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Saturday, November 23, 2019

Barrell Bourbon Batch 021 and 022



Barrell Bourbon Batch 021...$74.99
Barrell Bourbon Batch 021 is the culmination of two separate projects used to contrast one another. The first is a blend of 10-year-old barrels from TN, IN, and KY. We sorted these barrels into 3 groups by their most defining characteristics: one group of the most corn-forward and buttery barrels, one group of the woodiest barrels, and one group of easy-drinking lower proof barrels. The result was three different ingredients, each designed to bring a particular aspect to the final product.
The balancing of these three ingredients proved difficult as the woodier ingredient so easily dominated the other two, but also brought a viscosity and mouth feel that we found very intriguing. Ultimately, we chose to integrate 18 carefully chosen 14-year-old barrels into the final blend. This allowed us to keep the dry, woody, and palate coating characteristics we loved so much in the 10-year-old blend by accenting them with a fruitier, gentler 14-year-old component. The result, Barrell Bourbon Batch 021 is a wonderfully autumnal bourbon, built on a dry toasty backbone with hints of butter and fruit layered in for complexity and contrast.
  • A blend of straight Bourbon Whiskeys
  • Distilled and aged in Tennessee and Kentucky
  • Selection of 10 to 14-year-old barrels
  • Aged in American white oak barrels
  • Crafted and bottled in Kentucky
  • 106.34 proof cask strength bottling
  • Mash bill: corn, rye and malted barley




Barrell Bourbon Batch 022...$74.99
Barrell Bourbon Batch 022 is a marriage of two separate and iconic styles of Bourbon: Classily dry and woody Kentucky Bourbon, and floral, herbaceous, and sweet Indiana Bourbon. The final blend was constructed from four separate lots, each with its own nuanced family of flavors. Much like Batches 007, 011, and 013, Batch 022 incorporates the freshness of some carefully chosen, younger barrels to bring a more extensive set of flavors and aromas to the table.

  • A blend of straight Bourbon Whiskeys
  • Distilled and aged in Kentucky and Indiana
  • Selection of 5-year-old barrels
  • Aged in American white oak barrels
  • Crafted and bottled in Kentucky
  • 116.6 proof cask strength bottling
  • Mash bill: corn, rye and malted barley

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