Barrell Craft Spirits

15-year-old bourbon whiskey Distilled and aged in TN KY and IN Crafted and bottled in Kentucky Mash bill: corn rye and malted barley

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Barrell Craft Spirits Grey Label Bourbon

Armida is a blend of three Straight Bourbon Whiskeys finished separately in pear brandy Jamaican rum and Sicilian amaro casks. Each release is blended to taste and bottled at true cask strength resulting in subtle proof variations between blends. Elegant lush and multidimensional Armida offers pleasures as rare as a perfect piece of tree-ripened fruit.   Pears are all about timing. Ripeness can‚Äôt be rushed. And once it‚Äôs arrived it can‚Äôt be postponed either. How do you know? By paying close attention using your senses to tell when the flavor and texture are just right and then trusting your instincts to catch the perfect moment.   In that sense ripening pears is a lot like making whiskey. Inspired by the care and attention of great orchardists we created Armida as a celebration of fall flavors. It‚Äôs a blend of three straight bourbon whiskeys finished separately in pear brandy Jamaican rum and Sicilian amaro casks. The ripe floral notes of the pear brandy usher in a palate rich with tropical sweetness and studded with dried citrus and spice. We release it once a year right when the first pears appear in markets ‚Äî and just like ephemeral autumn fruits it‚Äôs only available for a limited time.   While constructing the blend for this whiskey Joe was taken by how nostalgic some of the combinations of flavors were. Joe‚Äôs mother‚Äôs family had a farm in the northeast where he would often spend time in the summer and autumn. These brisk orchard fruit memories inspired many of the first test blends and so Joe named the project after his mother‚Äôs formal name Armida.   FLAVOR NOTES  Neat Appearance: Bright gold with a pale rim.  Nose: Opens with creamy and sweet notes of carrot cake dulce de leche and chestnut honey. The pear brandy‚Äôs influence inflects the core aroma with poached pear leading blackberry and dried lime peel. Shimmering at the edges are countless herbs and dusty spices. Notes familiar to Sicilian amari such as fennel seed aniseed nutmeg and cacao are there. As Sicily was once part of the Duchy of Savoy licorice wormwood and chamomile are encountered here in Savoy‚Äôs tradition of genepy and absinthe.  Palate: Lush sweetness is kept in check by some sandy tannin and high strength. Here the rum takes center stage with blackstrap molasses sambuca and olive brine arriving first. The rich dark character builds with date and chipotle leading into pipe tobacco and walnut. The amaro is never far behind exhibiting licorice root gentian green cardamom and kola nut.‚Äã  Finish: Green almond enriches an otherwise dry finish of black tea and slate.  ‚Äã With a few drops of spring water  Even more herbal complexity arises notably clove tonka bean catnip and sassafras. With the heat in check the full sweetness of the palate reveals maple syrup candied ginger and chicory coffee. The finish grows juicier with bright grenadine fading to juniper berry.

Barrell Craft Spirits Armida

Seagrass is a blend of American and Canadian rye whiskeys with each ingredient meticulously sourced and finished separately in Martinique Rhum Madeira &amp; apricot brandy barrels. It highlights the grassy oceanside notes we love in rye and the opulence and spice of finishing barrels. Each release is blended to taste and bottled at true cask strength resulting in subtle proof variations between blends  BCS is proud to announce a collaboration with The Ocean Foundation.  A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Barrell Seagrass will be donated to The Ocean Foundation to contribute to the conservation and restoration of seagrass.

Barrell Craft Spirits Seagrass Rye Whiskey

Vantage highlights the blending expertise that defines Barrell Craft Spirits and is an exciting step forward in our never-ending journey to take bourbon to new heights.     Our unique vantage point in the whiskey world combined with a passion for experimentation and nuance has inspired us to produce a blend with impeccable balance and depth of flavor. Barrell Vantage is the result of deliberately pairing specifically identified bourbons with carefully selected cooperage giving rise to a final expression that focuses on the subtle flavors and their compounding profiles.  ‚Äã  Vantage is a blend of straight bourbons finished in three distinct expressions of virgin oak: Mizunara French and toasted American oak casks. The result is a warm elegant bourbon that highlights the many dimensions of oak.     The BCS team has drawn on years of experience with three-part barrel finishing used previously in Armida Dovetail and Seagrass. With Vantage those same techniques were applied to the oak itself using different char levels toast levels and oak origins to create a multidimensional blend.     Each component whiskey in Vantage is finished separately then systematically combined according to a blending process fueled in equal parts by a scientific approach experience creativity and experimentation. This process focuses on the wood characteristics and the specific flavor contributions that each cask contributes to the blend. The result is a masterfully blended perfectly balanced representation of the harmonious synergy between bourbon and barrel.  Appearance: Burnt sienna.  ‚Äã  Nose: Creme br√ªl√©e coconut oil and chocolate pudding invoke the creamy richness of toasted American oak. Tarragon nutmeg and warm cola are among the dry extractive spices highlighting the French oak. Mizunara‚Äôs incense and grilled pineapple notes meanwhile take the profile in a totally different direction.  ‚Äã  Palate: Sweet and oily with a pronounced espresso note. It‚Äôs pleasantly rich on the tongue which obscures much of the tannin ‚Äì surprising given how much wood is present. The French oak‚Äôs robust spice notes inflect a maple syrup sweetness.  ‚Äã  Finish: Green grapes and red plums burst above the barrel notes for the first time. It‚Äôs spicy too with za‚Äôatar crystallized ginger and Szechuan peppercorns.

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