Damaged Barrel Whiskey Co., whose portfolio of whiskeys showcase the influence a non-traditional barrel ending observe has on taste, just lately added a fifth expression to its core lineup. Introducing Americana, a 100 proof (50% ABV) straight American whiskey that includes a mash invoice of 80% corn, 14% rye and 6% malted barley. Americana explores blended American Whiskeys with a completely new Oak Invoice™ – an idea distinctive to Damaged Barrel which denotes the mix of barrel staves from various kinds of barrels utilized in every expression – of 40% Charred American Oak, 40% Toasted American Oak and 20% American Apple Brandy Cask.
“Beforehand, we provided a choice of Uncommon Americana choices as a part of our single barrel program for personal teams and retailers,” mentioned Seth Benhaim, Founder and CEO, Damaged Barrel Whiskey Co. “The brand new Americana 100 proof whiskey was impressed by these bottlings, however is a way more accessible providing for Damaged Barrel followers to get pleasure from recurrently.”
Whereas most whiskey is aged in barrels after which bottled, Benhaim believed that there was a missed alternative in conventional barrel ending – particularly the reliance on one kind of barrel used to complete one kind of whiskey. He created Damaged Barrel to develop the barrel ending idea, involving not solely damaged barrel staves (vs. intact barrels), but in addition the mix of a number of barrel sorts all ending aged bourbon in tandem. As soon as Damaged Barrel whiskey ages for no less than two years, barrels are fastidiously chosen, then emptied and batched in a big tank. The damaged barrel staves from a number of totally different sorts of casks are then added to additional age and end the whiskey.
GSN’s Remarks: Fairly clean, however with a reasonably hearty dose of char. We had hoped for extra effort from the apple brandy cask, however the fruit comes by pretty late within the tasting. Nonetheless, general, it has a really approachable entry. We’d be curious to see how an extended aged method would work. Considerably mild in physique, the char is secondary to the sweetness of the corn. We get pleasure from this in whiskey highballs and as a chaser with a beer ale. GSN Score: B+
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