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Rare Character N21-065 Bourbon: Arkansas Barrel Heads Single Barrel at 124.42 Proof
Arkansas Barrel Heads announces Rare Character N21-065: an 8-year, 9-month Kentucky straight bourbon at 124.42 proof, with 130 bottles and an announced $105.41 out-the-door member price through Purspirit.
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Last Updated on September 21, 2026 by Justin Jones
Arkansas Barrel Heads × Rare Character
Barrel Heads of Constant Sorrow
An 8-year, 9-month Kentucky straight bourbon, selected by Arkansas Barrel Heads and bottled at 124.42 proof.
Arkansas Barrel Heads has announced the arrival of Rare Character barrel N21-065, with 130 bottles available in the announced release and a member price of $105.41 out the door through Purspirit.
Independent release coverage from ArkansasLiquor.com. We report on the bottles; we do not sell alcohol.
8 yr · 9 mo
Age statement
124.42
Proof · 62.21% ABV
130
Bottles announced
$105.41
ABH price · Out the door
The release file · N21-065
One barrel. Its own character.
Announced by Abe Wyly in the Arkansas Barrel Heads Facebook group, the selection is part of Rare Character’s Single Barrel Series. The bottle identifies the whiskey as Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, bottled at cask strength in a 750 mL format.
Rare Character describes its Single Barrel Series as a rotating selection of independently bottled American whiskeys, including bourbons, ryes and finished whiskeys. For this selection, the bottle’s identifying details are barrel N21-065, an age of 8 years and 9 months, and 124.42 proof.
- Brand / series
- Rare Character · Single Barrel Series
- Whiskey type
- Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey
- Selected by
- Arkansas Barrel Heads
- Barrel
- N21-065
- Age
- 8 years, 9 months
- Strength
- 124.42 proof · 62.21% ABV · Cask strength
- Bottle size
- 750 mL
- Retail partner
- Purspirit
The 130-bottle figure and $105.41 out-the-door member price come from the ABH announcement. They describe the announced release, not a live inventory count or a guarantee of current pricing.
From the announcement · N21-065
The selector’s tasting notes.
Abe Wyly’s description of Rare Character N21-065 highlights vanilla, oak and toffee, followed by a long finish.
In the glass: Wyly also noted pronounced legs.
01 / Flavor note
Vanilla
02 / Flavor note
Oak
03 / Flavor note
Toffee
04 / Finish
Long finish
Source: Abe Wyly · Arkansas Barrel Heads
Reported selector’s impressions, not an independent ArkansasLiquor.com tasting review.
The bottle’s personality
The artwork. The wax. The details.
Arkansas Barrel Heads calls this pick “Barrel Heads of Constant Sorrow.” Its “Oh Bourbon Where Art Thou” artwork and pale yellow wax give the bottle two distinctive visual details.
The ABH artwork
“Oh Bourbon, Where Art Thou”
The artwork gives “Barrel Heads of Constant Sorrow” its own identity above the Rare Character Single Barrel Series label.
Reading the wax color
More than a finishing touch.
This bottle’s wax appears pale yellow. In Whisky Advocate’s 2024 guide featuring co-founder Pablo Moix, Rare Character’s wax colors group similar—but not necessarily identical—flavor profiles.
- Pastel yellow
- K21 and K13
- Yellow
- KBT
Those are the guide’s color/code pairings, not an identification of this barrel. It does not list N21-065, so the wax alone does not establish this bottle’s mash bill or distillery.
Source: Whisky Advocate · Pablo Moix’s wax and bottle-code guide (July 29, 2024).
Release & pickup
Follow the ABH “IN” post.
In the announcement, Wyly scheduled the member “IN” post for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., with a reminder planned earlier that day. Members should follow the Arkansas Barrel Heads post for participation instructions and any subsequent updates.
The announced plan
01
Member claim post
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., as stated in the announcement.
02
Weekend transport
The Rare Character bottles were to be collected alongside ABH’s Jack Daniel’s selection and brought to Little Rock.
03
Monday pickup target
Wyly said the aim was Monday pickup for both selections in Little Rock and in-store at Purspirit.
Pickup was described as a target, not a confirmed appointment. Check the group’s latest instructions before traveling or arranging collection.
Facebook sign-in or group membership may be required.
Wyly thanked Kyle Boswell and Purspirit for the member pricing. Purchases and pickup arrangements are handled through the retailer and the group’s release process, not ArkansasLiquor.com.
Independent Arkansas spirits coverage
The source behind the story.
Release specifications, announced quantity, pricing, timing and tasting impressions: Abe Wyly’s Arkansas Barrel Heads announcement and the supplied bottle photograph.
Justin Jones
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