Barrell Craft Spirits Launches Barrell Vantage Toasted
Barrell Craft Spirits has launched a limited release of Barrell Vantage Toasted.
Barrell Vantage Toasted is created from the same base as Barrell Vantage, which is a blend of straight bourbons finished in three distinct expressions of virgin oak: Mizunara, French, and toasted American oak. However, Vantage Toasted underwent further maturation in Grand Cru Limited Edition American Oak Barrels for 22 months, before being bottled at 115.16 proof (57.58 ABV).
Official tasting notes for Barrell Vantage Toasted follow:
Nose: Tempered by a creamy coating of wood — grilled peaches, jellied gooseberries jellied, and banana milkshakes. Considerable rye grain influence in the form of lemon zest, sesame oil, and red pepper jelly. Many facets of oakiness are at play, sweeping individual spice notes of ginger ale and licorice root into broader, compound flavors of warm cola and fernet. The oak is woodsy, too, smelling of walnut shells, coconut husk, and charcoal. The toasted barrels have brought out the richness of coffee ice cream and brown butter.
Palate: Finely balanced. Worn leather, cola, chewed cigar and roasted cocoa beans with a hint of pine resin are the very hallmarks of mature bourbon. The spirit character is led by rye’s distinguishing pumpernickel and paprika and retains some of the freshness of celery seed, cucumber and honey butter toast. Hints of spicy pineapple arrive leading to olive oil and fernet to ooze over the palate bringing chewy tannins that take hold and fill the mouth.
Finish: Piquant and spicy, Szechuan peppercorn and clove are soon joined by allspice and cardamom. As the spices fade, a broad mineral character remains, tasting variously of incense, gunpowder, and eucalyptus.
Barrell Vantage Toasted is limited to 330 bottles and is now available for purchase at barrellbourbon.com and the Barrell Craft Spirits Blending Facility in Louisville, KY for $199.99 per 750 mL bottle.
Source: Barrell Craft Spirits.