BEHIND THE BOTTLE

Everyone has an opinion and everything is subjective. But we like this one.

With that out of the way, let’s get into the cheesiest bottle design Allocated has ever released. It’s "cheesy" because it features Ylli and Long’s faces on the bottle; however, as the story unravels, you’ll see why this made the most sense.

It was just another September evening as ALCTDxFDI hosted the third Rare Character Barrel Pick Dinner- on a school night, no less. Pablo was doing his typical song, dance and jazz hands while everyone in the room was blinded three old bourbon single casks. From that lineup, the crowd of 90 people had to vote on which single barrel would get the final rose and be labeled the 2025 Fiori Dinner Pick.

The aforementioned bottle ended up taking the cake by a landslide. Long always says it’s okay to be a "basic bitch," but there was more than just Lululemon leggings and plaid button-ups in the room that evening; there were some pinky-up bourbon connoisseurs in the crowd as well. As it turned out, the runner-up barrel was also the unanimous number one for Ylli, Long and Pablo. Thus, that barrel had to be selected and coined "The Director’s Cut."

Simply put, Pablo explained why it was his top choice: It tastes old, dusty and has the complexity.

Ylli and Long respectively agreed.

Pick Contributors: Ylli (AWGF), Long (The Don), Pablo M., The real ones in the crowd

Tasting Notes Contributors: AWGF, The Don, Chris F., Matt C.

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