Description
The third edition of WhistlePig's Boss Hog series, dubbed 'The Independent', is a 14-year-old straight rye whiskey finished in 250-liter Scotch hogshead barrels refitted with new American oak heads and bottled at cask strength.
WhistlePig
WhistlePig The Boss Hog Third Edition The Independent 14 Year Old, Oak & Scotch Hogshead Cask, Cask #19, 2016, 60.3%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeRye Whiskey
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LatestSGD 1,262
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Australian Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 30, 2026SGD 1,262.24
- Type
- Rye Whiskey
- Region
- Vermont
- Age
- 14 Years
- Vintage
- N.A
- Bottled
- 2016
- ABV
- 60.3%
- Volume
- 75cl
- Distillery
- WhistlePig
- Origin
- United States
- Cask type
- Oak & Scotch Hogshead Cask
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Lightly Peated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- 19
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- Dave Pickerell
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- N.A
- Has box
- No
- Closure
- Cork with pewter stopper
- Presentation
- Heavy base bottle with pewter flying pig stopper
- Series highlights
- The Boss Hog
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Oak and vanilla are predominant on the nose, with undertones of mint, caramel, and baking spice.
- Palate
- Warm and bold, with lots of spices, faint hints of peat and smoke, and an earthy character.
- Finish
- Surprisingly easy drinking for its proof with a long, warm, spicy finish.