Murray Hill Club Special Release

Murray Hill Club Special Release bottle

Credit: Jos. A Magnus & Co.

Murray Hill Club Special Release

Murray Hill Club Special Release is an older, higher-proof, and barrel-finished edition of the standard Murray Hill Club bourbon expression.

The first two releases were both finished in Pineau des Charentes casks, while batch #3 was finished in cider and malt casks.

Three batches have been released between 2017 and 2020. A label for a fourth batch was approved by TTB on December 19, 20231TTB Approval and is expected to hit shelves in 2024. It will be finished in Calvados casks.

Batches

Murray Hill Club Special ReleaseBatch 4

2024 111 proof, finished in Calvados casks,

Murray Hill Club Special ReleaseBatch 3

February 2020 110 proof, finished in malt and cider casks,

10 to 20-year-old bourbons were finished in malt and cider casks first used by Potter’s Craft Cider, Buskey Cider, and Virginia Distillery Company.

It has aromas of creamy brown butter with cinnamon toast, vanilla shortbread, gingersnap cookie, and Italian biscotti drizzled with thick apple blossom honey. As the whiskey notes evolve in the glass, the floral and fruity top notes of apple blossom give way to deeper, darker shades of marzipan, pear tart, oatmeal raisin cookie, and caramel pudding with sea salt. The initial palate entry has hints of yeast acidity and dryness from the cider, but quickly gives way to sweeter, more aromatic flavors of quince marmalade, cast iron skillet-baked southern peach cobbler with a buttery yeast biscuit crust, followed by ephemeral notes of Atlantic Ocean brine. The whiskey finishes in a trio of waves of acidity, sweetness, apple skin tannins, barrel spice, and saline.
– Magnus Master Blender Nancy Fraley

Murray Hill Club Special ReleaseBatch 2

112 proof, finished in Pineau des Charentes casks,

A blend of bourbon bourbon 11-18 years old and a light whiskey ranging from 9-11 years, finished in Pineau des Charentes casks.

Murray Hill Club Special ReleaseBatch 1

December 2017 112 proof, finished in Pineau des Charentes casks,

A blend of bourbon bourbon 11-18 years old and a light whiskey ranging from 9-11 years, finished in Pineau des Charentes casks. 639 barrel batch.