Master distiller Chris Morris has stated that “This particular lot of barrels is unusual because it matured in the same warehouse location instead of multiple sites. The lot aged near a window and close to a heat cycling duct, exposing all of the barrels to very high temperatures, resulting in the very robust, intense wood-derived characteristics...” Our Bourbon Barrel Aging infographic (see below)depicts this as spending more time in the “Extreme Aging Cycle.”