chronicle.

THE FIRST SELECTION

This was the first barrel selected by the Keeper. After sampling a range of possibilities, this high-rye bourbon was the one that demanded another chapter.

Its story began on August 11, 2020, when a mash bill of 73% corn and 27% rye was first laid into oak. On March 11, 2024, the whiskey began its second maturation in a Char #2 barrel.

Years of aging and a second life in oak happened before the Keeper ever took the watch. That history wasn't something to replace. It was something to inherit.

After sampling many barrels — 99% corn, wheat, rye, and double-oaked wheat — this double-oaked high rye screamed, “Pick me.” Spice, caramel, oak and vanilla made the choice easy. At cask strength it was complex, layered, full of flavor, and ready to be enjoyed.

On September 7, 2026, forty-eight bottles were drawn and bottled at 128.7 proof, formally opening Chapter I: The Inheritance.

An inheritance is not simply something received. It is something entrusted.

BOTTLING DAY · SEPTEMBER 7, 2026

Chapter I becomes tangible.

The actual work of pulling, collecting and bottling the first formal chapter.

Bottling day: bottles, transfer pump, proofing equipment and the work ahead.
Bottling day: bottles, transfer pump, proofing equipment and the work ahead.
A direct draw from the barrel before bottling.
A direct draw from the barrel before bottling.
Chapter I filling the first rows of bottles.
Chapter I filling the first rows of bottles.
The Inheritance collecting during the final draw.
The Inheritance collecting during the final draw.
The final whiskey leaving the barrel.
The final whiskey leaving the barrel.

THE BARREL BEFORE BOTTLING

The same wood. The same story.

The barrel images in The Prelude and The Inheritance are intentionally shared: they document the same Chronicle barrel at different points in its story.

The double-oaked barrel that became The Chronicle.
The double-oaked barrel that became The Chronicle.
The second-oak marking: March 11, 2024.
The second-oak marking: March 11, 2024.
Original barrel markings preserved in the archive.
Original barrel markings preserved in the archive.