Frey Ranch
Frey Ranch
65.12%
6 Years, 2 Months, 1.5 Days
Released in July 2025, Frey Ranch Five Grain Single Barrel Bourbon is the first whiskey from Frey Ranch featuring corn, wheat, barley, rye and oat — all five of the grains that "Whiskey Farmer" Colby Frey grows on his farm. Oats are notoriously difficult to distill, which is a major reason why you don't see oat whiskeys very often. The mashbill of this expression is 60% corn, 10% wheat, 10% rye, 10% malted barley and 10% oat. Two barrels were released on an extremely limited basis: #3011 (156 bottles release) and #3016 (186 bottles released). We are tasting barrel #3016, which was aged for six years, two months and 1.5 days and bottled at 130.24 proof. Suggested retail price was $89 per 750-milliliter bottle.
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Oak, maple, powdered sugar, cocoa, custard, orange peel, cinnamon, clove, waffle cone, honey, brown sugar, raisin bread.
Wow, this is delicious stuff. The palate is rich and flavorful with a viscous mouthfeel, a delicious flavor profile with a lot of heat. Leather meets a lovely combination of cinnamon and ginger and honey, plus nougat, oats, gingerbread, lemon oil and apple pie. Peanut brittle, blackberry, tobacco.
The finish is long, layered and very satisfying. It opens with cinnamon, tea and cocoa powder, then moves to oak and graham cracker plus more honey and golden delicious apples.
This is an absolute treat. It’s rich, satisfying, honeyed, bruising and delectable. One of the better bourbons I've tasted in 2025.
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Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.
