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Each batch will be different. Each labels artwork is specifically designed by Pablo Moix, wife, each batch has a different piece of artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLess than 50 bottles allocated to Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease Read: It has come to our attention that the Bourbon label shows “2025” in the top right-hand corner, while the Rye and Kentucky Straight Whiskey both correctly show “2026”. This was a labelling mistake made at the bottling plant; it does not indicate that the wrong product was bottled or that this is last year’s Batch 2 release.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rare-character-presents-old-mate-bourbon-750ml","title":"Rare Character Presents Old Mate Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Old Mate” is the first set of single barrel selections outside of the USA, exclusively for the Australian market from the Rare Character Whiskey Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare Character Old Mate Bourbon \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAge: 6 years 1 month\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eProof: 116.6 \/ 58.3% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMash: 60 corn \/ 36 rye \/ 4 malt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHeavy toasted heads Tasting notes: Brown sugar, cherry, spice - similar to a classic cherry soda fountain drink. 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Each batch is built from a marriage of some of the finest barrels encountered through the rickhouses of America, combining complementary flavour profiles for greater complexity, depth and balance than any one barrel could achieve on its own. On average, these whiskies are a marriage of 8–15-year-old whiskey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the second RCLR release for 2026. Rare Character plans to release three to four batches per year, with Australia expected to receive two to three batches annually. 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