Barrell Craft Spirits not too long ago launched the brand new Barrell Bourbon Cask End Sequence. The limited-edition Sequence makes use of the corporate’s mixing and ending experience to make bespoke blends of straight bourbon whiskeys with distinctive finishes. The Cask End Sequence will introduce two blends annually, starting with the launch of the primary two blends this Fall: Amburana and A Story of Two Islands.
Amburana is a mix of Indiana (5, 6, 7, & 10-year) and Kentucky (5-year) bourbon whiskeys, which had been additional matured in sustainable Amburana casks. Amburana casks are difficult to work with as they convey sturdy cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and vanilla spice notes. The BCS mixing group created a bourbon mix of two mashbills with completely different char ranges completed in Amburana casks. A vatting of particular person casks with out ending was then layered in so as to add depth, richness, and complexity, guaranteeing the bourbon shines by means of firstly. That includes a derived mash invoice of corn (75%), rye (21%) and malted barley (4%), the mix was bottled at cask energy (116.42 proof). GSN’s Remarks: Pumpkin spice transfer over, that is the brand new scent of autumn. A remarkably complicated and spice ahead nostril. The Amburana cask does its work effectively right here, including a festive scent to the bourbon. Flavorwise, the wooden provides a nutty, tropical sweetness, making it in some methods akin to a spiced rum in character. The towering proof retains the bundle tight and brings out a number of the excessive esters that could be misplaced in a decrease proofed expression. With an extended end, ending on a cinnamon observe, this launch pleases from begin to end. GSN Ranking: A++
The second mix within the Cask End Sequence builds upon the BCS 2018 Story of Two Islands Rum: a Jamaican Rum matured in peated Islay single malt casks. For the 2023 Story of Two Islands providing, BCS selected to function a mix of straight bourbons from Indiana (5, 6, & 9-year) and Maryland (5 & 6-year). The group then used the empty casks from the 2018 providing to complete the mix of straight bourbons. With a derived mash invoice of corn (73%), rye (23%), and malted barley (4%), the mix was bottled at cask energy (118.22 proof). GSN’s Remarks: The rum comes by means of loud and clear, whereas the peat is ethereal. A heat, wealthy and welcoming strategy on the nostril. On the tongue, a number of the peat smoke comes by means of, however with a shy strategy. The bourbon itself is kind of fulsome and pronounced, with a hefty chewiness and medium-dark taste invoice of fare. General, a powerful and (principally) commonplace Barrell expression that has only a contact of each Jamaica and Islay. GSN Ranking: A
Each expressions can be found for buy on-line through the BCS web site at barrellbourbon.com and in choose retailers later this month for the recommended retail worth of $89.99 per 750ml bottle.
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