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Penelope Private Select 9 Year Old Barrel Strength Bourbon

Bourbon Penelope
  • Distiller

    Various

  • Bottler

    Penelope

  • ABV

    54.5%

  • Age

    9 Years

  • Price $60 to $99.99

A blend of bourbon from Kentucky and MGP (which owns Penelope) in Indiana, this four-grain bourbon is bottled at cask strength after aging for nine years in charred new oak barrels.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 88
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Eric Hasman
  • As their first major release since being acquired, Penelope Barrel Strength 9 Year Private Select Bourbon showcases how this new relationship will evolve the Penelope Bourbon brand.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Amongst The Whiskey
  • By Nick Anderson
  • What a fun, layered pour. This has great complexity to it.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • Strong showing from Penelope with a killer release that’s worth tracking down. If this new look for Penelope is here to stay, whiskey lovers everywhere are in for a treat.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Big, bold, rich nose with gobs of sweet oak, tobacco, baked apple and rye bread, brown sugar and just a hint of fruit and pepper. This is Penelope’s oldest bourbon by far, and the extra oak and complexity on the nose is welcome. No ethanol.

  • Taste:

    Rich on the palate. Proofy but satisfying, it doesn’t exactly drink like it’s high-proof, but it won’t sneak up on you, either. Heavy brown butter, brown sugar, caramelized sugar and a pop of baking spice. Oaky palate that’s well integrated, with lots of complexity.

  • Finish:

    Long finish that’s light on the oak and heavy on the tobacco, apple butter, brown sugar and toffee.

  • Overall:

    Strong showing from Penelope with a killer release that’s worth tracking down. If this new look for Penelope is here to stay, whiskey lovers everywhere are in for a treat.

  • Score:

    88

  • By T8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources