Barrell Craft Spirits

Sampling Barrell’s newest Private Release lineup. Kentucky whiskey finished in Pear Brandy, Oloroso Sherry and Armagnac Barrels

Sampling Barrell’s newest Private Release lineup. Kentucky whiskey finished in Ice Wine, Champagne and Tokaji Wine barrels.

Barrell’s latest blend explores the world of high-rye mashbill bourbon

Barrell’s highest proofed batch whiskey ever.

Two batches of sibling barrels, separated by one summer of heat. How different can they be?

7 different distillates from 5 different states. Will too many cooks spoil the broth?

Does the age statement alone make this a worthy purchase?

Barrell’s second and last Kentucky-only batch.

We’ve reviewed over 46 batches and single barrels of whiskeys from Barrell Craft Spirits and compiled our top 10 products.

Barrell’s second release tries to keep the momentum of their first batch going.

After a 2 year hiatus, Barrell finally releases a new rye whiskey batch.

Barrell focuses on a complex and rich bourbon that capitalizes on some very old sourced barrels.

“Excuse me waiter, why does my bourbon taste like a Sangria?”

Barrell releases its youngest batch since Batch 007b in an effort to capture a “brighter” tasting bourbon.

Batch 001 is where it all began.

Barrell’s experiment involving blending different distillates highlights an all time favorite tasting note: toasted orange peel.

153.94 proof will put some hair on your chest, then quickly burn it off.

Barrell’s first attempt at blending multiple distilleries together.

Barrell’s final single-source batched bourbon.

Barrell Craft Spirits dips its toes into the world of finished whiskies with MGP American whiskey and Sherry wine barrels.

Barrell’s first sourced bourbon that was distilled and aged entirely within Kentucky.

A refinement of Batch 008 gets older and cools down the proof a bit.

Batch 018 wins big at the SF Spirits Competition and quickly goes on allocation for the rest of the nation.

Barrell blends its fourth batch of a New Year tradition.

Can Batch 020 follow the nationwide success that Batch 018 and 019 had?

Mike sits down with Mike B. from the local Indy Degenerates bourbon group to discuss Barrell Bourbon, his love of Mr. Sam and then gets put through the ringer during a rapid-fire Q&A session.

Barrell Craft Spirits gets its hands on some interesting rye whiskey initially distilled in Poland and blends it with MGP rye whiskey with polarizing results.

Barrell begins to hit its blending stride.

Barrell’s only batch of bourbon sourced entirely from MGP goes where no Barrell has gone before.

Potomac Wine and Spirits snags one of the mythical MGP single barrels released by Barrell.

Barrell wants you to taste what bourbon distillate is like if it was aged in a used barrel.

Barrell aims for wintertime desserts as the theme of this batch.

Batch 005 uses Amaro casks to finish a portion of this blend. I’ll pause for a moment so that you can look up what Amaro even is.

Barrell tries its blending skills with rye whiskey this time.

Rye Whiskey, Irish Whiskey and American Whiskey, Oh My!

Barrell uses a mix of Sherry Butts and Port Pipes to spice up their second finished whiskey release.

Barrell Bourbon Batch #005 put Barrell on the map, can Batch #006 keep it there?

MGP American Whiskey and Dickel bourbon are finished in rye and rum barrels. What could go wrong?

Barrell mixes it up for the last bottle of their 2018 lineup, looking forward to the New Year.

Barrell combines American malt whiskey from around the US in an effort to bring new recognition to this oft-forgotten style of whiskey.