In late-2019 / early-2020 we found time and space to fill additional barrels with Barleywine albeit with an uncertain path. We often treat our high-gravity, clean barrel program (while much smaller) like our mixed fermentation barrel program - filling oak with intention but without a singular outcome in mind. Instead, we prefer to let the barrels reveal their course in time. After a year, we identified four bourbon barrels from that previous winter that had character and complexity making them particularly well-suited for extended aging. At that time, we were taking receipt of a variety of specialty barrels from Europe and after having a chance to evaluate the lot, picked out a pair of beautiful 20-year Cognac puncheons to continue aging the blend. After another year, Requiem No. 1 was bottled in March 2022.