Nicely, it’s that point of yr once more, the place you’re speculated to be making New 12 months’s resolutions to not drink a lot, however alongside comes Barrell Craft Spirits with its annual New 12 months launch simply daring you to neglect all about Dry January. (We did.) When it first launched in 2016, this bourbon was one thing of a mixing free for all among the many Barrell employees, which was uncommon for the model earlier than expressions like Dovetail and Seagrass got here alongside. Now, it’s simply one in every of many distinctive expressions within the Barrell secure, albeit one that also depends on a broad vary of part whiskeys. The most recent providing consists of bourbons aged between 5 and 10 years and sourced from eight (!) completely different states. Possibly in the future they’ll get all of them in there! Let’s see what this New 12 months has in retailer for us, we could?
The aroma is light at cask power and woody with sawn lumber and comfortable mesquite notes. It’s toasty, mildly candy, and virtually buttery, like a crust of heat milk bread. Because it opens, a little bit of candied citrus and fresh-baked macaroon unfolds with hints of minty rye spice beneath. The palate is large however approachable with a syrupy mouthfeel. The flavors are basic at first with caramelized sugars, a great deal of baking spice, and vanilla custard. There’s a little bit of a changeup on the mid palate the place issues flip extra earthy and rye-forward with some caraway, cracked pepper, and wintergreen. The beneficiant and warming end finds a center floor with notes of Andes mints, caramel cake, cherry ice cream, and cream soda. One other becoming yearend sendoff, most likely worthy of the occasional Dry January cheat.
113.54 proof.
A- / $90 / barrellbourbon.com
Barrell Bourbon New 12 months 2023
$90
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