Old Carter Very Small Batch 5-OC Club Exclusive 10 Year Bourbon 750ml 118.4 Proof

A club-exclusive Old Carter batch — ten years old, 118.4 proof, bottled at barrel strength in Louisville, with only 539 bottles produced.

Old 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. Batch 5-OC was made for Old Carter club members rather than general release, so it never went through the normal retail channels the numbered public batches do.

The Very Small Batch designation is literal here: 539 bottles from the whole batch, at a ten-year age statement and 59.2% ABV. Unlike Old Carter's single barrels, a batch combines a handful of casks — but at this size that means a few barrels, not a warehouse's worth, and the result still carries the concentration and oak depth the brand is known for.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Deep caramel, vanilla bean, brown sugar, seasoned oak and dark fruit with layers of baking spice.
• Palate: Full-bodied and powerful — rich caramel, toasted vanilla, mature oak, dark cherry, cinnamon and barrel spice.
• Finish: Long and warming, with lingering caramelized sweetness, oak, vanilla and spice.

Specs

• Brand: Old Carter Whiskey Co.
• Expression: Very Small Batch 5-OC
• Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Release: Club exclusive, barrel strength
• Age: 10 years
• Proof: 118.4 (59.2% ABV)
• Total production: 539 bottles
• Bottled in: Louisville, Kentucky
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What does club exclusive mean here? Batch 5-OC was produced for Old Carter's club members rather than for general distribution, so it didn't appear on shelves alongside the numbered public batches. Bottles reaching the secondary market come from members rather than retail allocation.
• How is a Very Small Batch different from an Old Carter single barrel? A single barrel is one cask bottled alone. A batch marries a handful of casks for a target profile — but at 539 bottles total, 5-OC draws on a few barrels rather than many, so it sits much closer to single-barrel scale than the word batch usually implies.
• Is ten years old for an Old Carter bourbon? It's mid-range. Old Carter's bourbons run from the high single digits into the mid teens, and ten years at 118.4 proof lands where the oak is fully integrated but the grain character is still clearly present.