Barrell Bourbon Batch 033
Score: B
Barrell Bourbon Batch 33
(Credit score: Randall Borkus)
Barrell Craft Spirits, primarily based in Louisville, Kentucky, is an impartial blender of sourced whiskey and rum. They’ve earned recognition as whiskey design specialists, that proceed to supply cask energy spirits.
In line with their founder Joe Beatrice, “Barrell Craft Spirits was awarded Finest Bourbon twice on the San Francisco World Spirits Competitors (SFWSC) – in 2017 and once more in 2020. Different SFWSC awards embody Finest Small Batch Bourbon and Finest Overproof Rum, in addition to 21 Double Gold medals and 15 Gold medals. We’ve obtained excessive honors on the NY Worldwide Spirits Competitors, LA Spirits Competitors, and Final Spirits Problem (USC), together with Chairman’s Trophy for Barrell Dovetail. Barrell Craft Spirits is very rated by Whisky Advocate and was named Finest American Whiskey of 2018 in Forbes. Our award-winning line of merchandise is at the moment offered in 48 states all through the U.S.”
The most recent Barrell launch is Batch 033 which is a straight bourbon that mixes 5, 6, 7, and 9-year-old Bourbon whiskeys all of which had been aged in American white oak barrels and distilled in Kentucky, Tennessee, or Indiana. This batch can be combines high-rye and high-corn mash invoice whiskeys which mixed for 2 months earlier than being bottled in Kentucky.
The Bourbon
Batch 033 is bottled at cask energy at 116.6 proof (58.3% ABV). My bottle is quantity #28438. The looks in my glass is a wealthy darkish amber. The nostril is loaded with freshly lemon pie, canned pear and hints of burnt oak sugars. The entrance and mid palate jogs my memory contemporary lower citrus peel, burnt apple candies, baking spices and a splash of mocha-vanilla pudding. The end is mineral-ly (Tennessee) as one would count on from such a mix. It heat guaranteeing a Kentucky hug which is likely to be a little bit too ahead for some. I added 4 drops of water and the mineral over tone calmed and loved touches of candy wild flowers, chamomile Carmel mid palate. The water additional opened the end for me and introduced ahead hints of candy melon and contemporary lower coconut.
Total, I actually loved this whiskey. Moreover, I used to be stunned with the complexity of the flavour profile as this whiskey drinks a lot older than I anticipated. My common rule with Barrel Bourbon purchases is the youngest whiskey within the mix should be no less than 10 years for the batch to come back out nicely. Batch #33 offers me pause to rethink that rule.
The Value
The retail value for a bottle of Barrell Bourbon Batch 033 is $79.00 in Chicago and there’s a lot on the shelf in the interim.
