Barrell Bourbon Celebrates ‘Renewal and Fresh Starts’ With Release of Annual New Year Whiskey
Barrell Craft Spirits announced the release of Barrell New Year Bourbon 2025 on Friday.
The brand’s New Year Bourbon 2025 is a blend of bourbon whiskeys that range from 5 to 15 years of age, and it features a suggested retail price of $89.99.
Barrell shared that both releases are limited availability, and just 12,000 bottles of New Year exist.
Barrell Bourbon New Year 2025 is a blend of bourbons sourced from eight different states that range from 5 to 15 years. The final mashbill is 75% corn, 20% rye, 4% malted barley and 1% wheat. Here’s how the blend breaks down:
- Kentucky bourbons: 5, 6 and 9 years old.
- Indiana bourbons: 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12 years old.
- Tennessee bourbons: 8.9 and 15 years old.
- Wyoming bourbons: 9 and 12 years old.
- New York bourbon: 5 years old.
- Texas bourbon: 5 years old.
- Ohio bourbon: 5 years old.
- Maryland bourbons: 6 and 7 years old.
The blending house expressed in a news release that its New Year 2025 blended bourbon was all about celebrating what the future might hold:
“New Year. New beginnings. New traditions. The new year is a time of renewal and fresh starts, a chance to reflect on past accomplishments and look to what lies ahead. Barrell New Year Bourbon 2025 celebrates the possibilities and optimism every new year brings.”
Barrell Bourbon describes New Year 2025 as possessing a nose full of chamomile tea, lemon, chardonnay and pear. The brand shares dried pineapple adds some tropical qualities coupled with beeswax and wheat crackers, coupled with white chocolate.
The palate features alpine liqueurs, lemon balm, Meyer lemon and key lime pie interlaced with lychee and grape soda. The finish is full of wasabi, tea tree and grapefruit coupled with coconut water.
The spirits brand releases its New Year expression typically in the fall. Last year’s Barrell Bourbon New Year was a blend of bourbons from Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Wyoming, New York, Maryland, Texas and Ohio. If you want to read what we thought of it, you can take a look at the review here.
Barrell Craft Spirits also unveiled its latest sample gift box, which contains three 200-milliliter bottles of Barrell Craft Spirits’ most popular releases — Barrell Seagrass, Barrell Vantage and Barrell Bourbon Batch 036 — for a price of $59.99. Just 10,000 boxes are available
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