Barrell Craft Spirits® (BCS), the original independent blender of unique aged, cask strength whiskey since 2013, today launched the fourth offering in its Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Ice Wine. The limited-edition Series utilizes the company’s blending and finishing expertise to make bespoke blends of straight bourbon whiskeys with unique finishes. Previous cask-finished bourbons include Amburana, A Tale of Two Islands Rum Finish, and Mizunara.
For the newest expression, the BCS blending team created a blend of Indiana (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11-year), Kentucky (5 & 8-year), Tennessee (9 & 15-year), and Wyoming (9-year) bourbon whiskeys featuring multiple mashbills. The blend was then further matured in Ice Wine casks and bottled at cask strength (106.52 proof) in Kentucky with a derived mashbill of corn (71%), rye (24%), malted barley (4%), and wheat (1%).
Making an exceptional ice wine requires optimal conditions and great care throughout the entire winemaking process. The BCS blending team took the same meticulous approach in carefully selecting barrels and creating a blend of mashbills and ages to harmonize with the intense sweetness, rich texture, and lively acidity of the ice wine. The resulting bourbon is bright and complex, with a rich body, and notes of stone fruit and white chocolate.
The new expression is now available online via the BCS website at barrellbourbon.com and in select retailers for the suggested retail price of $89.99 per 750ml bottle.
According to the company website:
FLAVOR NOTES
An engaging nose with floral and fruity notes that coalesce with beeswax, ginger and white chocolate. Lively notes of warm honey bread, white pepper and golden raisin strike the palate followed by nutty baked goods with white chocolate, apricot, affogato and a touch of coconut.
Nose: Opens with a bouquet of fresh flowers and a fruit cocktail of strawberry, melon and white peach. The freshness is met with rich notes of iced caramel latte, white chocolate and honey toast, then evolves into sweeter and more savory profile with beeswax, kettle corn, ginger and hazelnut.
Palate: The palate instantly coats your mouth with sweet honey notes integrated with savory white pepper and toasted baguette. Golden raisin, apricot and white chocolate macadamia cookies permeate the midpalate with a richness that unites with notes of affogato, ginger, Brazil nuts and coconut.
Finish: White pepper, beeswax, hazelnut, ginger, apricot and coconut.
