Barrell Craft Spirits Launches Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara
Barrell Craft Spirits has launched the third expression in its Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara. The limited-edition series utilizes the company’s blending and finishing expertise to make bespoke blends of straight bourbon whiskeys with unique finishes.
For this expression, the BCS blending team created a blend of Indiana (6, 7, and 9 year), Kentucky (8 year) and Tennessee (8 and 14 year) bourbon whiskeys featuring multiple mash bills. The blend was then further matured in Mizunara casks for one and a half years and bottled at a cask strength of 58.21% ABV (116.42 proof) in Kentucky with a derived mash bill of 76% corn, 20% rye, and 4% malted barley.
Official tasting notes for Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara follow:
Nose: Starts with a burst of strawberry, golden raisin, amontillado sherry, and a touch of sawdust. Then sweeter notes of honey, vanilla, sugar cookie, and white peach appear, followed by cocoa, cherry, oiled leather, toasted corn, and palo santo.
Palate: The palate is viscous withherbaceous notes of lemongrass,star anise, and peppermint strikingfirst. Honey, sweet cornbread, and dates appear followed by galangal and a woodsy note.
Finish: Spearmint, palo santo, lime zest, and ginger.
Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara is available for purchase at barrellbourbon.com and at select retailers for a suggested retail price of $89.99 per 750 mL bottle.
Source: Barrell Craft Spirits.