Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Barrell Bourbon Ice Wine Cask Finished Bourbon Review If Grace Kelly could come back as an elegant whiskey, this would be it. If you could liquify gold and consume it, this is how it should taste. It's 14 karat color backs my strained metaphor.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara Review This is a deep, rich bourbon. The aroma is dark with molasses, Demerara syrup, and a bold fruitiness alternating between bright, fresh berries and fortified wine. As things open up, some crunchy toffee and pipe tobacco arrive.
Industry News Barrell Craft Spirits Unveils New State-of-the-Art Blending Facility The new blending operation features (8) blending tanks with 64,000 gallons of capacity, allowing BCS to increase its blending capacity by over 500%. New bottling lines are capable of a one million case annual throughput on a single shift, ready to package innovative releases.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Barrell Gold Label Bourbon Review This bottle immediately comes with so many expectations that it’s hard to judge it fairly. Tasted blind, this is an excellent bourbon that balances the strong Kentucky and Indiana bourbon profiles while deftly relegating the overly distinct Tennessee whiskey notes to a supporting role.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Stellum Rye Whiskey Review When I first nosed Stellum Rye, it immediately screamed: “MGP Rye” which is no surprise since the base rye was sourced from MGP.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Stellum Bourbon Whiskey Review What can I say, I’m a sucker for that high-proof MGP bourbon nose. The moment I pour my first glass and took a whiff I was hooked. The aroma immediately took me back to a previous review I had done on the Remus Repeal Reserve Series IV.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Barrell Dovetail Bourbon Review Barrell Dovetail is another #DrinkCurious story for me. I have never been a fan of cask finished whiskeys. I’ve never bought a bottle of finished whiskey and every time I’ve tried one I’ve been less than impressed.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Barrell Craft Spirits Bourbon 15 Year Review When I saw that Fred Minnick rated this Best American Whiskey of 2018, I knew I’d have to check it out. Either I’d be the cool kid who got to say he was terribly wrong, or I’d be the cool kid who snagged a bottle just in time.
Rye Whiskey Reviews Barrell Rye Batch #2 Review Five years into Joe Beatrice’s foray into the independent bottling business, his Barrell brand has not taken its foot off the creative pedal.