Wolf Spirit’s Puncher’s Chance Bourbon announced the fifth release in its portfolio of whiskeys. Puncher’s Chance The Unified Belt is a limited-release, three-cask blend of fine Bourbon and Irish Whiskey, serving as the follow up to The Undisputed Bourbon.

With barrels sourced by IJW Whiskey Company of Louisville, Ky., and blended by IJW Master Blender Steven Hughes, The Unified Belt is the first cross-category whiskey blend from Wolf Spirit. First into the ring is a four-year-old high-rye base Kentucky Straight Bourbon distilled with a proprietary yeast and aged to four years in barrels featuring a #4 alligator char aged at a traditional rickhouse in Danville, Ky.; the mash bill being 70% corn, 20% rye, 10% malt.

That is married to a four-year-old Irish Whiskey crafted from 100% malted barley and proprietary yeast, then aged in former Bourbon barrels in a palletized warehouse in Ireland. To add further complexity and depth, a third cask joins the lineup, this being a 14-year-old Bourbon finished in first-fill Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso Sherry casks for up to 15 months. The mash bill of this precious liquid is 84% corn, 8% rye and 10% malt.

“Like we did with Puncher’s Chance The Left Cross, which was finished in Jamaican rum casks, we wanted to push our creativity to create a truly multidimensional whiskey experience,” Umberto Luchini, Founder of Wolf Spirit, said. “The Bourbon and Irish Whiskey created an intriguing blend, but I think it was the addition of the 14-year-old Bourbon finished in sherry casks that really created something unexpected and special in The Unified Belt, which is the hallmark of the Puncher’s Chance brand.”

The Unified Belt is bottled at a very approachable 96 proof and retails at $149.99 for a 750 ml.

The brand name of Puncher’s Chance itself is a boxing reference, denoting that almost anyone is possible of a knockout punch, no matter what the odds. For the uninitiated in the boxing arena, a unified belt or champion is a boxer who holds at least two world championships of major sanctioning bodies in their respective division, lending the name well to a rare Bourbon/Irish Whiskey blend.

Earlier this year, Puncher’s Chance renewed a deal with the Professional Fighter’s League to bring its whiskey to the growing MMA community – while also proudly partnering with MMA legend Bruce Buffer.

The Unified Belt may be purchased at spirits retailers nationwide and online at https://ourwolfspirit.com.