Barrell Batch 002 Whiskey

Whiskey: Barrell Batch 002

This is the second whiskey release from Barrell Craft Spirits. For this offering, they used a 9.5 year old whiskey that was distilled in Indiana and aged in Kentucky in previously used bourbon barrels and then finished in sherry casks. The mashbill for this whiskey consists of corn, rye, and malted barley, however exact ratios are not provided. The bottle being reviewed is #553.

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Size: 750ML

Proof: 123.8 (61.9% ABV)

Origin: United States

Distillery: Barrell Craft Spirits

This is the second in their whiskey releases (note: this doesn’t include their bourbon releases) from Barrell Craft Spirits, sourced from Indiana and aged in Kentucky. For this go-round, they placed the whiskey in ex-bourbon casks and finished the job in sherry barrels. This is a corn, rye, and barley mash-bill (without exact ratios provided) and is bottled at it’s cask strength of 123.8 proof.

Barrell Batch 002 Whiskey Tasting Notes

Nose: Graham cracker crusted late summer peach cobbler with a deeply tantalizing whiff of both Sherry and splashes of wet saddle leather. Uncured Virginia tobacco leaf spring through a veneer of Rainier Cherry jam melting over sizzling hot rye bread.

Palate: First sips are full of sweet honey swirled deeply with fine sherry wine as they deepen and build into surges of steaming hot, slow cooked, hand ground grits.

Finish: Rich and sumptuous flavors reveal themselves behind the folds of the creamy sherry cask finished whiskey. Sips evoke ham biscuits slathered with a mustardy slaw of carrots and raisins, leading to a multi-minute experience that is worth savoring.

Distillery Information

Founded in 2014, Barrell Craft Spirits scoops up extra casks of premium Bourbon and Rye and bottles em up at full strength. Each batch is completely different. Sometimes the coolest casks on the market are Tennessee-style Whiskeys, sometimes theyre Kentucky Bourbon. The good stuff could be straight, or it could be a finished wood. The point is that they find the best odd lots and left-overs that would more likely be tossed into a generic blend and sell it to us in all of their glory.