{"product_id":"old-carter-american-oc-7-20-year-single-barrel-139-proof-375ml","title":"Old Carter American OC-7 20 Year Single Barrel 139 Proof 375ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty years old and 139 proof in a 375ml bottle — Old Carter barrel OC-7, a single-barrel straight American whiskey bottled uncut in Louisville, numbered 264 of 360.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOld Carter Whiskey Co. is the project of Mark and Sherri Carter, who built Kentucky Owl into a cult brand before selling it in 2017 and starting again under their own name. They don't distil — they source and select mature American whiskey, then bottle it at barrel strength with no chill filtration. The OC-series barrels are the oldest stock they put out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty years is extraordinary for American whiskey. Most barrels are spent well before then; the few that hold up spend two decades concentrating in wood, and this one still came out at 69.5% ABV, which tells you it sat somewhere hot and dry enough to lose water faster than alcohol. The 375ml format is how Old Carter releases its most limited long-aged barrels — more bottles from a cask that has very little left in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBottled as straight American whiskey rather than bourbon, so the mashbill and origin sit outside the bourbon category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep caramel, dark vanilla, seasoned oak, leather, tobacco and concentrated dark fruit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich and powerful — burnt brown sugar, vanilla bean, dark cherry, baking spice, charred oak and layers of mature barrel character.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exceptionally long and warming, with lingering caramelized sugar, oak spice, leather and dark fruit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Old Carter Whiskey Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Straight American Whiskey\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single barrel, barrel strength\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarrel:\u003c\/strong\u003e OC-7\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 139 (69.5% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBottle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264 of 360\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBottled in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Louisville, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 375ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore the full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/old-carter\"\u003eOld Carter collection\u003c\/a\u003e or browse all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/rare\"\u003erare spirits at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is this American whiskey rather than bourbon?\u003c\/strong\u003e Bourbon has to meet a specific set of rules — mashbill, new charred oak, proof limits at every stage. Straight American whiskey is the category for mature stock that sits outside those rules, and it's where Old Carter puts its oldest barrels. It says nothing about quality; it's a legal classification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is it a 375ml bottle?\u003c\/strong\u003e A twenty-year barrel has lost most of its contents to evaporation. Bottling at 375ml gets more bottles out of what's left and keeps a very rare whiskey within reach of more people — Old Carter uses the format for its oldest single barrels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow limited is OC-7?\u003c\/strong\u003e 360 bottles from the barrel. This is number 264, hand-written on the front label alongside the barrel designation, ABV and proof.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [\n    { \"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Why is this American whiskey rather than bourbon?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": { \"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Bourbon has to meet a specific set of rules — mashbill, new charred oak, proof limits at every stage. Straight American whiskey is the category for mature stock that sits outside those rules, and it's where Old Carter puts its oldest barrels. It says nothing about quality; it's a legal classification.\" } },\n    { \"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Why is it a 375ml bottle?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": { \"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"A twenty-year barrel has lost most of its contents to evaporation. 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