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Russells Reserve Single Barrel

Russells Reserve Single Barrel is included in the PROOF launch collection.

55%ABV

No age statementNo age statement

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Russells Reserve Single Barrel · reference

Bakers 7 has a closely matched profile on the available comparison dimensions.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeKey differenceLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitNot enough data

Excluded from this fingerprint and comparison claims.

Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

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Little smokeSmoke-led

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03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

Maturationnew charred American oak

Peat statusn/a

Mash / grainsnot disclosed

Sources, confidence & score rationale

unverified for US — non-US specification

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Official product source — russells reserve single barrel ↗ · producer
unverified for US — non-US specification

Sweetness · 50
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 70
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · Not enough data
Category default used because bottle-specific production input is unavailable; excluded from comparison prose and key-difference highlights.

Dried fruit · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 15
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]