Proof and Wood Northern Lights 25 Year Old Canadian Whisky Hazmat Barrel #18 Hi Proof Store Pick– 160.88 Proof 700ml

Proof and Wood Northern Lights 25 Year Old Canadian Whisky Hazmat Barrel #18 Hi Proof Store Pick 

If Barrel #17 is the crowd-pleaser, Barrel #18 is the one to sit with. Bottled at 160.88 proof after twenty-five years in oak, this cask trades a little sweetness for more layers, more nuance, and a glass that keeps changing the longer you spend with it.

Northern Lightning comes from Proof & Wood, an independent bottler with a sharp eye for exceptional barrels. Inside is a blend of Canadian corn, rye, and malt whisky, filled into oak in 2000 and left entirely uncut.

The profile: Nothing on the first sip hints at the proof. Honeyed fruit and pastry open the door, then the layers unfold: seasoned oak, subtle spice, and shifting notes that reveal something new with each return to the glass. The strength shows up exactly where you want it, in a generous Kentucky hug that wraps around the finish and keeps glowing well after the glass is down.

Best enjoyed: Slowly, on a long winter evening, with time to let it open. Neat is ideal; water is entirely up to you.

Prefer a sweeter pour? Look for Barrel #17 at 161.96 proof. Both barrels are available in very limited quantities.

• Age: 25 Years
• Barrel: #18
• Proof: 160.88 (80.44% ABV)
• Composition: Blend of corn, rye, and malt whiskies
• Barreled: 2000
• Origin: Canada
• Bottler: Proof & Wood