Barrell Bourbon 15 Year
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Distiller:
Undisclosed
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Bottler:
Barrell
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ABV:
52.55%
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Age:
15 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 91
- Publication: Breaking Bourbon
- Excerpt: Its low proofpoint for a barrel proof whiskey provides it with a deep richness of flavors instead of an over reliance on heat. At the same time, I would have preferred more proof from the whiskey to really drive its point home.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: The palate is creamy and sweet, offering caramel, chocolate frosting, coconut shavings, a fruity note of sweet raspberry, and chili pepper.
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- Raided Score: 95
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: There’s no other way to describe this expression than Old, Oaky and Decadent. It’s old, it’s expensive, but if you’re going to spend on 15yr bourbon, this is the one you need.
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Intro:
Old and expensive, Barrell Bourbon 15yr is a crown jewel in the companies barrel stock portfolio.
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Nose:
Oaky and sweet on the nose. Cocoa, honey, a lovely bit of pungent old tobacco. Sweet and oak forward.
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Taste:
Sweet on the palate. Moderate mouth feel, no heat. Creamy at first before a drying wave of tannins swoop in. Rich oak, toffee, some caramel and rising bread. Old oak and tobacco.
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Finish:
Long finish. Rich and sweet, old and oaky without falling prey to aggressive tannins and over-oaking. Rich cocoa and toffee.
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Overall:
There’s no other way to describe this expression than Old, Oaky and Decadent. It’s old, it’s expensive, but if you’re going to spend on 15yr bourbon, this is the one you need.
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Score:
8
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources