Barrell Bourbon New Year 2021 is a blend of straight bourbons aged 5, 9, 10, and 11 years. Blended and bottled in Kentucky, the bourbons were distilled in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, New York, Texas, Wyoming and Colorado. Bottled at cask strength of 113.9 proof.
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Aroma is deep, heavy and complex and is absolutely my favorite part of this whiskey with that “Tennessee Whiskey” (George Dickel) profile threading through the sweet, spicy and earthy notes; Palate isn’t as rich as the aroma, like a 3/4 volume version, but still with that TN profile weaving and threading everything together; Finish is nice and long and fades out slowly to that sweet dried corn TN profile.
I let sit 15 mins. Chocolate raspberry on the nose and first sip. Hot but sweet. Second sip gets the heat but more tobacco and leather. Dried fruit. Finish is long and hot on the top of the tongue. Overall not great but a fun sip. I don’t think I have had chocolate raspberry on the nose. Taste like one of those Christmas chocolates going through puberty while you drink it.
Hay, honey, vanilla, cherry nose with a hint of brown sugar. I’m picturing a danish pastry. Tongue is drier than expected, shortbread and berry—like a cherry poptart, which dates me. Notes of molasses, brown sugar and cherry cough drops come along later. Finish has a tangy medicinal note. Not my fav Barrell but it’s a cute trick and interesting.
I like the idea behind this series from Barrell, and I'm a big fan of the brand, but I don't think this one quite hits the mark... Nose: Corn, youthfulness, cereal grains Palate: Ethanol, cinnamon, butter, vanilla It provides a long finish, with some slight heat. Tasting this with an unsalted pecan really improves the experience.
Nose: agreed with chocolate covered raspberries, toffee and maple syrup. Also charred oak, peaches, baking spices and brine. Sweet on the palate, with flavors of caramel, baking spices, charred oak, black pepper, a slight hint of vanilla, toffee, candy corn and bitter tea. Finishes rich and sweet with moderate spice throughout.
I let it sit for 20 minutes. Nose horchata, chocolate, buttery. Taste sharp initially, alcohol is strong almost astringent. Corn, toasted marshmallow, caramel, sweetness shows up. A couple drops of water gets rid of the burn and leaves a long caramel finish
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