Released in September 2024, this is the fourth release in Barrell Craft Spirits' Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Ice Wine. It's a blend of 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9- and 11-year-old bourbons from Indiana; 5- and 8-year-old bourbons from Kentucky; 9- and 15-year-old bourbons from Tennessee; and 9-year-old bourbon from Wyoming. The final blend was aged for an undisclosed period of time in ice wine casks and bottled at a cask-strength 106.52 proof. The final mashbill of the blend is 71% corn, 24% rye, 4% malted barley and 1% wheat.
The palate immediately bursts with sweetness, but the impact is unusual — caramel apples, apple cider doughnuts, vanilla candies... Elements of baking spice, especially ginger, linger as the finish builds. It’s drier than you might expect, with a late-game floral quality prominent.
