Old Carter Straight American Whiskey Batch 10
Old Carter Straight American Whiskey Batch 10
Old Carter Batch 10 Straight American Whiskey is proof that 'gentlest' is relative: a 131.8-proof (65.9% ABV) barrel-strength straight American whiskey, blended in small batch by Old Carter Whiskey Co. from sourced Kentucky whiskey and bottled uncut in 2022. Though it registers the lowest proof of the twelve-batch series, it still lands north of 65% alcohol — a reminder of just how extreme this line's baseline really is.
The 2,621 hand-numbered bottles of Batch 10 carry the mellowest strength Old Carter's flagship ever offered, and the blend uses that margin well. The familiar series backbone of toffee, seared oak, dried fruit and spice presents with slightly softer edges, letting sweetness and fruit push forward ahead of the char. Non-chill filtration — standard on every Old Carter release — keeps the mouthfeel full, so the lower proof reads as balance, not thinness. Neat, it is the rare Old Carter that needs no water at all, though a teaspoon still coaxes out extra orchard fruit.
- Size: 750ml
- Proof: 131.8 (65.9% ABV) — barrel strength, uncut
- Age: No age statement
- Origin: Kentucky (sourced)
- Distillery: Undisclosed Kentucky distillery — blended and bottled by Old Carter Whiskey Co.
- Whiskey Type: Straight American Whiskey
- Batch: Batch 10 — 2,621 hand-numbered bottles, 2022 release
- Filtration: Non-chill filtered
- Series: Old Carter Straight American Whiskey — Small Batch