Barrell Craft Spirits Launches 18 Year Whiskey Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauternes Barrels
Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS) has announced the latest release in its Black Label Series: Barrell 18 Year Whiskey Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauternes Barrels.
To create this release, the BCS team blended an 18 year old Kentucky whiskey finished in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels with 23-25 year old Canadian whiskies finished in Sauternes barrels, and bottled the blend at a cask strength of 125.24 proof (62.62% ABV).
Official tasting notes for Barrell 18 Year Whiskey Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauternes Barrels follow:
Nose: A fistful of gummy bears with a whole jumble of different fruit notes. They start bright and simple: green apple, peach, cranberry. With time, they soften and commingle with the whiskey revealing pina colada, key lime pie, and Christmas fruitcake. Beneath all the exuberant honey and eucalyptus lies a trace of umami.
Palate: Sauternes has tugged the profile in the direction of honey, Mirabelle plum, and pollen. The oak is unobtrusive and allows a creamy, mellow distillate to predominate in the form of coconut milk, roasted chestnut, and Belgian Tripel-style beer. A touch of acidity reinforces notes of fresh apple and watermelon candy to keep it tasting bright.
Finish: Fresher fruit notes like Rainier cherry, white currant, and gooseberry. There’s a bit of resin lingering, the hops from that Tripel, a kiss of gentian, and a wisp of incense. As the fruit evaporates, it leaves behind the mineral prickle of chalk.
Barrell 18 Year Whiskey Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauternes Barrels is available for purchase via barrellbourbon.com and at select retailers for a suggested retail price of $199.99 per 750 mL bottle.
Source: Barrell Craft Spirits.